... the next few years.
A Country with a Frozen Conflict
Andrey Devyatkov:
Moldova and Transnistria: the Spectre of Federalization
The forecast devotes a great deal of space to the Transnistria issue. The author correctly identifies the attempts of the European Union to “tame” Transnistria, Russia’s declining share in Transnistrian exports and the growing role of Moldova and Romania.
The author predicts an aggravation in the current “trench war,” but notes that the sides are not in a position to take more radical steps. Indeed, this is precisely how the situation has been developing up until now, but in the long run, ...
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, RIAC hosted a meeting ...
... 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 European Union. Following the events in the Middle East that have triggered the flow of migrants to Europe, Brussels does not welcome any changes in the proximity of its borders
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Instead of promoting the idea of “great unification”,...
... and Russia, in case she is decided by the great European powers. But it is not realistic to believe that a potential transformation of the Romanian – Russian bilateral relations can transform our country into a champion of the closeness between Russian and the European Union, for the simple reason that Romania does not have the power to decide within the European Union. As regards the future relations, Romania has a special position within the EU, due to 1) its reduced dependency on the energy imports from Russia, 2) the absence of industrial and agricultural ...
