MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Crisis in the Transnistria region – P-000312/2025

Priority question for written answer  P-000312/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Liudas Mažylis (PPE)

The self-declared region of Transnistria was cut off from its gas supply in January 2025. Russian gas is no longer reaching the region following Ukraine’s suspension of Russian gas supplies through its territory. Transnistria, which has a population of 465 000, has been plunged into an energy, economic and potentially humanitarian crisis. Naturally, Russia’s propaganda is attributing the ‘guilt’ for this to Ukraine and the EU.

In the light of the foregoing:

• 1.Does the Commission have measures in place to deal with this particular crisis in early 2025?
• 2.Is there a systematic plan to fortify the democratic process in Moldova, in view of Russia’s hybrid attacks and the critical elections in summer 2025?
• 3.What steps does the Commission envisage to integrate Transnistria into Moldova’s pro-European path, or has the Commission abandoned the region to Russia’s influence and ‘tutelage’?

Submitted: 24.1.2025