The EU will provide financial aid amounting to €15 million to Moldova for the public administration reform.

The relevant agreement was signed here by the prime minister of the republic Pavel Filip and the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Negotiations for Enlargement Johannes Hahn, TASS reported.

As the European representative specified, the money will be provided to Chisinau only after signing of new memorandum on cooperation by Moldova and the International Monetary Fund which, according to him, is expected in October. 

Hahn said that the reform will give opportunity to see less politicized, as well as more open and transparent government bodies.

He confirmed Brussels' commitment to promote political association and economic integration of Moldova into the EU.

According to Filip, Brussels support is extremely important for the cabinet of the republic which seeks to regain trust from the western donors after series of corruption scandals.

He said that implementation of the road map of reforms approved earlier by the EU, as well as the plan for 2017-2019 were discussed during the meeting with European Commissioner. As Filip assured, the cabinet headed by him is ready to follow the obligations undertaken after signing of the agreement on association with the EU even if they are not supported by citizens of the country. PM specified that in the future the republic should undertake difficult administrative and territorial reform and make changes to the pension system.