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Reforms from the Republic of Moldova, on the agenda of the informal meeting of the General Affairs Council of the EU

The European Commission will report on the progress of the reforms in the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine during the informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (GAC) of the European Union, which begins its work today in Stockholm under the Swedish presidency.

According to an official statement, the informal meeting of the CAG on June 21-22 will focus on the general policy objectives in the context of the enlargement of the Union, on the budgetary objectives, financial issues, as well as on the institutional configuration of the EU.

Official Council meetings are organized by the EU Council and are chaired by the Council Presidency. However, each Council presidency also organizes informal meetings of ministers to discuss initiatives related to a specific topic.

The formal meeting of the EU General Affairs Council took place on 30 May. The CAG decided to double the amount of macro-financial assistance granted to the Republic of Moldova - which it agreed to grant a year ago - from 150 million euros to a total of 295 million euros. 2023 and it was formal.

The General Affairs Council (GAC) is one of the 10 entities of the EU Council, which prepares the European Council meetings and monitors their results, but is also responsible for a number of cross-sectoral policy areas.

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