The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), Ms Anca Dragu, held a meeting with Member of the European Parliament Ms Carla Tavares, a member of the Committee on Budgets and a substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
The meeting took place in the context of the EU’s Annual High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue with EU accession candidate countries and focused on macroeconomic stability, strengthening the NBM’s independence, and the role of the institution in the Republic of Moldova’s European integration process, including the implementation of the Reform Agenda associated with Moldova’s Growth Plan for 2025–2027.
During the discussions, NBM Governor Anca Dragu emphasised the institution’s firm commitment to continuing reforms aimed at consolidating financial stability, enhancing economic resilience, and supporting the country’s integration into the European Union.
The talks also highlighted progress in modernising the payments infrastructure, including Moldova’s accession to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), an achievement that underscores the NBM’s commitment to innovation and integration into the European financial space, with tangible benefits for citizens and the business community.
“The results achieved in the financial sector demonstrate our institutional capacity to implement European rules and the NBM’s active contribution to the Republic of Moldova’s European integration process. One of our strategic objectives is to secure recognition of the equivalence of the Republic of Moldova’s prudential banking framework with that of the EU, a key element in strengthening the credibility of the banking sector,” stressed the NBM Governor.
The EU’s Annual High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue with EU accession candidate countries, held in Brussels, provides a framework of support for candidate countries to meet the economic accession criterion, which requires a functional market economy capable of coping with competitive pressures within the European Single Market.