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Attempts by individual leaders of Moldova to shift responsibility to "global trends" cannot serve as an excuse amid lower energy prices for some European countries that were able to agree with the Russian Federation, Igor Dodon stressed

Europeans too often see strategy in Russia’s tactical use of regional crises. The EU and member states should help eastern partners become more resilient in the face of such opportunism.

It’s been a long time since there was so much goodwill towards Moldova from its international partners.

The sad case of Moldovan politics is a cautionary tale for all of Eastern Europe.

In his words, Sandu "will have a real chance to negotiate cheaper gas" for Moldova there

Russia has faced condemnation from the EU and others for using its gas as a geopolitical weapon, but the reality is more complex. [Gas in Transition, Volume 1, Issue 8]

The effects of Russia's undeclared war are particularly pernicious in so-called semi-consolidated democracies, such as Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Moldova.

After five years of bitter political debate, Moldova’s ratification of the Council of Europe’s convention on combating violence against women has highlighted the division between human rights advocates and conservative groups in the country.

Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain

Separatist authorities in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester were holding a vote to pick a de facto president on December 12 in an election mostly ignored by Chisinau and likely to be poorly attended by would-be voters.