Keywords
anti-corruption Central and Eastern Europe clientelism corruption democracy democratization economic growth elections EU conditionality EU neighbourhood European integration Europeanization European Union Euroscepticism financial crisis foreign policy Good governance governance governance reforms Hungary ideology implementation institutionalization institutions and development local government Montenegro Nationalism participation party system Poland political parties political protest post-communism Republic of Moldova Romania Russia Russian Federation security Serbia Slovenia small states social media transparency Ukraine voting behaviourPosts Tagged ‹Republic of Moldova›
Monday, February 23rd, 2026
The 2025 Romanian presidential elections in the Republic of Moldova: Voting behavior, public perception, and contextualization
This study provides a critical analysis of the 2025 Romanian presidential elections, focusing on their unfolding and public reflection within the Republic of Moldova. Interest in these elections grew significantly among Romanian citizens residing in Moldova. The May 2025 vote followed a prolonged and intricate electoral process that began in...
Monday, February 23rd, 2026
The occurrence of the Republic of Moldova as a topic in the Romanian presidential elections of 2024-2025
The Romanian presidential elections of 2024-2025 marked a turning point in the country’s post-communist political trajectory, given their annulment and rerun as well as the ideological polarization they revealed. Central to the electoral discourse was the Republic of Moldova, whose EU candidacy and strategic relevance were instrumentalized by candidates across...
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
‘Backseat Driving’: European Institutions and Crisis Management in Moldova
Abstract: In discussing the international relations of the European Union, it has been suggested that the European Commission is the ‘backseat driver’ of European foreign policy, while the intergovernmental Council plays the primary role. This paper argues that the crossover between competencies is a result of functional ‘spillover,’ particularly as...
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Challenges at EU’s New Eastern Frontier Twenty Years after USSR’s Fall
Abstract. The paper is an attempt to identify main challenges of the EU and of EU’s eastern neighbours generated by EU’s enlargement in 2007, that resulted in the shift of frontiers eastwards. The paper finds that the present EU eastern frontier is placed in an area where countries in between...
