{"id":1258,"date":"2025-06-17T17:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vegacelis.com\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2025-06-20T10:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T10:58:04","slug":"eu-state-pledges-cash-to-moldova-to-counter-russian-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vegacelis.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/eu-state-pledges-cash-to-moldova-to-counter-russian-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"EU state pledges cash to Moldova to counter \u2018Russian threats\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Netherlands has promised to $1.7 million to \u201cstrengthen Moldova\u2019s democracy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The Dutch government has announced funding for Moldova aimed at “strengthening… democracy”<\/em> and combating what it described as “Russian hybrid threats” <\/em>to the EU-aspirant.<\/em> The move comes as the ex-Soviet republic’s pro-Western government pursues closer ties with Brussels, amid rising discontent at home.<\/p>\n Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp shared the pledge to the EU candidate country in a post on X. “The Netherlands pledges €1.5 million ($1.7 million) to projects aimed at strengthening Moldova’s democracy and institutional resilience and at mitigating its external threats,”<\/em> Veldkamp wrote. “These projects are also aimed at countering Russian hybrid threats, like disinformation, and preventing electoral corruption,”<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n Moldova has accelerated its drive toward EU and NATO integration since 2020, when President Maia Sandu, a vocal critic of Russia, came to power. Re-elected last year in a controversial runoff, Sandu has intensified efforts to fast-track Moldova’s EU accession, vowing last month to conclude membership talks by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n
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