The European Commissioner for Transport, the Romanian Adina Vălean, is on an official visit to the Republic of Moldova and Romania, between May 9 and 11 – the Representation of the European Commission in Romania reports. In Chisinau, Adina Valean and the Moldovan Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Lilia Dabija, signed on Tuesday, in the presence of the Prime Minister Dorin Recean, an agreement that affiliates Chisinau to the European Interconnection Mechanism (EIM). This new agreement will facilitate the Republic of Moldova’s access to European funds for major infrastructure projects, in order to improve its connectivity both with Europe and inside the country. Adina Vălean will also meet with the president of the Republic of Moldova, the pro-Western Maia Sandu. On May 10 and 11, the European Commissioner will be in Romania, to visit the Port of Constanţa, on the Black Sea Coast, where she will hand over to the Romanian beneficiaries two EIM grants for financing military mobility actions. One of the projects refers to the modernization of the railway infrastructure in the Port of Constanţa, an essential crossing point within the EU-Ukraine solidarity corridors.
