Veronica Harbouz-Brichag.
“The Energy Community Secretariat and the European Commission cited the Republic of Moldova as an example of a country that is the best to implement measures for energy diversification, harmonization and transposition of energy acts. For many years the Republic of Moldova depended on a single source of energy – vulnerable and politicized. Now we are becoming an example of a rapid transition to a secure, diversified and renewable energy sector,” the MP said, adding that energy integration in the EU means “a reliable light in our homes”.
She noted that Moldova’s goal is to produce up to 40 per cent of renewable energy in the total energy balance by 2030.
“Strategic Transformation.”
A separate discussion focused on the phase-out of gas and oil imports from Russia in line with the REPowerEU roadmap, the impact of this process on energy security, availability and stability of the regional market. According to Harbuz-Brichag, “despite the challenges caused by the war in Ukraine, Moldova has managed to significantly reduce its dependence on Russian energy resources, diversify supplies through European markets and strengthen regional interconnections”.
“The gradual phase-out of dependence on natural gas and oil products from the Russian Federation is one of the most important strategic transformations of Europe’s energy sector in recent decades. For Moldova, this process was not optional – it was an urgent necessity dictated by geopolitical realities and historical vulnerabilities of our energy system,” said MP Veronica Harbuz-Brichag.
For her part, Alternativa MP Olga Ursu said that Moldova should speed up harmonization with the European legislation and integration into the EU energy market:
“I will continue to defend, including here in Brussels, the interests of our citizens and Moldova’s European course. Moldova can no longer remain energy vulnerable. It must be a secure, connected and respected state in the European space”.
The Energy Community was established in 2006. Its goal is to extend the European Union’s internal energy market rules to Southeastern Europe and the Black Sea region. The organization has ten members: the EU, as well as Moldova, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine. Armenia, Norway and Turkey participate as observers.
