President Basescu's visit to Cahul, Moldova: Romania cannot succeed in including Moldova in Western Balkans / We will be taken in consideration when Moldova will evolve

EU integration presumes costs and sacrifices that the political class needs to assume just like the population, President Basescu told Moldovan students about EU integration. The President admitted that Romania cannot succeed in including Moldova in the Western Balkans and it will be considered when Moldova will evolve enough. Romania is willing to help Moldova prepare for the EU.

Basescu declared that Romania plans to offer in 2011 5000 scholarships to students and pupils in Moldova, compared to 3400 awarded so far. He underlined the need of Romanian and Moldovan universities to collaborate.

Basescu’s speech focused on EU integration and revealed that this process presumes costs and sacrifices which Moldovan politicians and citizens need to assume.

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