The economic situation in Transnistria has deteriorated suddenly in the last quarter of 2008, causing serious financial difficulties for the separatist Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. The crisis may deepen the divisions existing within the Transnistrian business and political elite, and dent its pro-Russian orientation. This would be a perfect opportunity for EU diplomacy to reinvigorate stalled efforts to resolve the frozen conflict between Moldova and the Transnistrian separatist regime.
