EU and Moldova agree energy security plan to wean country off Russian supplies

The European Commission said Moldova would receive more than 250 million euros in support aimed at weaning the country off its dependence on Russian supplies (Aurel Obreja/AP)

The European Union and Moldova have agreed on an energy security plan aimed at weaning the country off its dependence on Russian supplies and integrating it into the 27-nation bloc’s network.

The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said that Moldova would receive 250 million euros (£207 million) this year — 40% of it by mid-April — after Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom cut supplies on January 1.