Prime Minister Dorin Recean: The government will insist on accepting the EU aid of 60 million euros for the Transnistrian region

The government will continue to insist that those on the left bank of the Dniester benefit from the 60 million euros in aid offered by the European Union for the Transnistrian region, provided that the imposed conditions are met. This declaration was made today by Prime Minister Dorin Recean.

“The government’s offer—and what the executive continues to insist upon—is that those on the left bank of the Dniester accept the 60 million euros in free money provided by the EU. (…) The government has a very clear offer on the table: 60 million euros—here are the conditions,” the prime minister emphasized.

He noted that “those on the left bank of the Dniester were not permitted to accept the offer because it comes with some clear conditions.”

“What’s important is that the government, together with the EU, has prepared the necessary assistance to ensure that those on the left bank of the Dniester do not remain in the dark again,” Dorin Recean added.

The head of government stressed that the state is not directly involved in gas transactions—it neither negotiates nor facilitates them—but merely ensures that the deliveries comply with the legal framework. According to the prime minister, if the option proposed by the government in collaboration with the EU is not accepted, then Chișinău must simply allow the delivery of gas to the left bank of the Dniester, while ensuring that these deliveries meet both national and international legislation.

Referring to the decision by a Hungarian company to deliver gas to the Transnistrian region, the prime minister stated, “this method of supplying gas to the left bank of the Dniester is not sustainable.”

“I have said that this transaction and this method of delivering gas to the left bank of the Dniester is not sustainable. Only the EU offer helps, in the long term, to stabilize the region and bring sustainability to these deliveries,” the prime minister said.

Dorin Recean explained that maintaining gas deliveries is essential to ensure that people on the left bank of the Dniester are not left without heat, light, and water.

“I hear voices saying that we should let them freeze, but we are a state; we must not act on emotions. We are talking about helping real people—families, children, the elderly—who, if we do not ensure that gas deliveries resume, risk being left without heat, without light, and without water,” the prime minister concluded.

The EU had proposed an aid offer of 60 million euros for the Transnistrian region, imposing certain conditions, but Tiraspol refused the aid.

Consequently, the Commission for Exceptional Circumstances approved the transit of gas from the Moldovan border to the Transnistrian region, based on a contract signed by Moldovagaz with a European trader, with payment made in advance. The European trader is committed to supplying 3 million cubic meters of natural gas per day for 16 days, starting from February 13.