Mission to Moldova approved for Latvian expert / Article

Āķītis is the first Latvian civilian expert approved for EUPM Moldova, and he will take up the duties of an advisor on crisis management.

EUPM Moldova was established in 2023 and its mandate includes assistance in enhancing the resilience of Moldova’s security sector to security threats, especially hybrid threat, cyber-attacks and disinformation.

The EU civilian missions are part of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The EU currently has 13 civilian missions operating in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Candidates for EU missions are selected by the European External Action Service (EEAS). 

At the same meeting the cabinet took a decision to allocate 50,000 euros to mitigate the energy crisis in the country and strengthen Moldova’s energy-related, social, economic and political resilience, including against Russia’s efforts to destabilise Moldova ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for autumn.

The decision to allocate financial resources was taken following an appeal from the Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean to the country’s partners to support Moldova in addressing the current energy crisis. Other EU Member States, including the other Baltic States and Nordic countries, as well as the European Commission, have already provided support or intend to do that in near future.

“Latvia’s aid sends a message of solidarity to Moldovan society, which feels the negative effects of Russia’s decision to cut off gas supplies to the Transnistrian region of Moldova, where the gas was used to generate electricity for consumption across Moldova. The sudden replacement of gas and power suppliers led to a significant increase in electricity tariffs in Moldova, with negative consequences, in particular, for the disadvantaged groups of society,” said a release from the Foreign Ministry.

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