The Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe and the prospect of the inclusion of the Republic of Moldova
The Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe and the prospect of the inclusion of the Republic of Moldova

Summary/Abstract: The interest of the Moldovan authorities in the Stability Pact is determined by the advantages the Republic of Moldova could draw from it in solving the pressing problems that it faces and, in the first place, by the perspective of full integration into the European Union (EU) that the Pact offers to the countries of south-eastern Europe. This perspective attracts Chișinău like a magnet. The problem is that, for quite a long period of time, Moldovan diplomats have been trying unsuccessfully to obtain from Brussels a clear sign regarding the prospect of the country’s integration into the EU. They have requested the signing of an Association Agreement that would include such a clause. So, from the very beginning, the Stability Pact was perceived in Moldova as a lifejacket that could draw the country out of the “muddy waters” of the CIS and lead it towards Brussels, even if it would take a roundabout route through the Balkan region. Thus, in the eyes of Moldovan officials, the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe is rather a Pact for EU Integration, and so one of the main directions of current Moldovan diplomatic effort is aimed at the full inclusion of Moldova in it. This article intends precisely to examine how the Stability Pact is perceived in the Republic of Moldova, what is the current stage of its efforts to join the process and what are the chances of Moldova to achieve this goal.

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