Brussels, 1 July 2022 (TDI): The European Council has passed a measure to support the Armed Forces of Moldova through the European Peace Facility.
The Council approved a $40 million assistance measure for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova under the European Peace Facility.
Grateful for yet another assistance measure from the #EU.
€40m for #Moldova’s Armed Forces will double its budget and strengthen logistics, mobility, command & control, cyber-defence, unmanned aerial reconnaissance & tactical communications units. https://t.co/2jrSOAdY2V
— Nicu Popescu (@nicupopescu) July 1, 2022
By providing pertinent non-lethal equipment, supplies, and services, including equipment-related training, the assistance measure will improve the capabilities of the Moldovan Armed Forces’ logistics, mobility, command and control, cyber-defense, unmanned aerial reconnaissance, and tactical communications units.
The €7 million assistance measure that was approved in December 2021 to improve the capabilities of the Military Medical Service and the Engineering Battalion of the Armed Forces will be supplemented by this help measure.
The most recent assistance package is evidence of the EU’s commitment to boosting the Republic of Moldova’s capacity in order to improve its resilience, stability, and national security.
Background of European Peace Facility
In order to support all military and defense-related Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) initiatives with the goals of averting conflict, upholding peace, and enhancing global security and stability, the European Peace Facility was formed in March 2021.
The European Peace Facility, in particular, enables the EU to fund initiatives aimed at enhancing the military and defense capacity of non-EU nations as well as those of regional and international organizations.
For the years 2021–2027, the EPF has a financial ceiling of €5.692 billion (approximately $5 billion in 2018 dollars), with an annual ceiling ranging from €420 million in 2021 to €1.132 billion in 2027.
A distribution key for the gross national income (GNI) will be used to calculate contributions. All assistance provided by the EU Council is subject to adherence to applicable international law.
This also includes international human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as best practices based on global and EU regulations, standards, and policies regarding the provision of equipment to armed forces.
Nevertheless, none of the measures call for the provision of weapons capable of delivering fatal force.
