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Analyses | | Kamil Całus
On 19 February, the EU Council and the European Parliament reached a preliminary agreement on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova, the financial pillar of the Moldova Growth Plan (MGP), which was proposed by the…
Analyses | | Kamil Całus
On 31 January, the European Commission approved €64 million in non-repayable aid for Moldova, including €20 million to alleviate the energy crisis in Transnistria.
Analyses | | Kamil Całus
On 1 January, Gazprom ceased its gas supplies to Transnistria, a separatist territory within Moldova, following Ukraine’s decision not to extend the gas transit agreement. Furthermore, Russia refused to deliver gas via an alternative route…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Całus
Moldova is one of the fastest depopulating countries in the world. Since it gained independence in 1991, the population of its right-bank region (the territory controlled by Chișinău, excluding the separatist region of Transnistria) has…
Analyses | | Kamil Całus
Moldova will declare a state of energy emergency on 16 December due to an impending crisis caused by Ukraine’s decision not to extend the transit contract for Russian gas after 2025. Meanwhile, the separatist region of Transnistria heavily…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Całus, Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 30 October, the European Commission published its annual enlargement reports containing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by the countries seeking to join the European Union, including Ukraine and Moldova…
Analyses | | Kamil Całus
On 3 November, Maia Sandu, the de facto leader of the ruling pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), won Moldova’s presidential run-off election. She received 55.4% of the vote, while her opponent Alexandr Stoianoglo, a former…
Analyses | | Kamil Całus
On 20 October, Moldova held a presidential election along with a referendum on whether to enshrine the country’s EU integration in its constitution. Maia Sandu, the incumbent president and de facto leader of the ruling pro-Western Party of…
Analyses | | Kamil Całus
Recent weeks have seen a major revival on the Moldovan political scene. This is linked with the presidential election scheduled for 20 October and the accompanying referendum on Moldova’s accession to the EU. At the end of April, in Moscow…
Analyses | | Kamil Całus
On 24 April, Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office brought an indictment to court against Evghenia Guțul, the başkan (head) of the pro-Russian Gagauz Autonomy, a region in southern Moldova. Guțul has close links with Ilan Șor, a…