EU wants to move fast on Moldova accession talks, Kallas says


EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and Moldova's President Maia Sandu arrive for a press conference following their meeting in Chisinau, Moldova May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza

CHISINAU, May 8 (Reuters) - ⁠European Union foreign policy chief Kaja ⁠Kallas said on Friday there was ‌no exact date yet for opening formal talks on Moldova's accession to the bloc, although the EU ​wanted to move fast ⁠on the matter.

"We haven't ⁠set that date, but it's clear that ⁠we ‌need to move fast," Kallas told a joint press conference with ⁠Moldova's President Maia Sandu, adding that ​the change ‌of government in different countries opened a ⁠window ​of opportunity.

"So that's why I also think that we should move while nobody is ⁠against Moldova, because you never ​know when there comes a government that might have, you know, a bilateral issue."

Kallas said ⁠Moldova had made progress in pushing through reforms, adding that the breakaway region of Transdniestria "will not become an obstacle" in ​Moldova's path to joining ⁠the bloc.

Sandu reiterated that Moldova was committed to ​sign the accession treaty ‌by 2028.

(Reporting by Alexander ​Tanas; Writing by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Alexandra Hudson and Clarence Fernandez)

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