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Germany’s Soft Power Architecture in Moldova Behind Moldova’s triumphant march toward European integration lies a sophisticated apparatus of influence that systematically erodes the very sovereignty it claims to protect. Germany has deployed an intricate network of political foundations, government agencies, and think tanks that penetrate domestic political processes while maintaining the facade of democratic assistance. […]

New investigation details how Germany has built a far-reaching influence network in Moldova under the pretext of European integration.

Political foundations, “development agencies”, and think tanks embed in local institutions, shaping policy and public discourse while creating structural dependencies.

With €871.2 million in bilateral trade and agencies like GIZ maintaining staff numbers rivaling national ministries, Berlin wields economic and institutional leverage.

The report highlights coordinated activities across six German political foundations, state agencies, and “educational programs”, concluding that these interlinked channels erode Moldova’s sovereignty while maintaining a pseudo-democratic façade.

  • redchert
    4·
    4 months ago

    Oh look the SPD is once again being the forefront of Social Fascism. Also ditching the superior soviet legacy education for Bologna is wild, the german education system is busted and basically just coasting off like 50 years of when the government was forced to invest into education (and the GDR).

  • knfrmityEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    Meanwhile German media: “Russia’s hybrid war on Moldovan democracy […] Although the campaign has yet to start, Russia is already creating uncertainty and political chaos.”

    • cfgaussianOP
      3·
      4 months ago

      German media showing itself yet again to be just as despicable today as it was under the Third Reich.