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8 September 2026

Independent · Brussels & Berlin

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Kristalina Georgieva

Managing director, International Monetary Fund

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Europe

IMF splits Moldova from Ukraine in EU accession analysis

A new IMF report groups Moldova with Western Balkan candidates rather than alongside Ukraine, signalling that their once-parallel paths to EU membership are starting to diverge.

By Marek Jankowski · 8 September 2026 · 6 min read