The former president of Romania Traian Basescu and his wife are seeking the citizenship of Moldova. They base their decision of shared origins with the Moldovan people. 

Around half a million of Moldovan citizens benefitted from Romania’s external citizenship policy based on ancestry. Romanian citizens, unlike those of Moldova, benefit from the rights of EU citizenship.

Read more at Novinite and Balkan Insight, and check out our country profile pages for details of present and past citizenship legislation in Romania and Moldova.