An article by the Romanian newspaper Cotidianul shows that after the simplification of the procedures for granting Romanian citizenship to former citizens in 2007, the numbers of acquisitions have risen steadily from 200 in 2007 and 4000-4200 in 2008 to 9000-9500 in 2009. In September and October 2009 alone, 2982 Moldovan citizens have acquired Romanian citizenship through this facilitated procedure. The newspaper suggests that the latter figure has to do with the current electoral battle and the government’s “hunting for votes”.

Read the article in Romanian ‘Capcanele zilei de 22 noiembrie: Candidatul, volurile si moldovenii’

Read the report ‘Romanian citizenship offered to Moldavians’ by EUDO Citizenship expert Costantin Iordachi on May 12, 2009.