IDIS Viitorul // Claus NEUKIRCH

Autonomy And Conflict Transformation: The Case Of The Gagauz Territorial Autonomy In The Republic Of Moldova
english
Gagauz-Yeri, the land of the Gagauz, is a relatively young autonomous territorial unit situated in the southern part of the Republic of Moldova. Following tense conflicts in the late eighties, early nineties between the Gagauz and the independence seeking government of the then Moldovan Socialist Soviet Republic (MSSR), an agreement on an autonomy statute was reached in 1994. In the meantime, Moldova had achieved independence and had gone through a bloody civil war with the separatist regime in its eastern Transdniestrian region.
Claus Neukirch

14.08.2007

Coming closer to a solution in Moldova?
english
The Republic of Moldova has come more and more to the attention of policy makers in Western Europe during the last year. With Romania’s accession to the European Union (EU) scheduled for 2007, Moldova will become a direct neighbour of the EU in 2007. In Brussels and elsewhere this outlook has stimulated interest in a country which was once labelled by The Economist as a country ‘not so much forgotten, than never remembered.’ Moldova is today not only the poorest country in Europe, but it currently also offers its citizens few perspectives for a brighter future: The Communist-led government was not able to convince the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the summer of 2003 toresume lending and will now face a hard winter as the European Commission and other donors threaten to freeze their financing, too.
Claus Neukirch, Press and Public Affairs Officer of the OSCE Mission to Moldova

Home / Claus NEUKIRCH