The most important successful attempts were in 1600, and 1859, which I would say, gave birth to state of România. read more
Romania, for a variety of reasons including the majority of Romanian-speakers in Moldova and that territory’s separation from Romania proper not by the apparent will of its people but rather by Soviet annexation, would—all things considered—like to reunify with this country in order to write a perceived historical wrong. read more
Moldova is much poorer than Romania and more corrupt. Too many Moldavians work in Russia and so they depend on Russia’s stance. Romania is in EU and NATO, Moldova is not; no one knows what would happen in case of a unification. read more
Moldova is the second-smallest republic among the Soviet successor states, after Armenia. The Moldovan republic today comprises some 33,700 square kilometers, making it about the size of Portugal. It is landlocked between Romania and Ukraine. The population was an estimated 4.32 million in 1997—about that of Norway. read more