Moldova's parliament approved a pro-Western government led by new Prime Minister Dorin Recean on Thursday after he pledged to revive the economy and chart a course towards the European Union.
Recean said before the parliamentary vote that his government would include only four ministers who were not in the old one - the ministers for finance, infrastructure, justice and energy.
He is an experienced politician who had been serving as secretary of the Supreme Security Council, an advisory body on military and national security matters, and was interior minister from 2012 to 2015. Moldova, a former Soviet republic of 2.5 million people that borders Ukraine and EU member Romania, is already a candidate to join the EU but the process usually takes several years.
Its economy is highly dependent on Russian gas flows and has been hit by the spillover effects of the. High energy and food prices pushed up inflation in 2022 and sparked anti-government protests as Moldova hosted large numbers of displaced persons from Ukraine. Sandu has repeatedly accused Russia of trying to destabilise Moldova and accused Moscow on Monday of plotting to topple the country's leadership, stop it joining the EU and use it in the war against Ukraine.Tensions have at times been exacerbated by missile debris landing on Moldovan territory after Russian attacks on Ukraine.had been found in northern Moldova near the border with Ukraine soon after the latest wave of Russian air strikes. Moscow did not immediately comment on the report.
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