Following last month’s first-ever EU–Moldova summit in Chișinău, the country has stepped up integration efforts, including joining the EU electricity market. But the process faces a critical test in next month’s parliamentary elections, which analysts say could either accelerate accession or derail it. Pro-European President Maia Sandu won re-election last year and secured a constitutional amendment in favor of EU membership, but Russia is accused of interfering through online disinformation and by backing parties that present themselves as pro-European while advancing Moscow’s agenda.