Transnistria will not receive the 60 million euros in financial support offered by the European Union to help the region cope with the energy crisis, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recan announced on February 10.
Points of attention
- Transnistria declined 60 million euros in EU financial aid due to opposing conditions set by the EU and Russia's intervention to maintain control over the region.
- The refusal of European aid leaves Transnistria vulnerable to energy instability, while Moldova and Hungary step in to ensure gas supplies through specific companies.
- Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recan confirms that Chisinau will continue to support Transnistria and facilitate gas supplies despite the rejection of EU assistance.
Transnistria refused EU aid
Rechan clarified that Tiraspol refused the money because of the conditions for its provision, or rather, because of the requirement to gradually increase tariffs to market levels. In addition, Rechan believes that Russia is not allowing the region to accept EU aid.
The Prime Minister wrote on social media that 60 million euros from the European Union were supposed to help Transnistria "free itself from blackmail and cope with energy instability."
Tiraspol refused. Russia does not allow them to accept European aid, fearing that they will lose control over the region. The main condition that Tiraspol refused is a gradual increase in consumer tariffs. As a result, they will not be able to receive European aid. This means that the residents of Transnistria will continue to live in a state of unpredictability and worry about gas supplies.
Doreen Rechan
Prime Minister of Moldova
At the same time, Recan assured that Chisinau will not leave the Left Bank in trouble and will not block gas supplies.
According to the prime minister, the Hungarian company MET Gas and Energy Marketing AG will supply gas to Transnistria, which will receive money from the Dubai-based company JNX General Trading.
Both companies have been audited and will supply gas to the Moldovan border in accordance with the contract with Moldovagaz.
We will allow this transit, and in return, Tiraspol will have to take measures to demonstrate openness — release political prisoners, resolve the problem of the school in Rybnitsa, keep the Moldovan public TV channel Moldova 1 on the broadcast network, and dismantle the control proposals established in 2022.
