Unionist bill in Romania prompts negative reactions from Moldova and Russia

A legislative proposal submitted by the fringe, far-right SOS Romania party regarding the union of Romania with the Republic of Moldova was adopted tacitly on Wednesday, June 24, by the Chamber of Deputies. The bill has not yet entered into force, since the upper chamber of the Parliament, the Senate, is the decision-making body in this case, but it has already prompted negative reactions from both Moldova and Russia.

The document authorises the Government of Romania to begin “urgent” negotiations with the authorities in Chișinău for the “finalisation of the union with the Republic of Moldova.” According to the text of the legislative proposal, after the adoption of the law and its publication in the Official Gazette, the competent international authorities, the Government of the Republic of Moldova, the United States of America, NATO, the UN, and the European Union would be notified for the implementation of the provisions of the law.