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title: "Moldova could face delays in receiving EU funds as seven reforms risk missing the 2026 deadline"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/89587/moldova-could-face-delays-in-receiving-eu-funds-as-seven-reforms-risk-missing-the-2026-deadline
published: 2026-11-06T16:50:00Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "EU accession"
source: moldova1.md
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# Moldova could face delays in receiving EU funds as seven reforms risk missing the 2026 deadline

> Seven of the 40 reforms Moldova has pledged to implement by the end of 2026 risk missing the deadline. If so, the European Union could delay disbursing funds allocated to these measures, but the money would not be permanently lost.

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Seven of the 40 reforms Moldova has pledged to implement by the end of 2026 risk missing the deadline. If so, the European Union could delay disbursing funds allocated to these measures, but the money would not be permanently lost.

The government conducts a weekly review of progress on reforms committed to under the European Union’s Growth Plan, valued at 1.9 billion euros. Authorities are tracking both the measures that can be completed on schedule and those at risk of delay.

*"We have a monitoring mechanism—a weekly one, if you will—where, at the level of ministerial offices and upon the initiative of the State Chancellery, we assess which measures are feasible by the end of this half-year, which carry a moderate risk of non-implementation, and which face a high risk of non-implementation. For instance, as of today, 7 out of the 40 measures are at high risk of not being implemented by the end of December this year,"* stated Cristina Gherasimov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, during the "Paralela 47" program on Radio Moldova on November 6.

European funds are not granted automatically. Every six months, the European Commission verifies whether the Republic of Moldova has carried out the promised reforms and determines what amounts can be released, Gherasimov explained.

Consequently, if these seven measures are not fulfilled by the end of the year, the funding associated with them will not be disbursed in the next tranche, expected in February–March 2027. However, according to Cristina Gherasimov, this does not mean that the Republic of Moldova loses these funds permanently. "If these risks materialize and we fail to implement these measures, we will not receive the funds allocated for them; however, we can still carry out these reforms as part of the next tranche. Once they are implemented, the funds will be disbursed. Therefore, we are not losing this money—it is simply important that we stick to the schedule. In cases where a target is not met, the funds are not disbursed for that specific semester, but rather once the reforms are completed," the Deputy Prime Minister stated.

Cristina Gherasimov did not specify which seven reforms are at risk of not being implemented, nor did she disclose the value of the funds that might be deferred.

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We remind you that the European Union’s Growth Plan for the Republic of Moldova provides for €1.9 billion in financial support, intended to back reforms and investments during the 2025–2027 period. The release of these funds is contingent upon the fulfillment of commitments made by the authorities.

According to Cristina Gherasimov, another 22 reforms are planned for the first half of 2027, with the most numerous and complex measures scheduled for implementation in the second half of next year.

For this reason, the bulk of the funding is expected to be released only in the first quarter of 2028, following an assessment of the final set of reforms.

Data released by the European Commission on October 5 indicates that, up to that point, the Republic of Moldova had received a total of approximately €661 million in funding.

The most recent tranche, amounting to €157 million, was granted following a positive assessment of 18 reforms carried out by the authorities in Chișinău.

On October 29, the Government presented 19 strategic investment projects—to be financed under the Growth Plan—across five priority sectors: energy, infrastructure, agriculture, education, and healthcare.

These projects include, among other initiatives, the construction of the Republic of Moldova’s first motorway, the modernization of energy networks, the expansion of water supply systems, the development of irrigation infrastructure, and the renovation of schools and medical facilities.