Republic of Moldova 2023 STATE OF THE COUNTRY REPORT În parteneriat cu: Authors (in alphabetical order): Denis CENUSĂ Adrian LUPUSOR Stas MADAN Ecaterina RUSU Marina SOLOVIOVA Disclaimer: This publication is produced by the i ndependent think-tank Expert-Grup , in partnership with the Friedrich­Ebert-Stiftung(FES) . The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the FES and by Expert-Grup . Expert-Grup does not express collective opinions. FES ’s publications cannot be sold without FES ’s 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 and information the original language version of the report shall prevail over this translation Chisinau, 2023