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| BORDERS IN EUROPE 01/04/2010 |
| (2010-04-01) |
| Last updated: 2010-04-02 13:13 EET |
Ordinary man has finally started to see the consequences of the normalisation of ties between Romania and the neighboring Republic of Moldova, an ex-Soviet state with a majority Romanian speaking population. Condemned to isolation between 2001 and 2009 by the former communist regime and its fervent anti-Romanian sentiment, the people of Moldova had to see a new pro-Western administration come to power last autumn for them not to feel completely cut off from Europe.
On Wednesday, in Chisinau, the Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc and his Moldovan counterpart Vlad Filat handed the first permits allowing Moldovan citizens to enter Romania without a visa. According to a small-scale cross-border trade agreement, people living within 30 kilometers of the Romanian border can travel to Romania without a visa. The number of Moldovan citizens covered by this agreement rises to over a million, which is about a quarter of the country’s total population. These permits will be released free of charge until Romania becomes a part of the Schengen Area, after which a certain fee may be charged in compliance to European laws. The Romanian PM Emil Boc:
“This is only a first step that will be followed by other joint projects between our country and the Moldovan Government. We’ve also created the necessary framework for the 100 million euro non-reimbursable loan by which Romania will support the development of Moldova’s education and transportation infrastructure. This is solid proof of collaboration and good relations between our two countries. And of course, we won’t stop here. Romania has been and will continue to be Moldova’s unconditional supporter in its efforts to join the European Union.”
The Moldovan PM expressed his content with the progress seen by bilateral relations, while underlining that the greatest gain over these past months has been the restoration of mutual trust. Vlad Filat:
“I believe that the most important thing we have achieved together is bringing our relations back to normal.”
Also on Wednesday, the two parties agreed on the collaboration agreement in education, to be signed later this month when the interim Moldovan president, Mihai Ghimpu, is scheduled to pay a visit to Bucharest. This agreement stipulates Romania’s official recognition of the degrees issued by universities in the Republic of Moldova, the opening of new branches by Romanian state universities in major Moldovan cities, as well as granting 5,000 scholarships for Moldovans studying in Romania.
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