ABOUT THE AUTHORS: IMPR INT Radu Magdin is a Romanian analyst and former advisor to Social Democratic Prime Ministers in Romania(2014-2015) and the Republic of Moldova(2016-2017). Viorel Isticioaia-Budura is former Head of the Asia-Pacific Department, European External Action Service, former Ambassador of the EU to Japan, former Ambassador of Romania to the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung România| Str. Emanoil Porumbaru| no. 21| apartament 3| Sector 1| Bucure ști| România Respon s i bl e: Juliane Schulte| Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania Tel.:+40 21 211 09 82| Fax:+40 21 210 71 91 www.fes.ro For orders/ Contact: fes@fes.ro Without an explicit written agreement from the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung(FES), the commercial use of the publications and media products published by FES is forbidden. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.