Moldova's president Maia Sandu said EU membership was the best guarantee for her country to maintain its independence. A diplomatic breakthrough by Enda Kenny almost a decade ago made it a more attractive option. Moldova, Romania and Enda KennyMoldova said last week that it was severing its remaining ties with the Commonwealth of Independent States, a group of former Soviet republics Boris Yeltsin set up after the collapse of the USSR. It declared independence after the Russian revolution but voted to unite with Romania in 1918. “The European Council acknowledges that the Good Friday Agreement expressly provides for an agreed mechanism whereby a united Ireland may be brought about through peaceful and democratic means.

Source: The Irish Times January 27, 2026 12:30 UTC