Republic of Moldova 2021 STATE OF THE COUNTRY REPORT In partnership with: Disclaimer: Authors (in alphabetical order): Adrian LUPUSOR Alexandru FALA Denis CENUSĂ Stas MADAN Valeriu PROHNITCHI This publication is produced by the independent think-tank Expert-Grup , in partnership with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the FES and Expert-Grup . Expert-Grup does not express collective opinions. The publications of FES are not for sale unless FES gives its written consent. This version of the report is a translation of the original, which was written in Romanian. Every effort has been made to ensure that the translation is a faithful reflection of the original. However, in all matters relating to the interpretation of specific terms, information, the original language version of the report shall prevail over this translation. Chisinau, 2021