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The man whose victory brings change to Transdniestria after two decades. The weight of expectations is heavy enough for any new political leader to shoulder, but the burden...

Moldova's foreign minister has a European outlook. Multilingual, courteous and unassumingly cosmopolitan in his outlook, Iurie Leanca symbolises a new generation in Moldovan...

EU finds a common voice with which to criticise Viktor Yanukovych. When the European Union finds its voice on an urgent foreign policy matter, it is worth registering...

EU divided over the role of the Eastern Partnership. The EU's central European member states tend to see the partnership as a first step for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...

A simplified regime for moral reparation. Your article of 20-27 July, “A Union punctured by internal and external border hot-spots”, misrepresents, to a certain extent,...

Turf war shows deeper problems with the EU's neighbourhood policy. Europe's attitude to its southern neighbours has rarely come under such intense scrutiny as in the first...

Self-inflicted damage, as well as events, have left Hungary's and Poland's presidencies of the Council of Ministers floundering. It was meant to be the year when central...

Presidential candidacy of leading ex-communist could end political paralysis. Pro-European Union parties are putting together a government in Moldova that could end the...

Where next for the Moldovan wine industry? The EU is beefing up its support to Moldova by adding six high-level policy advisers to its delegation.

France gets awkward with Ukraine and Moldova. Having failed to delay the lifting of EU visa requirements for Albanians and Bosnians, France has now turned awkward on Ukraine...

Vlad Filat, Moldova's prime minister, has a tough job maintaining political stability. If there is one word that Vlad Filat wants Moldovans want to connect him with it, it...

‘Visa dialogue' is less about visas than about finding the best way to secure legitimate interests. The debate on visa liberalisation for the EU's neighbours is highly...

Mediterranean scheme slow off the ground, while soft power of Eastern Partnership in question A year ago, the EU launched a new flagship programme to deepen links with its...

Political uncertainty to continue as Moldova again fails to elect a president. Moldova's parliament has failed for a second time to elect a president, a failure that will...

Swedish presidency of the EU says replacement of old accord is a mark of Moldova's progress on reforms. The EU has said that it intends to soon start talks to replace its...

There may be new people in power but there is still plenty of work to be done in Moldova. Your analysis of the post-election situation in Moldova (27 August-2 September)...

Tough challenges ahead for coalition parties as the Communists pledge to be ‘responsible' opposition. Politicians in Moldova are this week putting the finishing touches...

The Swedish presidency should tour the EU's eastern periphery. After the war in Georgia at the height of last summer, the cutting-off of gas to Ukraine in the new year...

Communists top seemingly fraud-free poll, but opposition is in position to control parliament. Moldova's opposition parties have won an absolute majority in snap...

Though he should soon leave the presidency, Vladimir Voronin remains an overshadowing presence in Moldova. When he led the Communist Party into power in 2001 and...