Tensions rise along the River Dniester

Editorial says that Moldova was preparing in 2013 preparing to install check points at the border with its breakaway republic of Transnistria, while Russia and the Ukraine hoped to speed up negotiations on settling this 20-year-old conflict. The European Union may find itself dragged into a diplomatic standoff.

ICG: Conflict history: Moldova http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-moldova-2/

Kyiv Post, 20.03.13: Moldova, Transdniestria name three stumbling blocks in talks http://www.kyivpost.com/content/russia-and-former-soviet-union/moldova-transdniestria-name-three-stumbling-blocks-in-talks-320677.html

OSCE: OSCE Mission to Moldova http://www.osce.org/moldova

EU: EEAS: Moldova http://eeas.europa.eu/moldova/

European Parliament: Studies: The Transnistrian Issue: Moving beyond the Status Quo http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/studiesdownload.html?languageDocument=EN&file=78635

Jurnal de Chisinau, 20.06.13: New tension on the Transnistria border (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/3899861-new-tension-transnistria-border

Foreign Policy România, 12.09.13: Will the EU spread to the Dniester? (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/4138411-will-eu-spread-dniester

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