Moldova Steps Up Integration into the EU Transport Market

The transport community is helping Moldova to integrate into the EU market

Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea and the Director of the Transport Community, Talis Linkaits, discussed plans for Moldova’s integration into the European transport market.

Talis Linkaits

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The Transport Community is an international organisation established to integrate the transport markets of the Western Balkan countries and the European Union into a single network.

Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine are observers in this organisation, but receive concrete assistance from it.

Cooperation with the Transport Community is aimed at accelerating the alignment of the Republic of Moldova’s transport sector with European Union standards, strengthening the relevant institutions and creating the conditions for safer, more efficient and better-integrated transport services within European networks.

A key topic at today’s meeting was the reform of the state-owned enterprise ‘Calea Ferată din Moldova’, in the context of which the Transport Community provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development. With the support of experts, the action plan for restructuring the railway sector was updated, and responsibilities and implementation deadlines were defined. At the same time, draft business plans were drawn up for two future companies, ‘CFM Infra’ and ‘CFM Călători și Marfă’, which will form the basis for the next stages of the reform.

The meeting also discussed areas of cooperation for the coming years, including the development of a detailed plan for Moldova’s integration into the single European transport market, the development of information systems and registers compatible with European standards, and the strengthening of the capacity of the institutions responsible for transport regulation and supervision.

Another priority is the development of intelligent transport systems (ITS), which will help to improve the efficiency of traffic management, enhance safety and modernise transport services.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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