Why EU should not hesitate in granting Candidate Status to Moldova? Debunking main myths about Moldovan economy in the context of country’s request to join EU
Why EU should not hesitate in granting Candidate Status to Moldova? Debunking main myths about Moldovan economy in the context of country’s request to join EU

Author(s): Adrian Lupuşor
Subject(s): Security and defense, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: EXPERT-GRUP Centrul Analitic Independent
Summary/Abstract: The Republic of Moldova signed the request to join EU on the second week after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was a logical step for a country looking for a peace and development anchor amid unfolding security threats. It also reconfirmed the government’s strategic European vector that was paved so far by the ongoing Association Agreement with EU (signed in 2014). But to advance on this European path on the background of current security and economic crisis, Moldova needs a clear European perspective provided by EU in the form of Candidate country status and access to EU Single Market. On May 5, the European Parliament adopted a resolution2 that welcomed Moldova’s formal EU membership application and stated that the EU should grant it candidate status as soon as possible, in line with Article 49 TEU and ‘on the basis of merit’.

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