Irina Vilcu

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BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 17: Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks to the media following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery on May 17, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders discussed the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine and Moldova’s progress towards qualifying for membership in the European Union, among other issues. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Why Moldova wants to move away from Russia and join the EU instead

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 24: Protests against vaccines and the government’s new health pass requirement continue for the second week in Paris, France on July 24, 2021. Nearly 168 rallies took place across the country with 160,000 protesters taking to the streets, according to the Interior Ministry. Multiple rallies were organized in Paris at the Trocadero across from the Eiffel Tower, Place de la Bastille and the Palais Royal. In the heart of the city in Champs-Elysees, demonstrators attempted to block the road and attack police vehicles, jeering and chanting “Liberte” (freedom), to which police responded with tear gas and water cannon to disperse the mob, arresting nine people. (Photo by Alaattin Dogru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Europe shows U.S. what measures may come next in COVID-19 fight

By Fergal O'Brien, Irina Vilcu, and others