THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

The Republic of Moldova is situated between the geopolitical east and west and it is still searching for its identity, vision and model of its development and transformation. It is one of the countries which have been involved in the European Neighbourhood Policy and the programme of the Eastern Partnership. Facing its numerous political and economic problems Moldova additionally has to cope with the fall of the attractiveness of theEuropean Union whose status raises a lot of controversies on the international arena. This state indicates that the world is in the phase of deep transformations and the contemporary system of international relations undergoes a stormy transformation.