4 December - Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov recently participated in two international conferences on EU enlargement and strengthening security on the continent: the EU-Western Balkans Summit and the Grand Continent Summit.

‘We talked about what we have achieved in the last year, about the progress made and the reforms carried out by the Republic of Moldova despite all the hybrid attacks it has been subjected to. We talked about how we managed to overcome many challenges and continue our determined path towards the EU. Today, technically and politically, we are ready to move on to the next stage in the EU accession negotiations. I was pleased to hear that our country is cited as an example of resilience in the fight to defend democracy and the European dream’, said Cristina Gherasimov.

On the sidelines of the Grand Continent Summit, Deputy Prime Minister Gherasimov had a good discussion with Eleonore Caroit, French Minister for Francophonie and International Partnerships: ‘We talked about the projects currently being implemented in the Republic of Moldova and thanked the French government for its support to the citizens of our country’.

Cristina Gherasimov also spoke with Oleksandra Matviiciuk, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize: ‘Her courage reminds us that the European path of Moldova and Ukraine means, first and foremost, security, freedom, and dignity for our people’.