On Tuesday 15 July, the EU Council imposed sanctions on seven individuals and three entities deemed responsible for destabilising Moldova.
The EU has adopted measures against the ‘Victory/Pobeda’ political bloc, founded in April 2024 by Ilan Shor, which has been sanctioned by the EU. The leaders of the parties that formed the political bloc ‘Chance’ (Șansă), ‘Revival’ (Renaștere), ‘Victory’ (Victorie) and ‘Alternative and Salvation Force of Moldova’ (‘Forța de Alternativă și de Salvare a Moldovei’) are also sanctioned, in the persons of Alexei Lungu, Natalia Parasca, Vadim Grozavu and Alexandru Beșchieru.
Victoria Furtună, supported by Ilan Shor and the Bloc, and Irina Lozovan, affiliated to Renaștere, were also sanctioned, as was Alexandr Nesterovschi, a Moldovan politician “involved in bribing schemes organised by Ilan Shor”.
The A7 Company, which was used to “transfer money to voters, offering payments in exchange for votes against the referendum and for specific candidates in the Presidential elections”, and the Cultural Educational Centre of Moldova, which facilitated electoral interference during the 2024 elections by distributing free vouchers to voters on their way to a polling station in Moscow, are also subject to measures.
See the legal act: https://aeur.eu/f/hw5 (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)