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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova Could Move Ahead of Ukraine in EU Membership Talks, Commission Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Moldova may be able to advance faster than Ukraine on its path to EU membership. The European Commission hopes Montenegro could be formally invited as early as this summer.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:13:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova to Name US-Funded Power Line the Trump Liberty Line]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Moldova is naming a new power line after US President Donald Trump, following an American proposal.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:18:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five Russian missiles and drones violate Moldovan airspace, says Maia Sandu]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Five Russian missiles and drones have violated Moldovan airspace in attacks on Ukraine overnight Saturday, writes Moldovan President Maia Sandu on X.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:58:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova gets pro-EU prime minister]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Economist Alexandru Munteanu has been appointed Prime Minister of Moldova, Reuters reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:57:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova Election: Pro-EU Party Wins Majority in Parliament]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It has been described as a fateful choice between a future path towards the west or increased Russian influence. When almost all votes have been counted in Moldova's parliamentary election, the pro-European PAS is on an unexpectedly strong own majority, 55 of 101 seats. The people have chosen "democracy, reforms and a European future", writes EU Council President António Costa.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:08:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian Disinformation Targets Moldova's EU-Friendly Government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[War threats, scare propaganda and outright lies characterize the mood as Moldova votes on its immediate future. Russia is accused of waging an unlimited hybrid war.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:40:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macron accuses of Russian influence in Moldova]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France's President Emmanuel Macron condemns "Russian attempts to destabilize Moldova".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:45:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drone strike over Moldova – ambassador summoned]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Moldova has summoned Russia's ambassador due to Russian drones violating the country's airspace and exploding. President Maia Sandu accuses Moscow of spreading terror.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:14:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine offers coal to pro-Russian breakaway region]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine is offering the Russia-friendly breakaway region of Transnistria coal deliveries – possibly for free – to alleviate the electricity crisis. The move was made when the President of Moldova visited Kyiv.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian gas stop extinguishes Christmas lights in Moldova]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the small country of Moldova, the stop of Russian fossil gas through Ukraine has already had consequences over the New Year's weekend. On New Year's Day, the festive lighting on the capital's public buildings was turned off.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:22:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Threats against Moldovan polling stations abroad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany sounds the alarm about a large-scale attempt to intimidate Moldovans abroad ahead of the Moldovan presidential election's decisive round on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:17:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe-friendly President Declares Victory in Moldova]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Europe-friendly Maia Sandu declares herself the winner in Moldova's presidential election. With nearly 99 percent of the votes counted, she has surpassed the pro-Russian candidate Aleksandr Stoianoglo.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 07:17:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Barely EU Yes in Moldova Despite Russian Influence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Moldova says yes to future EU membership in a referendum. But the margin was minimal – and Russia is believed to have tried to influence the vote. We won fairly in an unfair fight, said President Maia Sandu.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Barely EU Yes in Moldova Despite Russian Influence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Moldova says yes to a future EU membership in a referendum. But the margin was minimal – and Russia is believed to have tried to influence the vote. We won fairly in an unfair fight, said President Maia Sandu.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/moldova-leaning-towards-a-no-to-eu-accession</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 22:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldova chooses path - pressured by Russia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A continued approach to the West and the EU, or a swing towards Russia? That is the decisive question when Moldova goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a president and hold a referendum on whether the country should try to join the EU.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
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