The November 2010 victory of a pro-democratic, pro-European coalition gave new impetus to the breakthrough the country made in 2009, when Europe’s last governing communist party was defeated at the polls. However, the improved political situation in Moldova stands in contrast to the deteriorating human rights situation in the country’s breakaway region of Transnistria. In response to a new EU initiative to resolve this “frozen conflict,” the authoritarian government in Tiraspol has cracked down on civil society.
During his March 11 visit to Moldova, Vice President Joe Biden emphasized U.S. support for democratic reforms, strengthening Moldova’s institutions and civil society, and combating corruption. Biden, in his speech to a large crowd in Chisinau, also underlined US support for a speedy resolution to the Transnistrian conflict and its reintegration into the Republic of Moldova.
The National Endowment for Democracy, the Open Society Foundations, and the Moldova Foundation present a discussion on the current political situation in the Republic of Moldova.
Panel 1: The First 100 Days of the New Moldovan Government
- Amb. John Todd Stewart (moderator)
- Arcadie Barbarosie, Executive Director, Institute of Public Policy, Moldova
- Viorel Girbu, Adviser to the President, Academy of Sciences of Moldova
Panel 2: Human Rights Violations in Transnistria
- Rodger Potocki, Senior Director for Europe, National Endowment for Democracy (moderator)
- Ion Manole, Executive Director, Promo-Lex Association (Moldova)
- Natalia Mozer, Founder, Civic Movement “Mothers for Human Rights,” Moldova
Location
National Endowment for Democracy
1025 F Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, D.C.
Lunch will be served.
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