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European Parliament endorses EUR 1.9 bln support package for Moldova

March 12, 2025

The European Parliament announced on March 11 that it endorsed the EUR 1.9 billion support package under the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova. Of the total, EUR 420 million will be provided as grants.

Besides increasing the grant side by EUR 100 million, MEPs backed an increase in pre-financing...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/european-parliament-moldova-support-package-march-2025
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