Moldova Makes a Pivotal Choice. to propose visa-free travel for Moldovans to the EU's Schengen zone

Location of Moldova in Europe (green) and its uncontrolled territory of Transnistria (light green)
Capital and largest city	Chișinău 47°0′N 28°55′E
Official language and national language	Romanian[1][2]
Recognised minority languages[3][4][5]	See here
Ethnic groups  (2014; excl. Transnistria)[6]	82.07% Moldovans / Romanians[a] 6.57% Ukrainians 4.57% Gagauzes 4.06% Russians 1.88% Bulgarians 0.85% other

Tugged Between East and West, Moldova Makes a Pivotal Choice

Moldovans are voting on whether to enshrine in their Constitution an “irreversible” commitment to abandon Russian influence and one day join the E.U.

On November 29th at a summit meeting between the EU and six former Soviet republics, Moldova will sign two major agreements that cover political cooperation, reforms and free trade. The European Commission is also set to propose visa-free travel for Moldovans to the EU's Schengen zone. All this represents a big opportunity for Moldova. Russia is doing everything it can to sabotage it http://econ.st/17owA3l

Hostage in a geopolitical game

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Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, wants Moldova to join the customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, the core of the Moscow-dominated Eurasian economic union he is planning.