EU accession

The EU has opened accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine

Three foreign ministers from the Western Balkans paid official visits to Bucharest this week

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Romania supports the start of EU accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the granting of candidate status to Georgia.

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Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova obtained in early November the recommendation from the European Commission regarding the start of EU accession negotiations

Ukraine, invaded by the Russian troops, and the neighboring Republic of Moldova (an ex-Soviet with a majority Romanian-speaking population) remain on the agenda of European decision-makers.

The Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu made his first foreign visit to Chișinău.

The opening of the accession negotiations of the Republic of Moldova to the EU is a priority of Romania's foreign policy.

On January 1, 2007, post-communist Romania was admitted into the European Union.

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After Ukraine, it's the Republic of Moldova's turn to receive the EC questionnaire for the assessment of the country's EU accession application.

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Romania celebrated on January 1st 10 years since joining the EU.