Accession of Moldova to the European Union information
Ongoing accession process of Moldova to the EU
This article is about accession process of Moldova to the European Union. For the formal international relations between the European Union and Moldova, see Moldova–European Union relations.
Accession of Moldova to the European Union
Status
Candidate (screening)
Earliest possible entry
2030
Application
Membership application
3 March 2022
Candidate status
23 June 2022
Screening
Ongoing process
Screened & negotiations commence
Negotiations
Clusters unopen
35
Chapters unopen
6
Clusters open
0
Chapters open
0
Clusters closed
0
Chapters closed
0
Memberships & Treaties
Association Agreement
1 July 2016
Economic and monetary policy
EU Free Trade Agreement
Free trade area part of the Moldova-EU Association Agreement
World Trade Organization (WTO)
The Republic of Moldova has been a member of WTO since 26 July 2001[1]
Euro & the Eurozone
The euro is widely accepted in Moldova, although it has no formal approval, and the official currency of the country is the Moldovan leu
Travel
Energy
Energy Community
Member since March 2010
Euratom
The Republic of Moldova has no nuclear power plants and research reactors and has no plans to introduce in the near future nuclear energy as an option for power generation or any research instrument.[2]
ENTSO-E
Moldelectrica has been an Observer Member since 22 November 2023[3]
Foreign and military policy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Individual Partnership Action Plan since 19 May 2006
Neutrality is enshrined in Moldova's Constitution, meaning NATO accession is unlikely, excluding a constitutional reform
Main article: Moldova–NATO relations
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Member since 30 January 1992
Human rights and international courts
Council of Europe (CoE)
Moldova became a member of the Council of Europe on 13 July 1995[4]
International Criminal Court (ICC)
On 12 October 2010, the Republic of Moldova confirmed ratification of the Rome Statute.[5]
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Moldova has been entitled to appear before the Court since 2 March 1992.
Impact(27+1)
Population
446,828,803
450,900,630 0.5%
Area
4,233,262 km2 1,634,472 mi2
4,267,105 km2 1,647,539 mi2 1% incl. Transnistria
HDI
0.896
0.891 0.5%
GDP (PPP)
$25.399 trillion
$25.821 trillion 1.6%
GDP per capita (PPP)
$56,928
$57,625 1.2%
GDP
$17.818 trillion
$17.834 trillion 0.1%
GDP per capita
$39,940
$39,552 0.1%
Gini
30.0
29.86 0.1%
Official Languages
24
24 (no changes) Romanian is considered the de facto language and is already an official language of the EU since Romania acceded to the EU in 2007. However, there still is some debate as to what the definition of the Moldovan language may be.
Politics of Moldova
Government of Moldova
Constitution
Human rights
Neutrality
Parliament
President
Igor Grosu
Judiciary
Constitutional Court
Supreme Court
Executive
President
Maia Sandu
Prime Minister
Dorin Recean
Cabinet
Recean Cabinet
Administrative divisions
Elections
Presidential: 2016
2020
2024
Parliamentary:
2019
2021
Next
Political parties
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
Minister: Nicu Popescu
Diplomatic missions of / in Moldova
Nationality law
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Moldova–European Union relations
Moldova–NATO relations
Moldova–Romania relations
Moldova–Russia relations
Moldova–Ukraine relations
Moldova portal
Other countries
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The accession of Moldova to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU.
Following an application by Moldova in March 2022, Moldova was officially granted candidate status by EU on 22 June 2022.
Moldova set a target date of 2030 for EU Accession.[6]
On 14 December 2023, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Moldova.[7] It is one of nine current EU candidate countries, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
^"The Republic of Moldova and the WTO". World Trade Organization. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^"REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA NATIONAL AGENCY ON REGULATION OF NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES" (PDF). Republic of Moldova - International Atomic Energy Agency. 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^"ENTSO-E welcomes Moldelectrica as an Observer Member". ENTSO-E. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^"Republic of Moldova and the Council of Europe". Council of Europe. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^"Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute - Republic of Moldova". International Criminal Court. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^"Moldova sets 2030 as EU accession target at massive pro-EU rally in Chisinau". 22 May 2023.
^"EU to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova". BBC News. 14 December 2023.
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