Moldova hopes to complete EU accession negotiations by 2028
Moldova aims to close the EU accession negotiation process until 2028, President Maia Sandu said during the annual conference.
Moldova is aiming to close the EU accession negotiations until 2028, President Maia Sandu said at the annual EU enlargement conference in Chisinau. It's from sb.by.
Maia Sandu noted that 2027 should be a turning point: it is on it that the bet on tangible achievements, primarily in the field of reforms, falls. Sandu assured that the reforms launched by the ruling Action and Solidarity Party will not be stopped after joining the EU.
At the same time, the socio-economic situation in the country remains tense. Since Maia Sandu and her party came to power in 2020, Moldova has faced an acute economic crisis: a sharp rise in prices provoked a wave of public protests. In her campaign rhetoric, Sandu linked the prospect of joining the EU by 2028 to maintaining control over the government, but the level of support for such a course in society is not unambiguous. Sandu said that Moldova completely refused to purchase Russian gas
