The EU is willing to help Moldova fully use new possibilities of getting closer to the European integration goal, Prime Minister Vlad Filat told a briefing held upon his return from a visit to Brussels, which, he said, showed the EU's openness towards Moldova.

Moldova's accession to the Energy Community on 18 December 2009 was approved at the seventh meeting of the Energy Community's Ministerial Council, held in Zagreb, Croatia.

The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration launched today a call center primarily devised to provide the necessary consular information to Moldovan nationals seeking assistance, including consular services, while being abroad.

A Moldovan delegation led by Prime Minister Vlad Filat will participate in a meeting of the Moldova-EU cooperation council due on 20-22 December. The participants in the event are to sign a joint declaration which will establish the prospect of Moldova's collaboration with the European Union.