The Moldovan government has announced that the authorities in the unrecognized region of Transnistria, have rejected €60 million in EU aid to tackle its energy crisis, Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Recean said, Report informs via Ukrainska Pravda.
Despite this, gas will still be supplied to the region.
Rechan said that Tiraspol had refused to accept EU aid, citing the conditions attached to it. However, he believes the real reason lies in pressure from Moscow.
“Tiraspol refused. Russia is preventing them from accepting European assistance, fearing it could lead to a loss of control over the region. The main condition Tiraspol rejected was the gradual increase in consumer tariffs. As a result, they cannot receive European aid, which means the residents of Transnistria will continue to live in uncertainty.”
He added that Chișinău would not abandon the region and would not block gas supplies. The Hungarian company MET Gas and Energy Marketing AG will oversee the supply, with funding from Dubai’s JNX General Trading. Russian media previously reported that the funds essentially come from Russia.
