France, Germany promise Moldova EU support

The foreign ministers of France and Germany, Laurent Fabius and Frank Walter Steinmeier, reassured Moldova on the 23 April 2014 that the EU stood ready to sign an association agreement with Chisinau in Summer 2014, and that the Union supported the country’s territorial integrity.

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ESO: Background information: ENP Country Progress Report 2013 – Republic of Moldova http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-enp-country-progress-report-2013-republic-of-moldova/

ESO: Background information: Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern Partnership countries http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-priorities-for-eu-relations-with-the-eastern-partnership-countries/

ESO: Background information: Moldova's Trans-Dniester region pleads to join Russia http://www.europeansources.info/record/moldovas-trans-dniester-region-pleads-to-join-russia/

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Euronews, 23.04.14: Transnistria territorially tempting to Russia http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/23/transnistria-territorially-tempting-to-russia/

Deutsche Welle, 23.04.14: Steinmeier, Fabius in Moldova, Georgia charm offensive http://dw.de/p/1BnaR

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Deutsche Welle, 07.05.14: The Republic of Moldova is on the alert http://dw.de/p/1BupZ

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