by Laurențiu Pleșca
To achieve its ambitious goal of joining by 2028, Moldova must carry out an intensive diplomatic effort in the next few months.
Moldova has set itself the objective of joining the EU by 2028 and made much progress toward it recently despite major challenges. The bilateral screening meetings that began in July 2024 were completed in record time in September 2025. Since December, the government has launched technical accession consultations with the EU on three of the six negotiation clusters: fundamental values, internal market, and external relations. But technical reforms are only half the battle; the other half is to convince each member state that Moldova is ready for accession.
