Romania

Critics say formal military ties between Bucharest and Chisinau would inflame Russia, strain Romania’s military capacities – and require a good deal of political will in both capitals. As Russia-Ukraine tensions continue amid talk of a possible spring invasion of Ukraine, Moldovan ex-defence minister Viorel Cibotaru has proposed an extended …

Another U.S. warship has sailed into the Black Sea, again drawing intense Kremlin scrutiny amid continued concerns about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. The destroyer USS Arleigh Burke entered the sea via the Bosporus Strait on Thursday for a routine patrol in support of NATO allies and partners, U.S. …

Analysts say that Russia has ensured Moldova stays in its economic orbit, despite its new pro-European government, after successfully pressurising Chisinau to signed a five-year gas deal. Moldovan vice-prime minister Andrej Spinu said that prices would immediately nearly halve from the 790 US dollars per 1,000 cubic metres the country …

Mołdawii skończył się długoletni kontrakt z Gazpromem. Rosja zagroziła, że ​​pozostawi Mołdawię bez gazu, jeżeli Kiszyniów nie zgodzi się na rosyjskie warunki. Są to warunki polityczne. Mołdawii, która w 90 procentrach zależna jest od rosyjskiego surowca, grozi brak dostaw rosyjskiego gazu. Fiaskiem zakończyły się dwudniowe rozmowy w Moskwie, gdzie wicepremier …

Iohannis, the first ethnic German to be elected president of Romania, has long been seen as a close ally of Angela Merkel in EU summits. He has so far been silent on the results of the German elections, as well as the vast majority of his allies. PNL, the center-right …

Rezultatul alegerilor de duminică va juca un rol semnificativ pentru păstrarea continuității atât pe axa București-Berlin, cât și pe verticala România-Uniunea Europeană. România și Germania au devenit și mai apropiate după ce românii și-au ales în 2014 un președinte care are ca limbă maternă germana. În afară de Germania, România …

As Kyiv and Chisinau firm up once weak bilateral ties, the Kremlin observes the formation of what it suspects is an anti-Russian alliance with alarm. Moldovan and Ukrainian leaders aim to build a solid relationship to boost their respective European aspirations, having big players on the eastern flank of the …

The pro-Western winners in July’s elections have promised the country a long list of changes – but actually implementing them will be far from easy. The crushing victory of pro-European forces in Moldova’s July 11 early parliamentary elections over pro-Russian parties has brought the country potential benefits but also many …

Though some ‘minor problems’ have still to be resolved, gas should start flowing from Romania to Moldova in October, giving the country a much-anticipated alternative to Russia. When construction ended in August 2020 on a 120-kilometre gas pipeline from Romania to Moldova, it was hailed as a milestone in cutting …

Moldaus pro-europäische Präsidentin hat die Wahlen gewonnen. Nun muss sie das korruptionsgebeutelte Land reformieren. Mit diesem fulminanten Ergebnis ihrer Partei für Aktion und Gerechtigkeit (PAS) von rund 52 Prozent dürfte selbst Moldaus pro-europäische Präsidentin Maia Sandu kaum gerechnet haben. Zweifellos: Das Votum ist eine klare Richtungsentscheidung für Europa und gegen …