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Moldova at the crossroads: tensions with Transnistria ahead of EU membership referendum

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Europe – yes, or no? On October 20, Moldovans will vote in a referendum on putting EU membership as a national objective into the Constitution.

Ahead of the people’s vote Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie travelled through this country sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine.

He spoke with both, pro-Europeans in the West and also with pro-Russian separatists in the east, in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria.

He found a still deeply divided country.How could EU membership impact the economy and everyday life of the Moldovan people?

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