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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2811(RSP))

On strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference

B-10-2025-0355

on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Andrzej Halicki, Siegfried Mureşan, Michael Gahler, Sebastião Bugalho, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Isabel WiselerLima, Mika Aaltola, Wouter Beke, IoanRareş Bogdan, Krzysztof Brejza, Daniel Buda, Daniel Caspary, Gheorghe Falcă, MirceaGheorghe Hava, Rasa Juknevičienė, Sandra Kalniete, Łukasz Kohut, Andrey Kovatchev, Miriam Lexmann, Reinhold Lopatka, Antonio LópezIstúriz White, Liudas Mažylis, DanŞtefan Motreanu, Ana Miguel Pedro, VirgilDaniel Popescu, Davor Ivo Stier, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Alice Teodorescu Måwe

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This resolution addresses Russian hybrid threats and interference in Moldova, particularly ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections. It condemns Russia's actions, supports Moldova's EU integration, and calls for enhanced EU assistance and sanctions. It welcomes Moldova's reforms and progress, urges the opening of accession negotiations, and highlights concrete benefits like the Growth Plan and roaming.

Key points

  1. Condemns Russia's hybrid threats and interference, including disinformation, cyberattacks, and illicit financing, and calls for stronger EU sanctions against those involved.
  2. Calls on Russia to withdraw military personnel and ammunition from Transnistria and cease destabilising actions.
  3. Welcomes Moldova's energy diversification and condemns Russia's weaponisation of energy supplies.
  4. Calls for enhanced support to combat illicit political financing, including cryptocurrency flows, and to dismantle funding networks.
  5. Encourages Moldova to continue reforms in rule of law, anti-corruption, and judiciary, and welcomes progress made.
  6. Welcomes the agreement to review trade provisions of the DCFTA for increased market access for Moldovan agricultural exports.
  7. Reaffirms commitment to Moldova's EU membership and calls for opening accession negotiations on Cluster 1 before elections and all clusters by end of 2025.
  8. Calls for tangible benefits for citizens in pre-accession phase and increased technical assistance.
  9. Welcomes the EUR 1.9 billion Growth Plan and the prefinancing of EUR 270 million, and calls for swift release of first tranche.
  10. Welcomes Moldova joining the EU 'roam like at home' area from 1 January 2026, with tariff reductions from 2026.
  11. Calls on the Commission to pressure social media platforms to tackle disinformation.
  12. Welcomes Moldova's cybersecurity institutions and defence strategy, and calls for increased EU support including through the European Peace Facility.

Who is affected

  • The Republic of Moldova: receives support for reforms, EU integration, and defence capabilities.
  • Russia: is condemned and called upon to cease actions and withdraw from Transnistria.
  • EU institutions and member states: are called to provide support, sanctions, and funding.
  • Moldovan citizens: benefit from roaming reductions and EU integration advantages.

Figures and deadlines

  • 33,000 activists, 119 territorial cells, and 1,900 primary cells mobilised for interference.
  • EUR 197 million in assistance measures since 2021 for Moldova's armed forces.
  • EUR 1.9 billion Moldova Growth Plan and EUR 270 million prefinancing.
  • 1 January 2026: Moldova joins 'roam like at home' area.

Legal basis: Articles 2 and 49 of the Treaty on European Union