(Reuters) – Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Thursday said the European Union’s move to grant her nation candidacy status was a historic day, adding: “We have a difficult road ahead, which will require a lot of work and effort”.
In a Facebook post, she said EU membership would being more welfare, more opportunities and more order in the small country, which lies sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania.
(Reporting by David Ljunggren; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
