On 14 March 2023, Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, attended a Plenary Session debate of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova.
Since the start of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, Moldova has been facing the consequences of Russia’s military aggression just tens of kilometres away from its borders. It has been confronted with a growing number of challenges, such as loss of key markets, soaring inflation, violating of its airspace and staged protests. Nevertheless, Moldova has shown remarkable solidarity with the refugees fleeing Ukraine.
This video shows the opening statement made by Olivér Várhelyi on this occasion.