Moldova, located — although often described as “sandwiched” — between Romania and Ukraine, faces a crossroads. It aspires both to be a part of Europe within the EU’s Eastern Partnership, yet feels pressure from Russia and instability due to the Russia-backed separatist area of Transnistria on Moldova’s border with Ukraine. As one of Europe’s poorest countries also wracked by a corruption scandal that led to a bank fraud of one billion dollars, or approximately 12 percent of Moldova’s GDP, Moldova faces an upwards climb in building its economy while simultaneously reforming its political system. Recently, a new electoral law introduced …read more
Moldova’s Future: East, West, or Somewhere in the Middle?
