241030 EC Moldova Report 2024

EUROPEAN COMMISSION COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Republic of Moldova 2024 Report Accompanying the document Brussels, 30.10.2024 SWD(2024) 698 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF REGIONS 2024 Communication on EU enlargement policy {COM(2024) 690 final} - {SWD(2024) 690 final} - {SWD(2024) 691 final} - {SWD(2024) 692 final} - {SWD(2024) 693 final} - {SWD(2024) 694 final} - {SWD(2024) 695 final} - {SWD(2024) 696 final} - {SWD(2024) 697 final} - {SWD(2024) 699 final} EN EN Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.1. Context 3 1.2. Main findings of the report ............................................................................................... 4 1.3. State of play of the accession negotiations .................................................................. 20 2. CLUSTER 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ACCESSION PROCESS ...................................... 21 2.1. Functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform .................. 21 2.1.1 Democracy ............................................................................................................. 21 2.1.2 Public administration reform ...................................................................................