NEWSLETTER Young people carrying the flag of Moldova. Photo source: Presidency of the Republic of Moldova September 2025 The citizens have decided: Moldova, only towards the West! Topics of the edition: 1. Tatiana Cojocari, sociologist: If you want to emerge victorious from this hybrid war, you need a legal framework that allows for the prevention and punishment of external interference. 2. Mădălin Necșuțu, TVR Moldova journalist: From polarisation to consolidation on the path to the EU 3. Nicolae Panfil, programme director at Promo-LEX: I hope that the new Parliament will manage to be more inclusive 4. Laurențiu Pleșca, GMF programme coordinator: Moldova has chosen Europe: a historic vote against Russian influence T he citizens of the Republic of Moldova have unequivocally chosen the European path and have categorically rejected the option of Moldova returning to Russia’s orbit as a docile satellite. Regardless of their political views and ideology, all MPs, without exception, will have to work towards this goal of Moldova joining the EU. The vote for the pro-European party, coupled with the inclusion of the objective of European integration in the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova following the October 2024 referendum, must make all 101 MPs in Parliament accountable for working together over the next four years. On the other hand, the new majority needs work much more inclusively with all opposition MPs in order to involve them as much as possible in this process. Those who fail to do so should be publicly sanctioned as such. In other words, against this extremely favourable domestic and external backdrop, the current majority has a duty to step on the accelerator even more in terms of reforms and alignment with European Union standards. A precise master plan is now needed for the intelligent investment of the€1.9 billion that will come from the EU as aid for the country’s development. The Republic of Moldova has about three years to achieve definitive energy interconnection with the EU by accelerating strategic energy projects. Similarly, hard work is needed to ensure the launch of the major motorway project that will link Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. All these major projects will inevitably improve the quality of life and increase internal cohesion with the European Union. Foreign Policy Association together with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung offer you a newsletter on foreign policy and European integration issues of the Republic of Moldova. The newsletter is part of the“Foreign Policy Dialogue” joint Project. Monthly newsletter, No.9(235), September 2025 1