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OSW Commentary |
| Kamil Całus
The resistance of the defenders of Ukraine, which resulted in the failure of the original goals of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in 2022, has brought about a radical change in the political and economic situation of the…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Nieczypor, Marta Szpala
On 14 December, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova, and to grant Georgia candidate status. Despite the threat of a veto, Hungary eventually abstained (Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left the…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 5 November, the mayors and members of city, municipal and raions (this is a higher-level administrative unit) councils were elected in Moldova. The incumbent mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban, the leader of the National Alternative Movement…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
Scutul de Foc/Rapid Trident 2023, the annual joint military exercise of American, Romanian and Moldovan forces, in which a total of approximately 500 soldiers took part, ended in Moldova on 22 September. At the same time, on 14–15…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
The first half of September saw two developments in Moldova which have limited Gazprom’s influence in the country. On 3 September, Moldova’s president Maia Sandu announced the completion of the external audit of the so-called historic debt…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Nieczypor, Kamil Całus
On 22 June 2023, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi presented the European Commission’s oral assessment of the progress Ukraine, Moldova (and also Georgia) have made in implementing the recommendations…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 9 June, the state-owned energy company Energocom, which trades in gas and electricity in Moldova, signed the two gas supply contracts necessary to cover the country’s demand in the summer season. The agreements were signed with the…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 22 May, the Court of Appeal in Comrat, the capital of the Gagauz Autonomy (GA) that forms part of Moldova, recognised the victory of Evghenia Guțul in the election for the GA’s başkan (head). Guțul represents the populist, pro-Russian…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 13 April, the Chisinau Court of Appeals sentenced Ilan Șor, a businessman and leader of the opposition pro-Russian ȘOR party, to 15 years in prison for participating in the so-called ‘theft of the century’, namely the embezzlement of…
OSW Commentary |
| Kamil Całus
Moscow’s aggressive rhetoric and hostile behaviour towards the Moldovan government, in the context of its invasion of Ukraine, have led to a significant acceleration of the process of erosion of Russian influence in Moldova. Although this…