Tag Archive for Moldova

Christmas Around the Network

Have you ever noticed similarities between your country’s and other countries’ traditions for Christmas? There are many symbols attached to this holiday in Europe, and each country has kept its own identity and traditions, while enriching them with influences form various other sources. This diversity and richness prove the importance given by Europeans to the Christmas holiday. This year the AEGEEan… Read more →

Moldovan elections: what was at stake, what we observed, and what might happen

On the 1st of December, Moldova woke up with the results of the parliamentary elections that would decide the direction that this small landlocked country would have taken. Bordering a European Union member state (Romania) and Ukraine, Moldova faces a similar challenge as their Eastern Partnership neighbours: keeping their ties with Russia, or pushing towards Europe? Arrived in Chișinău, one could… Read more →

The impact of the visa-free regime on Moldovan citizens

After six years of a Visa Facilitation Agreement (meaning a lower visa fee and simplification of visa procedures) between the EU and Moldova, on the 3rd of April the Council of the European Union granted Moldova with a visa-free travel regime. After the visa liberalisation dialogue that started in 2010 and encouraged Moldova to successfully implement many reforms like strengthening… Read more →