Moldova: European Union Plans to Invest Millions

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The European Union said Thursday that it would finance projects worth about $68 million in Moldova, a former Soviet republic that is prepared to sign an association agreement with the European bloc amid protests from Moscow. José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, the bloc’s executive body, said the money would be invested in energy and rural development, and in overhauling the police force. Mr. Barroso urged Russia not to punish Moldova after it signs the trade agreement on June 27. Russia placed a trade ban on Moldovan wine and brandy in September in what was seen as a punishment for Moldova’s plans to sign the deal.