The European Dimension of Political Process in Moldova and Georgia: Realities and Perceptions 167
The European Dimension of Political Process in Moldova and Georgia: Realities and Perceptions 167

Summary/Abstract: This article seeks to realize a comparative analysis of the Moldova and Georgia way to Europe, by placing them initially in an historical political context. Moldova and Georgia are two post-soviet states that have a lot of common particularities inherited from the Soviet Union. In the present Georgia and Moldova are the only states as members of the Eastern Partnership that have decided firmly on their future European way. Having characterized the emergence of political transformation in Georgia and Moldova in the last years, the article goes to explore similarities and differences of countries expressing this quality in terms of reforms that made politically closer to the European Union. The paper argues that values have been an important factor to explain the EU´s foreign policy towards Georgia and Moldova, but also attempts to explain how European are Georgian and Moldovan people, trough analyzing their perception on West and European aspiration.

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