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While other former Soviet republics hope to become EU members, inclusion can also have its divisive effects… 17 years ago there was a bridge of flowers over the Prut River. In an outpour of emotion Romanians on both sides of the river reached out to each other as the border between the Republic of Moldova and Romania opened for the first time in a post-soviet world. Back then, many hoped they would be reunited, but despite the ethnic and linguistic bond between Romania and the Republic of Moldova, the two states have had a different post-communist history. 

Opinion polls show that 65 per cent of the population of the Republic of Moldova favor European integration. In the Pouchkine park in the heart of the capital, Chisinau, many strollers told us they will be like children in front of a candy store, when their neighbor Romania joins the European club next year.