DISINFO: Open borders with EU will further increase unemployment in Moldova
SUMMARY
If Moldova opens the borders with Ukraine and the EU, Ukraine will invade Moldova with dairy products and the EU with meat and other kinds of products. It will be impossible to create new jobs in the country.
RESPONSE
No evidence given. According to the IBM Global Location Trends report for 2017, Moldova ranks sixth in the world in terms of the number of jobs created in 2016, taking into account population. The result of Moldova is largely due to the entry of some automotive companies in the market. www.mold-street.com/?go=news&n=6377, The EU is the most important trading partner for the Republic of Moldova. eeas.europa.eu/delegations/moldova/1538/republic-moldova-and-eu_en, Around two thirds (66%) of Moldova's exports went to the EU in 2016, followed by Russia (12%) and Belarus (5%). In 2016, the exports from the EU to the Republic of Moldova have decreased by 2%. Key EU exports are machinery and appliances, mineral products, transport equipment, and chemical products. The economic analyst from "Expert-Grup", Vadim Gumene says in the report (published in April 2017) "Evolution of the Moldova-EU trade flows after 2 years of DCFTA implementation" that the import of agri-food products from the EU registers a decrease of 15% during the period from 2014 to 2016. www.expert-grup.org/en/biblioteca/item/1409-evolutia-fluxurilor-comerciale-rm-ue-dupa-2-ani-de-implementare-a-zlsac/1409-evolutia-fluxurilor-comerciale-rm-ue-dupa-2-ani-de-implementare-a-zlsac,