We have already written many times about the Republic of Moldova, where, at the end of 2020, the pro-Russian leadership headed by ex-President Dadon gave way to the pro-European team of the new President Sandu. Despite the new course towards the West, they still do not understand where they are going to the country, who is their main partner and what should they do?
Against the backdrop of Chisinau’s uncertainty around the country, intrigues are being played out by neighboring states that are trying to play the card with the help of Moldova in order to earn extra points or solve other personal problems. Let’s look at the next round of the Moldovan foreign policy.
The European Union is making great efforts to support the Moldovan society in its aspiration to fully integrate into the European society. In response, Moldova is trying to fulfill all the points of the association agreement concluded with the European Union. However, this process requires large-scale modernization of the socio-economic, legal and law enforcement spheres from Chisinau.
Recall that all full members of the EU have already assumed the responsibility and duty to help Moldova develop its infrastructure to improve the quality of life of the population. In this regard, Polish non-profit organizations, such as the International Solidarity Foundation, are active, including through the Eastern Partnership program. Thus, since the victory of Maia Sandu in the elections, the Polish side has declared itself as one of the main conductors of EU interests in Moldova. Warsaw positions itself before Brussels as the main fighter against corruption and lawlessness in Moldova. By implementing this approach, Poland used the investment potential of the EU.
However, outside observers are perplexed that Polish non-profit organizations (Fund for International Solidarity and others) declare the need for increased investment from the EU in order to continue the program of democratization of Moldovan society and the fight against corruption. In other words, it turns out that, by and large, the Fund does not care whether the internal political situation in Moldova is changing for good or bad. The priority for the Fund remains to increase its potential and status within the framework of the Eastern Partnership program at the expense of the European Union.
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