Russia-Ukraine war: EU to open enlargement talks with Ukraine and Moldova next week – as it happened
Russia trying to meddle in Moldovan polls, say UK, US and Canada
May 2024
Ukraine war live
Russia-Ukraine war: police search European parliament over possible Russian interference – as it happened
The Observer view on Georgia protests: as police fire teargas in Tbilisi, the EU must show Putin it means business
February 2024
Transnistria appeals to Russia for ‘protection’, reviving fears for Moldova breakaway region
Tractor blockade disrupts operations at Belgian port of Antwerp
December 2023
From birch-tree juice to Christmas bread, our food tells the story of who we are
Paula Erizanu
My mother travelled Moldova to save recipes in danger of dying out – and captured the tale of our rich and turbulent past, says Moldovan journalist and writer Paula Erizanu
EU sidesteps Viktor Orbán to open membership talks with Ukraine
Decision after hours of tense negotiations in Brussels is critical boost to Volodymyr Zelenskiy
What does Orbán’s decision on Ukraine’s EU membership mean for an enlarged bloc?
Letting Ukraine into the EU will reinforce, not undermine, Europe’s security
Piotr Buras and Engjellushe Morina
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Weather tracker: deaths after first heavy snowfall of winter hits eastern Europe
November 2023
Kinderland by Liliana Corobca review – a bleak but beautiful tale of survival
Moldovan president’s dog bites hand of Austrian president
First Edition newsletter
Thursday briefing: Ukraine moves closer to joining the EU – what does that mean for Europe’s future?
Moldova and Ukraine’s accelerated path to EU marks Russia’s waning influence
European Commission backs talks on Ukraine and Moldova EU membership
Europe live
European enlargement in ‘common interest’, Von der Leyen tells EU parliament – as it happened
EU expected to start process of Ukraine and Moldova becoming member states
Germany proposes giving EU candidate countries observer status at summits
July 2023
Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomats and embassy staff, citing years of ‘hostile actions’
The country’s foreign minister alluded to media reports of alleged spying equipment installed on the roof of Russia’s embassy in Chișinău