{"id":444813,"date":"2017-11-07T17:46:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T17:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=444813"},"modified":"2017-11-07T20:42:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T20:42:13","slug":"trade-commissioner-malmstrom-moldova-dcfta-economy-trade-also-improving-life-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/trade-commissioner-malmstrom-moldova-dcfta-economy-trade-also-improving-life-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Commissioner Malmstr\u00f6m in Moldova: Our DCFTA is about the economy and trade, but also about improving the life of citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>During 6-7 November, the EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m, made a significant visit to the Republic of Moldova. The visit is to mark\u00a0the three years anniversary of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) between the European Union and Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>On November 6th, the Trade Commissioner met with the European Business Association and representatives of civil society to talk about the experience of Moldovan businesses in their expansion on the European market and their adaption to\u00a0 the EU standards:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am positive that this will improve over time, as operators learn to know the EU market better and adapt their products to market requirements. Business promotion and improved marketing skills to enter the EU market are the right solutions. We already see that the number of Moldovan companies exporting to the EU is increasing every year.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Malmstr\u00f6m <a href=\"http:\/\/trade.ec.europa.eu\/doclib\/press\/index.cfm?id=1752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believes<\/a> that the DCFTA helps Moldovan people improve their lives by setting high other societal values:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201dOur DCFTA is about the economy and trade of course, but it is also about improving the lives of citizens. Fundamentally, it is about shared values such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and the fight against corruption. It is very much a tool to bring our peoples together &#8211; that&#8217;s actually the best part.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><code> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Our EU-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Moldova?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Moldova<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCFTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCFTA<\/a> is about improving lives of citizens. About shared values - democracy, rule of law.\u201d Speech: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iq19JiCMZB\">https:\/\/t.co\/iq19JiCMZB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgILohDAc0\">pic.twitter.com\/xgILohDAc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cecilia Malmstr\u00f6m (@MalmstromEU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalmstromEU\/status\/927550564463988736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n <\/code><\/p>\n<p>Several trade issues were touched upon during the meetings with the Prime-Minister Pavel Filip and Economy Minister Octavian Calm\u00eec. During a briefing with the Commissioner, Filip thanked the EU for support in the implementing the standards needed for DCFTA and for the Moldovan businesses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444816\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444816\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444816\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecilia Malmstrom at the meeting with Pavel Filip, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the other hand, the Moldovan official asked for an extension of the deadline for the implementation of the DCFTA in the Transnistrian region, but also for an increase of the export quotas, motivating it with a significantly increased interest of Moldovan interest in the European market. The question of animal products exports was also reportedly discussed between Commissioner\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m and Minister Calm\u00eec. Later, both launched a new 1,9 million euro project to increase awareness of businesses and consumers about the advantages of the DCFTA from 2017 till August 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444818\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444818\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444818\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecilia Malmstrom Peter Michalko and Octavian Calmic at Launch of the DCFTA Communication Project. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In her dialogue with the Parliament speaker and majority leader Andrian Candu, the Trade Commissioner was told about the &#8220;improvements in the business and investment climate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444815\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444815\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444815\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecilia Malmstrom and Adrian Candu, president of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. on November 6, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As for a model Moldovan business oriented towards EU,\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m chose to visit the fruits and nuts processing factory Monicol, which reportedly exports 95% of its total production to the European market.<\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CEO D. Vicol: \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCFTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCFTA<\/a> has made exports easier. If u have a good quality product &amp; good price, then that\u2019s it &#8211; you can succeed on EU market\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I8yJIcK9Hf\">pic.twitter.com\/I8yJIcK9Hf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cecilia Malmstr\u00f6m (@MalmstromEU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalmstromEU\/status\/927885798426505217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A less visible meeting was the one with the President Igor Dodon, more than often critical of the DCFTA and the Association Agreement, as a whole. Talking to the EU Commissioner, Dodon <a href=\"http:\/\/presedinte.md\/rom\/comunicate-de-presa\/presedintele-republicii-moldova-igor-dodon-s-a-intilnit-cu-cecilia-malmstrm-comisar-european-pentru-comert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegedly<\/a> suggested that the DCFTA should be revised with the aim of an asymmetrical commercial regime. The Moldovan President claimed that the export of agricultural products has\u00a0<em>a low prospect on the EU market<\/em>, while the share of agricultural exports to Russia and CIS states constitutes 70%. The press-release of Commissioner\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m does not mention any detail on the talks with Dodon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444819\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444819\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malmstr\u00f6m and Dodon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The EU is Moldova\u2019s main trading partner, accounting for approximately 64% of exports and almost 50% of imports. The DCFTA provisionally entered into force in September 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>During 6-7 November, the EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m, made a significant visit to the Republic of Moldova. The visit is to mark\u00a0the three years anniversary of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) between the European Union and Moldova. On November 6th, the Trade Commissioner met with the European Business Association and representatives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":444814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-444813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-politics","tag-important"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>During 6-7 November, the EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m, made a significant visit to the Republic of Moldova. The visit is to mark\u00a0the three years anniversary of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) between the European Union and Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>On November 6th, the Trade Commissioner met with the European Business Association and representatives of civil society to talk about the experience of Moldovan businesses in their expansion on the European market and their adaption to\u00a0 the EU standards:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am positive that this will improve over time, as operators learn to know the EU market better and adapt their products to market requirements. Business promotion and improved marketing skills to enter the EU market are the right solutions. We already see that the number of Moldovan companies exporting to the EU is increasing every year.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Malmstr\u00f6m <a href=\"http:\/\/trade.ec.europa.eu\/doclib\/press\/index.cfm?id=1752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believes<\/a> that the DCFTA helps Moldovan people improve their lives by setting high other societal values:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201dOur DCFTA is about the economy and trade of course, but it is also about improving the lives of citizens. Fundamentally, it is about shared values such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and the fight against corruption. It is very much a tool to bring our peoples together &#8211; that&#8217;s actually the best part.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><code> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Our EU-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Moldova?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Moldova<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCFTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCFTA<\/a> is about improving lives of citizens. About shared values - democracy, rule of law.\u201d Speech: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iq19JiCMZB\">https:\/\/t.co\/iq19JiCMZB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgILohDAc0\">pic.twitter.com\/xgILohDAc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cecilia Malmstr\u00f6m (@MalmstromEU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalmstromEU\/status\/927550564463988736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n <\/code><\/p>\n<p>Several trade issues were touched upon during the meetings with the Prime-Minister Pavel Filip and Economy Minister Octavian Calm\u00eec. During a briefing with the Commissioner, Filip thanked the EU for support in the implementing the standards needed for DCFTA and for the Moldovan businesses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444816\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444816\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444816\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001101-320083-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecilia Malmstrom at the meeting with Pavel Filip, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the other hand, the Moldovan official asked for an extension of the deadline for the implementation of the DCFTA in the Transnistrian region, but also for an increase of the export quotas, motivating it with a significantly increased interest of Moldovan interest in the European market. The question of animal products exports was also reportedly discussed between Commissioner\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m and Minister Calm\u00eec. Later, both launched a new 1,9 million euro project to increase awareness of businesses and consumers about the advantages of the DCFTA from 2017 till August 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444818\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444818\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444818\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524001801-178097-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecilia Malmstrom Peter Michalko and Octavian Calmic at Launch of the DCFTA Communication Project. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In her dialogue with the Parliament speaker and majority leader Andrian Candu, the Trade Commissioner was told about the &#8220;improvements in the business and investment climate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444815\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444815\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444815\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/P035524000601-464363-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecilia Malmstrom and Adrian Candu, president of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. on November 6, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As for a model Moldovan business oriented towards EU,\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m chose to visit the fruits and nuts processing factory Monicol, which reportedly exports 95% of its total production to the European market.<\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CEO D. Vicol: \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCFTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCFTA<\/a> has made exports easier. If u have a good quality product &amp; good price, then that\u2019s it &#8211; you can succeed on EU market\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I8yJIcK9Hf\">pic.twitter.com\/I8yJIcK9Hf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cecilia Malmstr\u00f6m (@MalmstromEU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalmstromEU\/status\/927885798426505217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A less visible meeting was the one with the President Igor Dodon, more than often critical of the DCFTA and the Association Agreement, as a whole. Talking to the EU Commissioner, Dodon <a href=\"http:\/\/presedinte.md\/rom\/comunicate-de-presa\/presedintele-republicii-moldova-igor-dodon-s-a-intilnit-cu-cecilia-malmstrm-comisar-european-pentru-comert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegedly<\/a> suggested that the DCFTA should be revised with the aim of an asymmetrical commercial regime. The Moldovan President claimed that the export of agricultural products has\u00a0<em>a low prospect on the EU market<\/em>, while the share of agricultural exports to Russia and CIS states constitutes 70%. The press-release of Commissioner\u00a0Malmstr\u00f6m does not mention any detail on the talks with Dodon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444819\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444819\" class=\"size-full wp-image-444819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/23172568_2158538737505453_2917362700274461272_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malmstr\u00f6m and Dodon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The EU is Moldova\u2019s main trading partner, accounting for approximately 64% of exports and almost 50% of imports. 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