Moldova votes on whether to join EU as Russia intensifies vast disinformation campaign

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : For many Moldovans, EU membership is associated with better economic development in one of Europe's poorest countries.
56% : Moldovans who oppose the country's westward orientation are likely to exploit this in anti-EU narratives.
54% : One of the key reasons for this is that a referendum on EU membership has been scheduled for the same day, October 20.
54% : Some of the reforms in the country as part of the integration process, such as EU regulations on competition, subsidies and market access, will have a short-term cost for Moldova.

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