08/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - EPP backing for PLDM and Vlad Filat. European People's Party (EPP) President Wilfried Martens has repeated his support for Moldovan Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) leader and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat, following the elections of Sunday 28 November. In a statement, Martens says that “only the preservation of the Alliance for European Integration will guarantee Moldova the support of Europe and the international institutions”. The EPP president also calls on the PLDM leadership to show responsibility in the current negotiations on forming a new government: the prime minister will have the opportunity to speak about the situation in Moldova at the EPP summit on 16 December, immediately prior to the European summit on 16-17 December. (Com-Gp/transl.rt)