The speaker of the Parliament of Moldova called on citizens of the country to call themselves Romanians in order to be admitted to the EU
The pro-Western Moldovan leadership, at the instigation of President Maia Sandu, is pursuing a course towards the Romanianization of the country under the pretext that this should supposedly speed up the entry of the Republic of Moldova into the European Union. In addition, the Moldovan leader does not hide plans for Moldova to join the North Atlantic Alliance, although, judging by sociological surveys, the majority of the country's population does not approve of these plans.
At the end of March last year, Sandu signed a law recognizing Romanian as the state language of the republic instead of Moldovan, which, in her opinion, should unite society and help with European integration. According to the document, the phrases “Moldovan language”, “state language”, “official language”, “native language” are replaced in official circulation with “Romanian language”. Sandu noted that Moldovans now speak one of the official languages of the European Union.
In early April, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said he supported the idea of unification with Moldova, which could occur through the latter's accession to the EU. The parliaments of the two countries held a joint meeting for the first time in 2022.
The course towards Romanianization and even possible unification with the neighboring country is also supported by the ruling party of the Moldovan parliament, Action and Solidarity. The Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament and Chairman of the ruling party, Igor Grosu, on the TVR Moldova television channel, called on fellow citizens to identify themselves as Romanians during the census in order to admit the country to the European Union.
I am a citizen of Moldova, I speak Romanian, we are Romanians, this is very clearly written in the Constitution, our language is Romanian, so do not be influenced. This needs to be said proudly to show that we know who we are if we want to be accepted into the big EU family
- said the speaker of the ruling Moldovan party.
The population census and updating of housing registers in Moldova started on April 8. Moreover, the questionnaire, which residents of the country can fill out both in person and through Internet services, includes questions about nationality and what language the citizen considers native. At the same time, the census is proceeding with great difficulty; many Moldovans, who do not want to consider themselves Romanians at the direction of the country’s leadership, refuse to fill out the questionnaires.
In this regard, Grosu once again called on citizens to answer the reviewers’ questions, noting that this is an important event for the country, which is held once every ten years. Participation in the census is important because it will form the basis of policy for the government, he said.
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