Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe: “25 years ago, the Republic of Moldova became the Council of Europe’s 36 member States. This has proved to be an important and a positive decision. Over the past quarter of a century, the Republic of Moldova has faced many challenges, as countries do when they are in the process of democracy building. These issues have often dominated the headlines, but despite this, we have established clear goals together and worked towards meeting them”.