The National Bank of Moldova published details of a meeting between Governor Anca Dragu and European Parliament member Carla Tavares, held in the context of the annual high-level Economic and Financial Dialogue between the European Union and EU candidate countries. Discussions focused on macroeconomic stability, strengthening the central bank’s independence, and the National Bank of Moldova’s role in the country’s EU integration process, including implementation of the reform agenda linked to Moldova’s 2025-2027 Growth Plan. The central bank framed the meeting around ongoing financial sector reforms. It highlighted progress in modernising payment infrastructure and Moldova’s accession to the Single Euro Payments Area, and identified recognition of the equivalence of Moldova’s banking prudential framework with the EU regime as a strategic objective. The Brussels dialogue was described as part of the EU support framework for candidate countries seeking to meet the economic accession criterion.
National Bank of Moldova 2026-05-05
National Bank of Moldova highlights SEPA accession and EU prudential equivalence goal in meeting with European Parliament member
The National Bank of Moldova reported on a meeting between Governor Anca Dragu and European Parliament member Carla Tavares during the annual high-level Economic and Financial Dialogue between the EU and candidate countries. Discussions covered macroeconomic stability, central bank independence, financial sector reforms including payment infrastructure modernisation and Moldova’s accession to the Single Euro Payments Area, and the strategic goal of EU recognition of equivalence of Moldova’s banking prudential framework, within the broader EU support framework for meeting accession criteria and implementing the 2025-2027 Growth Plan.