Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by CEBAN Evghenii
Moldova imports 100% of its gas from Russia – and price increases in recent months have led to widespread protests
In recent months, as gas prices in Moldova have soared and the country’s inflation has hit a record high of 34%, public discontent has grown. There are now virtually non-stop (...)
, by LAVITA Vlad
Events that led to the formation of the breakaway republic of Transnistria offer a cautionary tale about patterns of Russian aggression.
It feels very strange to see Twitter full of Westerners wanting to find out about Transnistria. Previously, the Moldovan breakaway region, on the border (...)
, by SMITH David
Today we’re going to do an unusual post but one that is a long time coming. Before we get going I want to say up front that the contents of this post are my opinions alone based on many off the record conversations during the last month. If this post ruffles feathers - it is supposed to.
Where (...)
, by CEBAN Evghenii
The massive arrival of Ukrainians in Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, has raised the population by more than 4% in a couple of weeks. Emergency accommodation is nearly full. Richer countries are not signifantly helping Moldova. Some EU politicians hope that the refugee crisis will force Moldova to allign more closely to EU objectives.
“I never thought that I would stand on the Moldovan border and it would feel like I was in Syria after the bombing of Aleppo,” Tatiana Kebak, a refugee (...)
, by ERNU Vasilie, SPRINCEANA Vitalie, TICHINDELEANU Ovidiu
The protesters in Moldova are more than pawns in a geopolitical game between Russia and the West.
An independent republic since 1991, Moldova is today known in the Western media as the “poorest country in Europe.” In the years since the dismantling of the Soviet bloc, poverty became widespread (...)
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