Moldova and Transnistria: the Spectre of Federalization

... confidence-building measures that were being implemented by the OSCE in 2017 and 2018, at that time under the chairmanship of Austria and Italy, respectively. These measures included the nostrification of Transnistrian university degrees, the opening of a bridge across the Dniester River, the renewal of direct telephone communications,... ... However, apart from these piecemeal signals, there are more important structural preconditions for discussing the possibility of Moldova reintegrating Transnistria. These are primarily due to the fact that Moldova has been gradually extending its jurisdiction ...