EU to accelerate ties with Georgia, Moldova

On the 14 May 2014, the EU reasserted its intention to sign association deals with two former Soviet countries, Georgia and Moldova, earlier than planned. The countries were scheduled to sign association agreements with the EU in Brussels in late June 2014.

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ESO: Background information: EU keen to sign Moldova pact despite Russia threats http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-keen-to-sign-moldova-pact-despite-russia-threats/

ESO: Background information: Speech by President Herman Van Rompuy at the Europe House, Tbilisi, Georgia http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-speech-by-president-herman-van-rompuy-at-the-europe-house-tbilisi-georgia/

ESO: Background information: Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels, 12 May 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-foreign-affairs-council-brussels-12-may-2014/

EUObserver, 15.05.14: Trade pact to 'seal Moldova's European path' http://euobserver.com/foreign/124155

EurActiv, 16.05.14: Moldovan PM criticizes Russia’s ‘Twitter diplomacy’ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/moldovan-pm-criticizes-russias-twitter-diplomacy-302180

ESO: Background information: European Commission's support to the Republic of Moldova http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-european-commissions-support-to-the-republic-of-moldova/

Euronews, 15.05.14: Moldova eyes EU pact http://www.euronews.com/2014/05/15/moldova-eyes-eu-pact/

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