Georgia might probably grow to be the following Ukraine, given Russia’s previous invasion and ongoing risk of aggression, in accordance with an professional interviewed by Euronews. Its precarious geographical place makes the scenario extra advanced, even when it might not have a direct impression on European safety.
Moldovans voted narrowly on Monday in favor of continuous the nation’s path in direction of EU membership, with the “No” vote prevailing till the ultimate moments. The nation’s President Maia Sandu condemned Russian interference and accused “prison teams” of making an attempt to undermine the vote within the former Soviet republic.
Moldova will maintain a second spherical of presidential elections subsequent month, through which Sandu will face a pro-Russian opposition chief. This has raised issues in Brussels in regards to the continuation of Russia’s “hybrid warfare” ways, which might additional destabilize Moldova and derail its EU aspirations.
Similar issues lengthen to Georgia, which is able to maintain parliamentary elections on Sunday and has lengthy grappled with Russian meddling.
To talk about potential political instability in Moldova and Georgia, we communicate to Amanda Paul, deputy head of the Europe within the World program and senior coverage analyst on the European Policy Center, specializing in Turkey, Ukraine and the South Caucasus.
A fast overview of the plenary session underway in Strasbourg with an vital vote on the EU annual funds for 2025 and attention-grabbing ongoing debates, such because the one on the abortion legislation in Poland.
In the final a part of this system, Radio Schuman takes you to probably the most aggressive European tax programs – spoiler alert: a really small nation tops the checklist…
Today’s Radio Schuman broadcast is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and manufacturing assistant Eleonora Vasques. Audio modifying by Georgios Leivaditis and music by Alexandre Jas.
