The Unión Europea y su aproximación estratégica al espacio postsoviético: el camino a la adhesión de Moldavia y el secesionismo de Transnistria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.3250
Keywords: EU, Moldova, Transnistria, Russia, De facto state, post-soviet space

Abstract

Moldova and Ukraine have seen their candidacy for EU membership greatly favored due to Russia’s aggression against Kyiv. The opportunity of the moment and the internal and external challenges that this enlargement entails in the framework of bilateral relations with Russia raises several questions. Particularly regarding the effectiveness of the EU strategy in extending its cooperation and eventual integration of the Western republics of the post-soviet space. This article focuses on the analysis of the case of the Republic of Moldova. The seccessionist conflict developed in Transnistria and its freezing created a de facto State. The evaluation of the effectiveness of the instruments deployed in the bilateral relations between the EU and this republic provides a key vision in terms of the regional strategy. The potential accessions of Ukraine and Georgia would place the EU before the challenge of integrating additional de facto States into its territory, with the implications for regional and international security.

Received: 5 November 2024 
Accepted: 5 February 2025

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Author Biography

José Ángel López Jiménez, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE), Spain

Degree in Political Science and Sociology (International Studies) and in Geography and History (Contemporary History) from the Complutense University. Doctor in Public International Law and International Relations since 1998. Diploma in Constitutional Law and Political Science from the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies, and International Studies from the Society for International Studies. Professor of Public International Law and International Relations since 1999, first at Universidad Carlos III, and since 2013 at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE). Specialized in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet space, his research has resulted in numerous publications on topics such as the role of the OSCE, conflicts on the common EU-Russia neighborhood, the role of the ICC in Ukraine and Georgia, and Russia´s foreign policy and conflicts in its near abroad.

Published
2025-03-28
How to Cite
López Jiménez, José Ángel. 2025. “The Unión Europea Y Su aproximación estratégica Al Espacio postsoviético: El Camino a La adhesión De Moldavia Y El Secesionismo De Transnistria”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 72 (March), 143-82. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.3250.
Issue
No. 72 (2025): Primera activación de la Directiva de protección temporal: Ucrania
Section
Other Articles

 

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