On 1 July, the EU-Moldova association agreement fully entered into force, roughly two years after it was signed and started being provisionally implemented.
Many would say that Moldova approached this important date not in its best shape - they would be right. Once a “success story” of the Eastern Partnership, Moldova became a source of major disappointment among its partners, but most importantly, among its own people.
Political crises, banking fraud, corruption and street prote...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.