Moldova: Pioneering Justice and Home Sffairs Cooperation with the EU in the Eastern Partnership?
Moldova: Pioneering Justice and Home Sffairs Cooperation with the EU in the Eastern Partnership?

Author(s): Raül Hernández i Sagrera
Subject(s): International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: IDIS VIITORUL Institutul pentru Dezoltare şi Initiative Sociale
Keywords: Eastern Partnership;
Summary/Abstract: Among the Eastern Partnership countries, Moldova has been coined as the most successful story. Indeed, the willingness of the Moldovan Government to come closer to the European Union is unarguable. This dynamism in EU-Moldova cooperation has been particularly relevant in the field of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA), to the extent that Brussels has chosen Chisinau as the laboratory where to launch new initiatives such as the Mobility Partnership or the Common Visa Application Centre. Yet, the picture of the current implementation of the Visa Liberalization Action Plan shows that there is still work to be done in order to achieve the adoption and implementation of the commitments set out in the Action Plan on Visa Liberalization. In order for Moldova to keep the label of ‘pioneer’ among the Eastern Partnership countries, the full implementation of the reforms must be carried out, not only vis-à-vis the Union, but also as model to be followed by the Southern Caucasus Countries in their increased migration cooperation with the EU.

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