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#MoldovaEUCandidateCheck - First Shadow Report on the implementation of Moldova’s commitments for opening the accession negotiations with the EU

The Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), “Expert-Grup”, and the Legal Resource Centre of Moldova (CRJM), within the initiative ThinkTanks4EUMembership, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in the Republic of Moldova, issued the first shadow report on the Action Plan for the implementation of 9 recommendations of the European Commission in the context of Moldova's EU membership application.The #MoldovaEUCandidateCheck report reflects the main findings regarding the progress, constraints, and priorities recommended for each of the 9 commitments undertaken by the Republic of Moldova.The report is the result of an independent monitoring and evaluation exercise of the implementation of the Action Plan, adopted by the National Committee for European Integration, in the period from 1 July 2022 to 31 March 2023 and is based on a methodology focused on quantitative and qualitative assessment. Experts of the three organizations estimate that the overall average degree of implementation of the 9 commitments is 3.8 out of 5 possible points.Out of the 60 actions assumed by the authorities in the Action Plan related to the 9 commitments, only 14 actions (23.33%) were implemented without deficiencies, while 21 actions (35%) were implemented with certain shortcomings, 23 actions (38.33%) were initiated and have been in the process of implementation, and 2 actions (3.33%) were not initiated yet.

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