Moldovan President Maia Sandu has announced that the country will carry out European integration in two stages, first right-bank and then left-bank, in the worst case scenario. Transnistria, a separatist region in Moldova, is backed by Russia.
“Chișinău is seeking a political solution to the conflict surrounding separatist Transnistria, but this should not be a condition for entry into the EU, as this would give Russia ‘veto power’ over the Moldovan Euro-integration process,” she said.
The European Commission recommended that the European Council open negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine, with the European Council deciding whether to start accession negotiations at its December 14-15 summit. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry discussed the possibility of joining the EU without Transnistria in September, stating that the country’s main goal is to enter the EU as an integrated state. The second option could be accession to the EU only of the territory controlled by the legitimate authorities of Chișinău, with subsequent settlement of the conflict. The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, stated that the conflict in Transnistria was not an obstacle to Moldova’s entry into the EU.
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