Georgia and Moldova apply for EU membership

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 06 Mar 2022 by Alex Teddy

On March 3 two former Soviet republics submitted their applications. They have been candidates for EU membership for years. They are both worried about Russian encroachment. There are Russian troops in both Moldova and Georgia against the wishes of the government of those countries. Moscow says its soldiers are peacekeepers in both places; protecting breakaway statelets.The EU has yet to answer. All 27 EU member states have to approve the applications if the applications are to be accepted. Georgia and Moldova are probably too poor and too corrupt to admit at the moment.

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