Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung together with Foreign Policy Association offer you a newsletter on foreign policy and European integration issues of the Republic of Moldova. The newsletter is part of the “Foreign Policy Dialogue” joint Project.

This edition of the Foreign Policy Newsletter takes stock of a pivotal year for the Republic of Moldova, marked by significant steps toward European Union membership alongside persistent political, social, and institutional tensions.

2025: between European progress and social polarisation

Topics of the edition:

– Cristina Ciubotaru, anticorruption expert: The EU is giving justice reform a polite diplomatic pat on the back, smoothly avoiding any awkward situations

– Vitalie Spranceana, sociologist: Moldova in 2025: social policies — the same as before, only worse

– Marina Soloviova, Programme Director for Economic Policy at Expert-Grup: Annual economic growth rates of 2–3 per cent are insufficient to achieve a real economic leap

– Mark Tkaciuk, a member of the Alternativa bloc: We must achieve visible social, economic and legal results on the road to the EU, not after the triumphant date of accession.

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