... failed to merge into a Greater Romania and are highly unlikely to do so in the foreseeable future. However, it could still happen in the long run. In recent years, Romania has tended to view Moldova primarily as a “grey area” country outside the European Union and a potential target for an economic takeover. The Romanian elite benefits from the fact that the country shares a common history and political culture with its neighbour, which is easily malleable, open to investments and at the same time free from EU regulations.
For some Moldovan politicians and citizens,...
On January 25, 2019, RIAC hosted a meeting with Vasile Soare, Romanian Ambassador to Russia, and Viorel Cojocaru, Deputy Head of Mission. The meeting focused on the issues of future interaction between RIAC and the Embassy in organizing and conducting a joint seminar on Russia-EU relations.
On January 25, 2019,...
... links not only with the Republic of Moldova, but also with the unrecognized PMR
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. According to the State Customs Committee of Transnistria, since the beginning of 2015, Transnistrian enterprises have shipped $170 million worth of goods to the European Union, half of which went to Romania. For comparison, it has shipped a mere $42 million to the countries in the Eurasian Economic Union, with Russia accounted for $39 million of that figure. It should be added that Romania’s approach is changing under strong influence of the ...
... the reaction of the majority if Brussels demanded certain reforms into the Russian society. Photo: www.oxonianreview.org Romania’s role into the new reality European Union – Russia There is a certain contradiction between the position of Romania from the eastern frontier of the European Union and the very poor relations between Bucharest and Moscow. The causes of these poor relations are complex and it is not realistic to hope for a sudden and complete change. Neither before the Ukrainian crisis were the bilateral Romanian – ...
