https://www.rferl.org/z/664 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Moldova https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/664 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:47:05 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL The European Union opened accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova on June 15 after the election of a new government in Hungary removed the final hurdle to moving the process of joining the 27-member bloc. https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-accession-talks-ukraine-moldova-jozwiak/33782255.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-accession-talks-ukraine-moldova-jozwiak/33782255.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:34:44 +0200 News AnalysisMoldovaUkraineThe Rundown StoriesEurope European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that European Union member states have agreed to advance accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, boosting the countries' membership bids after two years of stalled progress. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-moldova-eu-membership/33779301.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-moldova-eu-membership/33779301.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:19:27 +0200 NewsMoldovaUkraineThe Rundown Stories In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak is drilling down on two issues: a damning rule-of-law assessment for Serbia and the latest Franco-German EU enlargement proposal. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-rule-of-law-eu-enlargement-french-german-plan/33776111.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-rule-of-law-eu-enlargement-french-german-plan/33776111.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:14:28 +0200 Wider EuropeFeaturesMoldovaRussiaUkraineMontenegroSerbiaKosovoNorth MacedoniaThe Rundown Stories Hungarian and Ukrainian diplomats reached a deal on Hungarian minority rights late on June 3, allowing Ukraine and Moldova to finally start de facto accession talks with the European Union later this month, after two years of Budapest vetoing this step under its previous government. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-moldova-to-start-eu-accession-talks-after-breakthrough--minority-rights/33772673.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-moldova-to-start-eu-accession-talks-after-breakthrough--minority-rights/33772673.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:09:53 +0200 NewsMoldovaUkraineThe Rundown Stories In this week's Wider Europe newsletter, Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: Why the EU isn’t naming a Russia envoy and the upcoming EU-Moldova summit. https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-envoy-gerhard-schroeder-putin/33770809.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-envoy-gerhard-schroeder-putin/33770809.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:59:12 +0200 Wider EuropeMoldovaUkraineThe Rundown Stories