The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova.
#EUCO granted candidate status to Georgia. And the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and has invited the commission to report by March with a view to taking such a decision.
A clear signal of hope for their people and for our continent.
Does the state of #Russia-#Moldova ties on the ground really reflect the official rhetoric?
@MadaliNecsutu took a closer look at the connections between the two countries in terms of diplomacy, business, energy, media, and workforce migration 👇
https://t.co/WhPwzDlUFG
The Moldovan fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the "Grand Theft" of one billion US dollars from Moldovan banking system
Our feature story takes us to rural Moldova and the heart of the country’s depopulation crisis. Where other villages are fading away, Feștelița is thriving. Could it be a model for the rest of Moldova’s countryside? @MadaliNecsutu investigates.
Black Sea neighbours #Ukraine and #Romania have locked horns once more over the #Danube Delta, raising the political temperature in Bucharest as politicians vie for the nationalist vote.
https://t.co/QgPUaY8r1V
🗣 VIEW | Russia's ability to be resourceful in destabilising actions is not to be underestimated, as it is one of the secret ingredients of the Kremlin's modus operandi, Madalin Necsutu writes.
Does life imitate art? In the case of Moldovan author Iulian Ciocan’s novels, hopefully not.
As Ciocan tells @MadaliNecsutu, his fictional depiction of a Russian invasion of Moldova, published in 2015, feels threateningly realistic these days. https://t.co/hkrFnPbQRn
#EUneighbourhood: How an energy crisis is testing Moldova's mettle to turn away from Russia. Divisions are deepening in #Moldova as an energy crisis engulfs the country ahead of winter, writes @MadaliNecsutu | Euronews https://t.co/0jQmLWWy2S
#Moldova's media struggle to report on #Ukraine, writes @MadaliNecsutu. Sector faces challenges including underfunding, a skills gap and embedded pro-Russian propaganda. #media#misinformation
https://t.co/IFsUskvdBp
Eastern exports have effectively been blocked since Russia invaded Ukraine, a development that has had severe consequences for Moldova’s apple growers
Farmers are eyeing a new market in the EU, @MadaliNecsutu reports
https://t.co/hK0lKuy5aX