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The Moldovan Communists: from Leninism to Democracy?
Publications date: May 05, 2006
Source: Eurojournal.org
The policy of linguistic cleansing in Transnistria
In June and July 2004 a number of schools in Transnistria, which teach through the medium of the Romanian language and the Latin script, were closed down by the authorities, and teachers and parents prevented by militia from entering the schools, and documents and equipment were removed. Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, characterized the actions as “nothing less than linguistic cleansing”
Publications date: April 04, 2006
Autonomy in Gagauzia: A Precedent for Central and Eastern Europe?
This paper concerns itself with an underpublicized, but in many respects highly significant episode of current Eastern European history: In 1995, a Gagauz Autonomous Region had been set up by the Moldovan government.
Publications date: March 03, 2006
Moldova-Romania border region
The history of the border between Moldova and Romania goes far in depth of centuries and is rather complicated. The similar language, traditions, folk costumes, music and dances, as well as village houses architecture in the border regions of Moldova and Romania result from the fact that in the Middle Age the region belonged to the same State Moldovan principality (13891812).
Publications date: February 02, 2006
Disillusionment with Democracy: Notes from the Field in Moldova
Moldova shares a history with both Russia and Western Europe, which creates a dual and often conflicting identity as reflected in the country’s difficult transition from communism to democracy. At the formation of the Republic of Moldova in 1991, the citizens modeled their flag after the image of the Romanian flag, declared Romanian to be the national language, and emphasized Romanian heroes in state history books. However, in February of 2001, ten years after independence from the Soviet Union, Moldova democratically elected the Communist party to government; they won 71 out of 101 seats in parliament.1
Publications date: February 02, 2006
Securing Moldova’s place in Europe
A panel of international thinktanks, independent experts and representatives of the civil society and political parties from Moldova gathered for a brainstorming meeting in Brussels on May 25, 2004, together with European and American policymakers.
Publications date: February 02, 2006
Republic of Moldova: parties and political movements in the present socio-economic context
There’s a wide literature, now, on the different pathways of transition in Eastern Europe1. Even if these processes offer many similar characteristics, their outcomes are very different, according to particular historical, religious, economic situations and, above all, according to the different kind of relationships between State and civil society, held in the period before the Communist regimen.
Publications date: February 02, 2006
Drawing a new political map of Europe for 2020
Spending two days in the vast but anonymous corridors and conference rooms of the Justus Lipsius headquarters building of the European Union Council of Ministers in Brussels can generate a feeling of being a bit player in a science fiction fantasy. But the summit meeting of EU Heads of State and Government last Thursday and Friday did represent a serious experiment in time travel
Publications date: February 02, 2006
Moldova: Analysis of the Stability Pact Self-Assessment Studies
The Moldovan selfassessment studies offer a detailed overview of the existing legal framework and responsibilities of the main players in the security field: the President, Parliament, Government, as well as different phases and the Moldovan leadership’s approaches to the
Publications date: February 02, 2006
USAID/Moldova, Annual Report 2004
The dismal economic condition of Moldova inherited from the former Soviet Union was made worsen with the loss of traditional markets in the East and a painful economic transition during the 1990’s. This transition has proceeded slowly and sporadically, and support for reform amongst the population is not unanimous.
Publications date: February 02, 2006