As Moldova prepares to host a pivotal bilateral summit with the European Union this Friday in Chișinău, President Maia Sandu and her pro-European government are making a concerted push to accelerate the country’s accession to the EU - potentially outpacing neighbouring Ukraine.
Despite repeated hybrid attacks from Russia and economic headwinds, Moldova is eager to present its recent progress in aligning with EU standards as grounds for decoupling its enlargement track from Ukraine's. But Brussels remains cautious.
