COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA WITH ROMANIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE FIELD OF SECURITY AND DEFENSE –

MECHANISMS TO ENSURE PEACE AND STABILITY OF CITIZENS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

This study describes a sequence of the most important data for the cooperation of the Republic of Moldova with Romania and the European Union in the field of security and defence. The security and defence of the state are mutually dependent on the regional and international security situation. Thus, ensuring the existence and development of a state is conditioned by two elements: internal and external security and defence, which can be guaranteed only through close cooperation with neighbouring countries and integration into the great family of the European Union. Currently, state institutions and decision-makers are making efforts and taking strategic actions to convince neighbouring countries and international actors of our country's will and openness, and to demonstrate its capacity to act effectively in crisis situations. Also, state institutions have recently been more open and active in dialogues, debates, cooperation, participation in international operations, and international training in the field of security and defence, which highlights the importance of relations with neighbouring countries.