Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. The current newsletter presents the opinions of oficials, participants in the “5+2” negotiations format, local and international experts on the Transnistrian settlement prospects, discussed at the international conference “Transnistrian settlement...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. The Republic of Moldova after the presidential elections. Igor Dodon: We will have to carry out negotations in a tripartite format – Russia, UE, and the Republic of Moldov.a 2. Ion...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. The Republic of Moldova afetr the first round of presidential elections. The first statements of Igor Dodon and Maia Sandu, and the reactions of the electoral competitors excluded from the...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Serghei Gherasimciuk, Kiev: The alternative to the European integration is transformation of Ukraine and of the Republic of Moldova into a „geopolitical morass” between Russia and the EU. 2. Sorin Ioniță,...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. The Britsh Ambassador to Chisinau, Phil Batson: Taking business out of politics is one of the major challenges for the future of the Republic of Moldova. 2. Executve Director of IDIS...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Signe Burgstaller: The systemic high level corruption is a major obstacle for the political and economic development. 2. Nicu Popescu: Brexit - any internal weakening of the EU has a negative...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Berlin and Moscow – a tandem in the resumption of the 5+2 negotations. Corneliu Ciurea: “Transnistrisaton” of Moldova means an increasing influence of the Eurasian factor to the detriment of...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Alexander Kremer, Head of the World Bank Ofice in Moldova: Negative trend can be reversed in the space of one government if the will to do so is there. 2. Polish...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Britsh Ambassador to Chisinau, Phil Batson: The major risk is that the establishment does not learn from its mistakes and continues to pay lip service to the reform process. 2. Ex-Finance...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Chairman of the Delegation to the EU-Moldova Cooperation Commitee of the European Parliament, Andi Cristea: „Deeds speak more than words and promises. So we want to see results”. 2. Petru Macovei:...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Government sworn into ofce against the background of protests and instability. Nicu Popescu: The current situaton is not caused by external factors, but rather by the corrupted domestc politcal class. 2....

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Politcal reformatng in Chisinau – an alternative to the current political class? 2. Veaceslav Negruță: With the appearance of new political leaders there is more optimism for a healthy alternative to...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. The fight against corruption and the judicial reform – are these objectves achievable in Moldova? Laura Ștefan: If citizens don’t demand changes from the political class, the changes will not...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. European Integration Debate Forum: What are the solutions to the current political challenges? Natalia Gherman: Political instability is the main obstacle on the way toward European integraton. 2. Andrian Candu: I...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Propaganda – informaton or weapon? Alex Grigorievs: I am afraid for Moldova 2. Valeriu Vasilică: Underdevelopment of journalism can generate much bigger problems for the future of Moldova 3. Dunja Mijatović: Challenges...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. MACRO-2015: Fostering economic and social security. Adrian Lupușor, executve director of the Independent Analytcal Centre “ExpertGrup”: Moldova is facing most serious economic security challenges since 1991 2. David Dalton, the Economist...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Moldova seen by European partners one year since the signing of the Associaton Agreement. Stefan Meister: It’s a frustraton, but at the same tme, an awareness of the Moldovan politcal realites 2....

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. The EU Eastern Neighbourhood – where to? Victor Chirilă: Republic of Moldova has benefted greatly from the EU offers coming through the Eastern Partnership 2. Stanislav Secrieru: If we look at the...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. „The EU and the East in 2030”. A new FES report is trying to antcipate possible developments in future relatons between the EU, Russia and the Eastern Partnership. 2. How Moldovan experts...

TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Unprecedented decrease in the support for the European integraton. The causes and consequences analysed by the director of the Public Policy Insttute, Arcadie Barbaroşie. 2. To change things, we need to...