The Route of Republic of Moldova in Eastern Partnership: Between Achievements and Political Failures

Abstract

Eastern Partnership is an initiative of consolidation and deepening of cooperation between European Union and six partner states form Eastern Europe and South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The cooperation with Eastern Partnership states is founded on two dialog frameworks: bilateral (signing and implementing the association agreement, creating a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, the liberalization of visa regime) and multilateral (it is implemented throughout specialized platforms and initiatives). In this article, the author sets the objective to approach multilaterally the position of Republic of Moldova throughout the set of perspectives and opportunities of political, economic and social integration in the European community, outlining specifically that Republic of Moldova has achieved the main objectives that were agreed on in Prague in 2009:signing the Association Agreement with EU, The Agreement of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area and implementing the liberalization of visa regime in Schengen area for the owners of biometric passports. The author's opinion states that the topicality of this study lies in evaluation of the potential of Republic of Moldova to perceive the impact of this European initiative of foreign policy and to value the membershipwithin the Eastern Partnership for the perspective of integration in European Union.

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Natalia Ciobanu

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  • EP ID EP530227
  • DOI 10.31861/mhpi2018.37-38.31-38
  • Views 96
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Natalia Ciobanu (2018). The Route of Republic of Moldova in Eastern Partnership: Between Achievements and Political Failures. Історико-політичні проблеми сучасного світу, 37(), 41-48. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-530227