A Cup of Europe with the Ambassador of France in the Republic of Moldova

Despite heavy November rain, Europe Café received the visit of more than a dozen of young people from EU Info Centres (EUIs) and EuroClubs of Moldova State University, Moldova Academy of Economic Studies, Moldova International Free University, “Alexei Mateevici” College, “Spiru Haret” Lyceum for “A Cup of Europe” and warm coffee with H.E. Graham Paul, Ambassador of France in the Republic of Moldova. 

Ambassador Graham Paul opened the afternoon with a brief history of the European Union, the shared values of its member states and the advantages of acting together in the competitive economic and political environment in which states have more to gain as a union rather than standing alone in the face of the big political and economic players. 

The participants continued with pertinent questions about France’s foreign policy, its position in relation to the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the consequences of the frozen conflict at the border of Moldova for its European path. 

Discussions also touched on topics such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the risk of carbon leakage caused by the asymmetrical climate policies of the non-EU countries, with climate change policies that are less ambitious than those of the EU members, international trade and other diplomatic measures in addressing crisis situations. 

“A Cup of Europe” is a series of events for the EUIs and EuroClubs aimed to provide concrete information about the EU Assistance to Moldova and the EU shared cultural values across its member states and first-hand experience from the EU MS Ambassadors and diplomats.