... rosy. Although this takes nothing away from its drama. The most serious challenges arise due to two factors: the signing of an Association Agreement between Moldova and the European Union; and the policy of the new regime in Kiev, for which the pro-Russian enclave in Transnistria is as much of a thorn in its side as the breakaway Donbas region.
The creation of a free trade area between Moldova and the European Union that does not include Transnistria could seriously damage the region’s economic situation, depriving ...
... headed by Marti Ahtisaari held the roundtable “
Russia and the EU: in Search for Ways for Cooperation within Common Neighborhood on the Example of Moldova and Transnistria
.”
The attendees discussed the political and economic aspects of the Russia-EU-Moldova-Transnistria dialogue with the focus on Transnistria settlement and the impact of the November 30 parliamentary elections in Moldova on its relations with Moscow, Brussels and Tiraspol.
Opened by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and CMI Program Director ...
... Andrey Kortunov received a
letter of gratitude from Roxana Cristescu
, head of CMI’s Program in Eastern Europe & Caucasus.
The CMI is grateful for the event that has provided its team with ample forecasts about Russian policies toward Moldova and Transnistria, as well as Russia-EU interaction on aspects relevant to relations with them. The meeting has been of great significance for CMI and its future activities.
... Brussels, Russia, like it or not, will be faced with the need to make a choice, as the traditional function of Transnistria to prevent Moldova from drifting towards Romania and/or the EU will lose its importance.
Contrary to popular belief, in 2011 Russia accounted for 23.6 percent of the Transnistrian exports and 46.3 percent of its imports, which illustrates the scope of the required reorientation
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. PMR (as well as Moldova) faces a serious chronic trade deficit.
PMR debt on Russian gas
has already reached 3.8 billion dollars and ...
