Analysis of the EU’s Assistance to Moldova
The European Union has intensified its political and economic cooperation with Moldova, which is one of the largest financial recipients from the EU per capita. The EU assistance is increasingly moving towards a sectoral approach. Major projects focus on strengthening democratic institutions and public administration, supporting civil society, human rights and freedom of media, reforming the social assistance and educational system, and improving border control and management. The financial assistance to Moldova has proved to be generally relevant, effective and efficient for Moldova’s modernization process. However, Moldova’s domestic constraints and lack of more strategic vision on the EU side for its relations with Moldova is an essential obstacle in ensuring the EU long-term sustainable contribution to the country’s development and Europeanization.
In-Depth Analysis
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Andris Spruds (lead author) ; Renars Danelsons and Vadim Kononenko (co-authors)
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- civil society
- cooperation policy
- democratisation
- economic cooperation
- economic geography
- Europe
- European construction
- European neighbourhood policy
- EUROPEAN UNION
- executive power and public service
- financial aid
- freedom of the press
- GEOGRAPHY
- human rights
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- LAW
- Moldova
- political cooperation
- political geography
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- rights and freedoms
- settlement of disputes