German, French and Polish leaders visited Chisinau to voice support for Moldova's bid to join the European Union on the 34th anniversary of independence. Merz said the EU door is open, called Moldova part of Europe and praised decisive reforms. Macron offered France's determined support, accused Kremlin propaganda of spreading lies about the EU and stressed that the EU respects sovereignty. President Maia Sandu said there is no alternative to Europe and connected European integration with Moldova's independence, sovereignty and peace. Moldova faces parliamentary elections at the end of September amid alleged Russian interference and influence plans.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk all voiced support for Moldova's bid to join the European Union in Chisinau on Wednesday, on the 34th anniversary of Moldova's independence from the former Soviet Union. "The door to the European Union is open," Merz said in a meeting with Moldovan President Maia Sandu. "You would be wholeheartedly welcome in the European Union." Merz said Moldova was both geographically and historically a part of Europe;
Macron also expressed France's "determined support" to Moldova and its accession bid alongside his three fellow leaders on Wednesday. "The Kremlin's propaganda tells us that Europeans want to prolong the war [in neighboring Ukraine] and that the European Union oppresses people," Macron said. "These are lies. Unlike Russia, the European Union threatens no one and respects everyone's sovereignty." President Sandu told the visiting trio there was "no alternative to Europe" for Chisinau as "our independence, our sovereignty, our peace are tested more than ever."
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