EU Admits Partial Accession of Moldova and Georgia

According to EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano, the EU may consider the option of accepting Moldova and Georgia into its membership without the territories of Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The EU may consider the option of accepting Moldova and Georgia into its membership in parts, i.e. first without the territories of Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. This statement was made by the official representative of the EU foreign policy service Peter Stano in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, excerpts from which were published on Friday, 24 November. “The European future of Georgia and Moldova cannot be held hostage to conflicts. This has been confirmed at the highest level of the EU. We continue to firmly support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and Moldova,” the publication quoted its interlocutor as saying. Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia’s path to the EU The European Commission’s 2023 enlargement report, released on 8 November, contains recommendations to start membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, as well as to grant Georgia the status of an EU candidate country. Earlier, in late October, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said she admitted her country to join the EU without the territory of Transnistria. “The ideal option is for a reintegrated country to join the EU, that is, the right and left banks. If this does not happen, if it is impossible for one reason or another, there is also an option to integrate first the right bank and then the left bank into the EU,” the politician pointed out on the air of the Vocae Basarabiei TV channel. The realization of this plan depends on the geopolitical situation, she added at the time.