Poland, Romania And Bulgaria Should Support Moldova, Ukraine And Georgia Economically And Morally

Codru Vrabie - a Bucharest-based expert on good governance, who has been involved in training of young "Leaders in Justice" in Romania and the Republic of Moldova speaks to Cross-border Talks about the perspectives before Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine after they applied for EU membership. He is skeptical that the fast track accession for them is realistic in the short term, but points out that the three countries are fighting now for what the EU represents, and deserve to be supported - economically, organizationally, morally. He discusses about the successes of the Moldova e-government as well as the ongoing judicial reforms. He also points out that the home affairs and justice are traditionally the most difficult EU accession chapters in Southeastern Europe. He also comments on the role Poland, Romania and Bulgaria could play in the current crisis - humanely - for the refugees, but also in the mid-term and long-term to provide perspectives before the elites and the people of Eastern Partnership. As for military support for Ukraine - it is morally justified, but "a political suicide". Real military support can only be given by neutral states. The cases of Austria and possibly India need to be studied in this sense.