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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Moldova - Caught on Camera

Moldova's parliament elects investor Vasile Tofan as prime minister to push EU membership bid

Moldova's pro-Western parliament has elected investor Vasile Tofan as prime minister

The Independent UK

President Murmu departs for three-nation European visit to boost ties

President Droupadi Murmu departed on a three-nation visit to Moldova, North Macedonia, and Romania to boost bilateral trade, technology, and cultural ties. This maiden high-level visit strengthens India's Eastern European ties, with all three nations reaffirming solidarity with India against global terrorism.

The Economic Times

It's 'Super Tuesday' for EU enlargement as 4 candidates move forward with negotiations

Four countries are taking significant steps toward joining the European Union

The Independent UK

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Moldova's president nominates pro-European businessman Vasile Tofan for prime minister

If approved by parliament, Tofan will be tasked with driving Moldova closer to realising its EU membership goal and reviving an economy that has experienced years-long decline.

Euronews

EU agrees to open new phase of membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova

Ukraine and Moldova will formally open cluster six of accession negotiations on 14 July. This leaves them with four clusters still blocked.

Euronews

Maia Sandu and the European Union: the shadow of Russian disinformation

Moldova’s political future faces the West - but the country has to overcome destabilisation efforts coming from the East.

France 24

The five European economies set to grow more than twice as fast as the eurozone

The IMF expects the eurozone to grow by little more than 1% a year through 2031. Yet some of Europe's fastest growth is forecast in smaller economies, with war-hit Ukraine among the countries expected to outpace the eurozone by more than two to one.

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Moldova speeds up its membership process to the EU

An economically fragile country caught up in Russia’s hybrid war, Moldova is keen to make rapid progress for a quicker membership to the European Union. With the opening of the first chapter of accession negotiations, the EU launched its €1.9 billion investment plan in the country. With this plan, which…

France 24

'We hope the member states will recognise our effort' to join the EU: Moldova's President Maia Sandu

FRANCE 24’s Europe editor-in-chief Caroline de Camaret hosts Maia Sandu, the President of Moldova. This in the context of an EU-Moldova summit held on June 22, 2026, in Brussels. The ex-Soviet republic of nearly 3 million people that borders Ukraine has opened its first “cluster” of negotiations to join the…

France 24

Ukraine and Moldova set to open another cluster of EU accession talks

EU countries have unanimously agreed to start the process to open another accession cluster with Ukraine and Moldova, the one on external relations, with a formal ceremony expected on 14 July.

Euronews

Moldovan prime minister Alexandru Munteanu resigns after eight months in office

Moldova's president Maia Sandu said she would start consultations with the country's political parties on Monday over selecting a new prime minister.

Euronews

EU must keep promises on Ukraine accession talks, says Zelenskyy, as Ireland takes presidency – as it happened

Ukrainian leader among guests in Dublin as Micheál Martin says ‘we will stand unswervingly by your people’

The Guardian - UK

Five pressing tasks for Ireland as it takes over EU Council presidency

Ireland has kicked off its six-month presidency of the EU Council. From accession to the budget, here are the five most pressing tasks.

Euronews

EU scales back Ukraine's accession timetable due to Hungarian resistance

Faced with renewed resistance from Hungary, the EU has been forced to change plans and now aims to unblock two, rather than five, accession clusters with Ukraine and Moldova before the summer break.

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EU sets stage for decoupling Moldova's accession bid from Ukraine's

From the start, the accession bids of Moldova and Ukraine have been informally coupled. But now, after the opening of the first cluster of negotiations, the two candidates might go on separate ways.

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Moldova Digital Summit 2026: EU Commissioner Marta Kos Praises Moldova as a Digital Success Story

CHISINAU, Moldova, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Moldova Digital Summit 2026 (MDS26) brought approximately 4,000 participants, 100+ speakers and 45 exhibitors to Chișinău for over 70 sessions and business meetings focused on technology, investment and Moldova's integration into Europe's digital economy. "Moldova is already a digital success story. In digital…

Euronews

Newsletter: A Commissioner's secret trip to Israel

In this newsletter: A high-ranking EU official visits Jerusalem on Monday, exposing a vacuum of information about the trip; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to lay-out how he will vacate Number 10 Downing Street; plus, the EU-Moldova summit gets underway in the Belgian capital.

Euronews

Europe Today: Starmer set to step down as US-Iran talks and Moldova summit unfold

US-Iran talks continued after a temporary pause threatened the fragile agreement, as Brussels hosted the second EU-Moldova summit focused on Chişinău's membership bid. Meanwhile, pressure grew on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as tensions between Poland and Ukraine continued to escalate.

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Cypriot minister vows to keep 'building' on EU accession momentum

As the last days of Cyprus’s rotating EU presidency approach, Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Marilena Raouna, says her country will work "very hard" to open the remaining phases of talks on Ukraine and Moldova's EU membership.

Euronews

Ukraine and Moldova press ahead with bid to join the EU on enlargement ‘Mega Monday’

In what’s been hailed by the European Union’s enlargement chief as ‘Mega Monday’, Ukraine and Moldova are breaking a two-year political deadlock by formally kicking off the first phase of negotiations on joining the bloc.

Euronews

Newsletter: The G7's moment of reckoning

Also in this newsletter: Ukraine and Moldova enter first phase of talks on joining the European Union; and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to join G7 leaders after Russian strikes kill nine and damage landmark cathedral overnight.

The Economic Times

EU moves Ukraine's membership bid forward, but tough road ahead

The European Union has officially started membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova. This is a major political and moral boost for Ukraine. However, full membership is still a long way off. Ukraine faces a huge task to align its laws and institutions with EU standards. Some leaders suggest alternative arrangements…

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine and Moldova to enter first phase of EU membership negotiations

Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talks

France 24

Ukraine's EU accession bid gains traction as Hungary lifts veto

The European Union will resume membership negotiations with Ukraine on Monday after Hungary's new government lifted a long-standing veto imposed by former prime minister Viktor Orban. EU leaders said all member states had agreed to open the first phase of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, marking a fresh show…

Euronews

EU countries agree to unblock accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova

Friday's agreement allows Ukraine and Moldova to formally open the first cluster of accession negotiations, known as "Fundamentals".

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