@France24_en: August 27, the leaders of France, Germany and Poland expressed their support for Moldova’s bid to join the EU, denouncing Russian “lies” and “hybrid attacks” during a symbolic visit to the former Soviet republic bordering Ukraine. @gmfus

🌊2nd Drafting Group on the 🇪🇺strategic approach to the #BlackSea region The @EU_EESC calls for a realistic, financially secure strategy for the development of the region in order to: 💪overcome problems & challenges 🌐outline a longer-term vision for cooperation and the EU role

This week, six Moldovan journalists representing national media outlets and regional media from the north of the country and Gagauzia, visited key EU institutions to exchange experiences and insights on democratic resilience, media development, and countering disinfo. @gmfus

That’s a wrap on this year’s Bucharest Forum, co-hosted by GMF and Aspen Institute Romania. Some of our highlights: 1. Philip Bednarczyk, Director of GMF’s Warsaw Office, shared his insights on evolving European security challenges and the strategic importance of collaborative

Moldova has made a clear choice for its future in Europe. Despite intense Russian disinformation and interference from Russia, citizens delivered a clear mandate to the pro-European PAS. Read the latest analysis by @LaurentiuPl (@gmfus) and @WKingstonCox https://t.co/uux1rBT81a

🗳️Few electoral contexts so clearly display the range of hybrid tactics Russia attempted in Moldova, and the extent to which they failed. Read my latest analysis on the outcome of the 🇲🇩parliamentary elections, co-authored with @WKingstonCox for @gmfus https://t.co/443NWQ6TGM

🇲🇩 "In Moldova, the main risks to electoral integrity related to the political landscape come from political fragmentation and polarization, reduced popular trust in political parties, the weak organizational capacities and financial basis of parties, and oligarchic and

🇲🇩 Des élections législatives auront lieu le 28 septembre en Moldavie. @LaurentiuPl craint l'influence des "pseudo-Européens" 👇 https://t.co/m4vGeLvQec

🇲🇩 Moldova's upcoming parliamentary elections will be decisive for its geopolitical trajectory. Read a new policy brief on Moldova's fragile democracy and it should best be supported by GMF's @LaurentiuPl.

🌍 "For the EU, its member states, and other Western actors, supporting Moldova is a matter of reinforcing its democratic resilience...They include supporting the consolidation of democratic institutions, enhancing electoral integrity, reinforcing civil society, and maintaining a

Interview for Radio Svoboda - Радио Свобода https://t.co/zgYXX2Sfq3

Interview for SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen https://t.co/yeFSUeYXv8

✍️Happy to announce my recent article published in the academic journal @ZOsteuropa (Berlin, Germany): "Romania and the Republic of Moldova: Between Shared Identity and the European Path - Relations at the Highest Level of Cooperation and Interdependence in History." @gmfus

🇲🇩 🇷🇴 🇺🇦 In response to common threats and an increasing need for cooperation in a volatile geopolitical context, Ukraine, Moldova and Romania are increasing their mutual engagement. Read an analysis of the implications of this mini-alliance for regional security, by

New piece! @LaurentiuPl on Romania's elections, the fragility and resilience of liberalism in Eastern Europe, and geopolitical continuity and rupture. Check it out! @gmfus https://t.co/tHWifY7MDs

🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.22 🇪🇺 What motivates #EU enlargement? @MariusGhincea & @LaurentiuPl argue that the Union's approach has evolved through three overlapping logics 🔀 : transformation, stabilisation, and demarcation. 👇 https://t.co/evzctyLU3T

🇲🇩 🇪🇺 Last week’s EU-Moldova summit demonstrated a strategic effort by the EU to strengthen Moldova's European trajectory, writes GMF’s @LaurentiuPl. Read his analysis of the meeting and reactions to it:

How is Moldova working to defend its information space ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections? "The new electoral code has introduced clearer rules on campaign financing, as this is a hurting issue for the Republic of Moldova," said Laurențiu Pleșca [@LaurentiuPl], a Program

Is the agreed peace deal merely a Kremlin strategy to gain concessions, with no real intention of ending the war? To what extent do Russia's negotiating tactics undermine genuine peace efforts? Can Putin be trusted to uphold any ceasefire, including infrastructure and at Sea.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis' resignation prolongs the uncertainty after the election annulment, fueling the sovereignist bloc’s narrative and potentially reshaping the May 4 presidential race.

🇲🇩 🇪🇺 "In the medium term, the EU’s ultimate goal is that Moldova will never again find itself in such a difficult situation." Read more in @LaurentiuPl's latest insight ⬇️