Mircea Surdu, journalist, Director of "Telefilm-Chișinău": “I believe that, in the field of mass-media legislation, the Council of Europe played a very important role in the Republic of Moldova. The Council of Europe, from my perspective, will always remain the vigilant eye, supervising that the Republic of Moldova respects the human rights, the freedom of speech and other issues that are statutory for a modern human being. Twenty-five years is a long time, and in the same time it is a short time. Of course, we, as beneficiaries of the Council of Europe's projects, are well aware of the presence of the Council of Europe, but I hope that shortly we will become better students and that we will learn the important standards adopted by Europe”.
25th anniversary of the country's membership
Key achievements
The Republic of Moldova became the 36th member state of the Council of Europe on 13 July 1995. Thus, the voice of the Republic of Moldova and the aspirations of its citizens became known from the tribune of the most known and important organisation on the European continent. For more information on the key achievements, visit the 25 years in Council of Europe page.