Deputy Speaker at European Integration Forum: Legislature will continue working at accelerated pace so that 2027 will be year of reforms and concrete results

The role of Parliament in the accession to the European Union is essential. This year, lawmakers supported 354 legislative acts, 314 of which directly concerned the European integration process, particularly in the areas of justice, the economy, energy and transport. The legislature will continue working at an accelerated pace so that 2027 will be the year of reforms and concrete results. The message was conveyed by Deputy Speaker Doina Gherman at the European Integration Forum, held today in Chisinau.

According to the official, during the first parliamentary session of 2026, lawmakers adopted 177 acts, including laws harmonizing national legislation with European Union directives. In October alone, ten legislative acts were harmonized.


“Four years ago, the Republic of Moldova obtained candidate country status. If someone had told me then that, four years later, we would have four of the six negotiation clusters opened, that we would be ready to open the next two, and that we would receive such a positive report from the European Commission, I would probably have been skeptical. But the Republic of Moldova has managed to demonstrate progress. This is the result of several years of work and the efforts of entire teams of experts and dedicated people. The main responsibility lies with the Government, because it conducts the negotiations and prepares the legislation. In Parliament, we are responsible for adopting these acts,” Doina Gherman said.


The Deputy Speaker emphasized that, at the beginning of the current legislature, the Committee for European Integration was established with the aim of accelerating the EU accession process and harmonizing national legislation with European legislation.


“It consists of 11 members representing all parliamentary factions. In addition to the committee, we also have an Experts’ Council made up of 90 specialists, including members of the diaspora, who contribute directly to this process. European integration is a national project belonging to all Moldovans, from north to south, and by no means to a single institution or a particular person. Therefore, beyond voting on all laws, Parliament is obliged to open the way for broad consultations and involve as many competent people as possible, both from civil society and development partners, as well as grassroots representatives and representatives of local public administration. This is particularly important as we are in the midst of very complex but necessary reforms. I am referring to the reform of local public administration, budgetary and tax reform, the salary law, energy security and justice reform. These directly affect every citizen of the Republic of Moldova,” the official noted.


Doina Gherman highlighted that Parliament will seek to increase the transparency and predictability of the legislative process, relying on broad political consensus so that 2027 will bring reforms and concrete results in the Republic of Moldova’s European path.


“We will continue working at the same pace. However, given that the European Commission’s report pointed out that it is not advisable to resort so frequently to the emergency or accelerated procedure for adopting laws, we will try to avoid these practices in order to ensure as much transparency and predictability as possible. At the same time, we are counting on broad consensus in Parliament and the support of all factions. The Republic of Moldova is at an extremely important stage. 2027 will be both the year of reforms and the year of concrete results. Everyone must carry out their work with seriousness and responsibility, because we will not succeed if we look separately only at the institutional role of Parliament, the Government or the Bureau for European Integration. This cooperation is currently impeccable. We have perfect harmony between the Presidency, the Government and the parliamentary majority, as well as unprecedented political will to advance the European agenda,” the official concluded.


The annual conference on European Union enlargement continues today in Chisinau with the second day of discussions, held in the format of the European Integration Forum. The discussions will focus on Parliament’s role in advancing the Republic of Moldova’s EU accession negotiations, respect for the rule of law, as well as the contribution of civil society and the media to promoting reforms and strengthening the European path.