Moldova’s prime minister, Natalia Gavrilita, resigned on Friday, citing a lack of support as her government sought to accelerate reforms in the nation bordering Ukraine that aspires to join the European Union.
(Bloomberg) — Moldova’s prime minister, Natalia Gavrilita, resigned on Friday, citing a lack of support as her government sought to accelerate reforms in the nation bordering Ukraine that aspires to join the European Union.
“Moldova is expected with open arms inside the EU — Moldova has friends — but if the government had had the same support at home, we would have progressed more and faster,” Gavrilita told reporters in Chisinau.
Gavrilita was appointed prime minister in Aug. 2021. Moldovan President Maia Sandu will need to designate a new head of government.
The nation of 2.6 million wedged between Ukraine and Romania, Europe’s poorest, has come under intense pressure since the start of Russia’s invasion. Worries have mounted that Moldova too could be overrun if Russia sought to link the breakaway region of Transnistria, formally recognized as part of Moldova, to Moscow-controlled territories.
Moldova’s economy has been hit hard by the region’s energy crisis because of its long reliance on Russian resources.
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