With regard to Moldova's integration options : quo vadis agri-food trade

Abstract

During the period 2010-2013 the Republic of Moldova launched a number of initiatives for the development of its trade policy in order to ensure a more facilitating legal framework for the implementation of economic and trade relations with key external partners. An agreement on the creation of a free trade area in the CIS was signed in this period. Similarly, the Republic of Moldova started negotiating the Association Agreement with the European Union, which was initialed in November last year and is part of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA). This article aims to assess the main effects of signing the Association Agreement for Moldovan agricultural sector while examining its reaction if Moldova would choose integration into Russian Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan Customs Union.