Two years after Moldova joined the Eastern Partnership, there is recorded stagnation rather than progress. Some of the reforms and changes are still under discussion. Not much was achieved. The conclusions were formulated in a meeting of the Press Club of the Foreign Policy Association on Friday, Info-Prim Neo reports. Corneliu Gurin, program coordinator with the Association for Participative Democracy ADEPT, said the conducting of free and fair elections since 2009 is one of the few accomplishments. He also mentioned the government programs adopted in 2009-2011 and the decrease in the number of cases lost by Moldova at the European Court of Human Rights. According to Corneliu Gurin, there is yet no new law or normative document for reforming the legal system. The financing of political parties remains a doubtful and corrupt area. “The Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption made about ten related recommendations that should be implemented during about a year. We hope to be freed from the CE monitoring, but instead receive new sets of tasks as the situation as regards financing of parties and election campaigns is probably worse than before. The current campaign confirms this. The people do not know how much money the candidates have used in this campaign. We make effort, but cannot obtain related information,” said Corneliu Gurin. The expert also said that money is not allotted from the budget for the reform of the legal system and the prosecutor’s office. Money should be allocated from inside and not only for salaries, but also for equipment, auxiliary personnel, office, etc. Foreign Policy Association executive director Victor Chirila said the Eastern Partnership provides opportunities in such areas as political association with the EU, economic integration into the community market and free movement in the EU. “The countries that want to come closer to the EU can benefit from these opportunities and obtain real advantages for their citizens,” said Victor Chirila. On May 7, it is two years since the launch of the Eastern Partnership that covers Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. The Press Club meeting was organized by the Foreign Policy Association in partnership with the German foundation Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.