After the theft of a billion dollars from Moldova's coffers — spurring an economic and political crisis — the oldest idea in Moldovan politics has arisen once more. Reunification with neighbouring Romania, from which Moldova was separated in 1940, is seen by some Moldovans as an alternative to their “failed generation” of politicians.
Moldova’s path to Brussels, so it was said, passed through Bucharest
Moldovans have generally been unlucky with governments since independence. Despite plenty of second chances, their neighbours to the west are beginning to lose patience, too.
