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Moldova appeared for the first time on the horizon of EU foreign policy in the second half of the 1990s, but a comprehensive policy towards that country only started to appear with the launching of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) in 2009. One reason for this has been the lack of a genuine commitment or interest from EU member states, apart from Moldovan internal factors. Given the present situation, three future scenarios remain possible: pessimistic, which assumes that the communists return to power and effectively block the current pro-European reforms; optimistic, meaning that Moldova will be able to resolve the Transnistria conflict and join the EU; and, the status quo, which assumes the existence of separate states— Moldova and separatist Transnistria.