The Working Group on the Republic of Moldova within the European Political Community, which unites EU leaders and several member states, including Romania, met in Copenhagen on Thursday to discuss the next steps in Moldova’s EU accession, announced President Nicusor Dan.
European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, French President Emmanuel Macron, Romanian President Nicusor Dan, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and Moldovan President Maia Sandu held talks about the post-election situation beyond the Prut.
“Today in Copenhagen, I discussed with Maia Sandu the ways in which we can accelerate progress toward the European future that Moldovans voted for. Once again, the Moldovan people made their voice heard: they chose Europe. We heard them loud and clear,” Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X.
Later, President Nicusor Dan explained at a press conference that the discussions focused on the steps toward Moldova’s EU integration.
“Two years ago, the Union created a restricted working group on Moldova, and Romania has been part of it since the beginning. On one side, President Sandu presented us with the picture of Moldovan society after these parliamentary elections and the situation of administrative and legislative compatibility with EU requirements. On the other side, we discussed the next steps for Moldova’s effective accession to the Union,” the Romanian head of state said.
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When asked about the atmosphere at the summit, Nicusor Dan said that participants received the results of the elections “with great enthusiasm” after the victory of pro-Western forces in Chisinau. He emphasized that the Union showed “a strong desire for Moldova’s accession process to end as soon as possible” and noted that leaders “discussed at length Hungary’s opposition to Ukraine’s accession.”
“This technical issue needs a solution. For now, both countries are moving together. But beyond that, the Union strongly wants Moldova to become a member by 2028 at the latest. And I would bet on that, that it will happen by 2028,” he added.
European leaders at the summit applauded the convincing victory of President Maia Sandu’s Action and Solidarity Party in the legislative elections. At the opening session, European Council President Antonio Costa described the outcome as a crushing victory for democratic and European forces, stressing that it also represents a victory “for our Europe.”
On September 28, Moldovan citizens voted in a historic election that determined the new composition of Parliament, with high geopolitical stakes: to keep Moldova on the European path or push it back into Russia’s sphere of influence.
Most Western leaders welcomed the election results, including the leaders of European institutions—European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola—alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Romanian President Nicusor Dan, Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
In her own press conference, President Maia Sandu said that the parliamentary elections gave a strong mandate for Moldova’s EU accession. She stressed that “the shortest path to peace, freedom, and security is the European path.” She also underlined that Moldova has already completed the EU accession screening—an evaluation of national legislation’s compliance with European law—in record time, moving twice as fast as other candidate states.