Our Scans · Moldova · Weekly Summary

• [New] The new Franco-German initiative will apply not only to the Western Balkan candidate countries - Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Albania - but also to Moldova. Fazit Communication GmbH
• [New] Ukraine is unlikely to join alone; countries like Albania, Montenegro, and Moldova could also accede. Brookings
• If a country as large and powerful as Ukraine falls to Russia, smaller or more isolated countries will have no chance-Moldova, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, to name a few. TruthOnlyBible
• €140 million will go to providing emergency assistance, including food, shelter, clean water, healthcare, and winter protection in Ukraine, while €8 million are allocated to help Ukrainian refugees and host communities in the Republic of Moldova. EEAS
• The European Commission and member states could do much more to bring Albania, Montenegro and Moldova closer to membership during this decade. European Council on Foreign Relations
• Articulate the advantages of integrating the Western Balkans (as well as Ukraine and Moldova): Many national debates are likely to focus on the risks of EU enlargement, but they should also explain the contributions future members could make to common EU policies and objectives. DGAP
• Without a decisive strategy, the EU could lose the trust and enthusiasm of its most eager partners (in the Western Balkans, as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia), eroding their reform drive and Western orientation (Serbia and Georgia being current exceptions). European Council on Foreign Relations
• In Moldova, a 15-day environmental alert was declared in the Dniester River basin after a Russian attack on the Dniester Hydroelectric Station in neighboring Ukraine led to a oil leakage that threatened water supplies. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
• Contestation in countries such as Georgia and Moldova could boil over. Foreign Affairs Magazine
• Romania continued to pose a possible threat to Russian control over Moldova. Future
• Some 240 foreign soldiers, from detachments of France, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the USA, as well as soldiers from allied countries contributing to NATO structures on Romanian territory will also take part. Romania Insider
• The EU currently has nine candidates for accession; four of them could become members by the end of 2030: Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine. European Council on Foreign Relations
• Ukraine and Moldova could be ready to conclude accession negotiations by 2028 and accede to the EU by 2030. European Council on Foreign Relations
• For Moldova, EU membership would be a shield to safeguard its sovereignty and security, offering a counterbalance to external threats and regional instability, mainly from Russia. European Council on Foreign Relations
• Many policymakers point to the war in Ukraine as evidence of the risks Moldova faces if it fails to integrate into the EU. European Council on Foreign Relations
• Many countries emphasise the need for rapid integration - especially of Ukraine and Moldova - because it will reinforce Europe's eastern borders and democratic governance. European Council on Foreign Relations
• If we do not stop Russia now, it will undoubtedly try to fully incorporate Georgia and Moldova in an exclusive sphere of influence. Transforming Society
• An expanded Eurosphere that includes Bulgaria, Romania, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the Balkans, Moldova, Belarus and Georgia will share a belief in democracy with the United States - but be alienated from it because of a habit of multilateralism. Centre for European Reform

Last updated: 19 June 2026