Moldova has already implemented 24 of the 26 reform steps required for EU accession.

Omissions

• The figure of 24 out of 26 reform steps refers to the Reform Agenda of the EU Growth Plan for Moldova (the EU financing instrument supporting Moldova's accession path, up to €1.8 billion), which is distinct from the formal EU accession negotiating framework (the 33 acquis chapters). The MEP's phrasing 'reform steps required for EU accession' is therefore a loose framing of Growth Plan conditionality.
• Corroboration of the exact 24-of-26 figure rests on a single independent secondary source (Radio Moldova); no primary European Commission document or decision confirming the assessment was retrieved within the search budget.
• The publication date of the Radio Moldova article could not be confirmed; if it was published after the session date (2026-07-07), the MEP could not have known this particular source, although the underlying assessment would predate the session.
• Contextual corroboration that the screening process was completed and that the Commission assessed conditions for opening clusters 1 (fundamentals) and 6 (external relations) as met comes from the 2025 Enlargement Package (4 November 2025) coverage; the formal opening of all six clusters was reported in March 2026.

Sources

• SecondaryRadio MoldovaEU releases €200 million to Moldova after 24 of 26 reforms completed ... The European Union is releasing a new tranche of the Growth Plan ...
• SecondaryEEAS – Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of MoldovaThe Commission's assessment is that Moldova has met the conditions required to open clusters: one (fundamentals), six (external relations), and ...
• SecondaryNew Union PostUkraine and Moldova open all accession chapters ... While the Commission considers it possible for Moldova to complete accession negotiations by 2027, opening them 'by November' this year ...