Fatal price of Russian imperial nostalgia

Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu Last week, it became known that the European Union intends to strip Hungary of over 70% of the European funds to which it is entitled until 2027, on the pretext that the Hungarian government violates the rule of…

Nostalgia at propaganda’s service

Op-Ed by Victor Pelin 1. Origins of censorship and propaganda Ahead of the centenary of the USSR, for nostalgia to be cured, it is important to highlight not only the crimes committed by the Soviet empire, but also the…

”Chased into Europe’s embrace”

On 23 June 2022, the European Council granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova and expressed readiness to do the same for Georgia once the priorities specified in the Commission’s opinion on Georgia’s membership application have been…

Will Russian army attack Republic of Moldova?

Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu Before invading Ukraine, the Russian army was considered the second biggest military force in the world. After almost five months of war with considerable losses of troops and military equipment, both data experts…

Republic of Moldova: from CIS to EU

Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu In Moldovan society, we have long witnessed an anemic debate on the opportunity of our state’s membership in the CIS. The definition given to the CIS by Putin earlier is also known. He described this interstate…

Geopolitical alternative, stake of opposition

Op-Ed by Victor Pelin Opposition’s reactions to obtaining of EU candidate status by the Republic of Moldova The Communist-Socialist opposition had to react to the confirmation by the European Council of the European perspective of the…