Constitutional Court examines motions against controversial Russian credit
The Constitutional Court will decide today whether Moldova can contract the Russian credit under the conditions stipulated in the agreement ratified by the Parliament. The magistrates will examine the three motions submitted by PRO MOLDOVA, PAS and PPDA regarding the constitutionality of the adopted Law. The authors of the complaint claim that the procedures for negotiating and signing the document were not respected. However, the Chisinau executive rejects the opposition's accusations.
On April 23, the High Court suspended the law ratifying the Russian agreement, through which Moldova would receive a loan of 200 million euros. The decision was taken following a complaint from the PRO MOLDOVA parliamentary group.
According to the contestants, the agreement poses a threat to national sovereignty, and some provisions contradict the principles of the market economy.
Subsequently, the representatives of the DA Platform also challenged in Court the same loan agreement with the Russian Federation. PAS also insists on non-compliance with the procedures for negotiating and signing the document. Moreover, they claim that this agreement was not endorsed by the Government of the Russian Federation.