Moldovan-Portuguese relations

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The Moldovan-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between the Republic of Moldova and the Portuguese Republic . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1993.

The bilateral relations are considered good, but not very intensive. In addition to the comparatively low exchange of goods, the Moldovan community living in Portugal is the most important point of reference. In 2015 there were 6,948 Moldovan citizens registered in Portugal, most of them in the Lisbon district (2,636) and in the Algarve (1,781). In 2009, three Portuguese citizens were consularly registered in Moldova.

A town twinning exists between the Portuguese Santarém and the Moldovan Tiraspol .

Moldova and Portugal are both members of numerous international organizations, including the Council of Europe , the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the various UN agencies . In addition, Moldova is on the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and the so-called Partnership for Peace with NATO connected whose founding member is Portugal.

history

Moldova's Prime Minister Filat (left) and the former Portuguese Prime Minister Barroso (right) at the 2010 EPP Summit

After the Republic of Moldova gained independence in 1991, the two countries entered into diplomatic relations on February 10, 1993. As the first Portuguese ambassador to Moldova , Celestino Ribeiro Vaz was accredited in Chișinău in 1995 , the Portuguese chief diplomat in Romania. Portugal did not then set up its own embassy in Moldova, while the Republic of Moldova later opened its own representation in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon .

In the 1990s, more and more Moldovan citizens immigrated to Portugal, whose economy grew and where a. due to major construction projects such as Expo 98 or the 2004 European Football Championship . The Romanian spoken by Moldovans is , like Portuguese, a Romance language , which made it easier for them to access the national language.

diplomacy

Moldova's embassy in the Portuguese capital Lisbon is located at number 31 on Rua Gonçalo Velho Cabral , São Francisco Xavier district , in the well-known municipality of Belém . Moldova does not have any other consulates in Portugal.

Portugal does not have an embassy in Moldova, but has double accreditation there with its ambassador in the Romanian capital Bucharest . Portuguese consulates are also not set up in Moldova.

economy

Sunflower fields near Anenii Noi : Sunflower seeds are the most important Moldovan export goods to Portugal
Peeled cork bark in the Alentejo : Cork products are the most important Portuguese export to Moldova

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in Moldova, the AICEP office at the Portuguese Embassy in Romania is responsible.

In 2015, Portugal exported goods and services worth EUR 2.978 million to Moldova ( 2014 : 3.084 million; 2013 : 4.705 million; 2012 : 5.273 million; 2011 : 5.219 million). With 74.6% cork and wood, 8.6% vehicles and vehicle parts, 5.6% leather and hides, 1.9% plastics and 1.6% machines and devices, the most important product groups.

During the same period, Moldova delivered goods worth EUR 1.541 million to Portugal ( 2014 : 6.788 million; 2013 : 3.572 million; 2012 : 5.491 million; 2011 : 2.693 million). The most important groups of goods were agricultural products, with a share of 93.7%, and food 2.5%. 1.9% wood and 1.5% minerals and ores.

In 2015, Moldova was 135th among buyers and 117th among suppliers for Portuguese foreign trade, while Portugal was 71st among buyers and 38th among suppliers in Moldovan foreign trade.

Culture

The Portuguese cultural institute Instituto Camões has a particular presence with a language center and a lecturer at the state university Universitatea de Stat din Moldova in the Moldovan capital Chișinău.

Sports

The Moldovan national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have only met once (as of February 2017). Moldova lost their 57th international match on August 15, 2001 in Faro, Portugal, 3-0 to the hosts. Moldova was not represented at the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.

The Portuguese and Moldovan women's national teams have not yet played against each other (as of March 2017).

Web links

Commons : Moldovan-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Website on Moldovan-Portuguese relations , Moldovan Embassy in Portugal, accessed on April 21, 2017
  2. ↑ Number of foreigners in the official foreigner statistics by district , Portuguese Immigration and Border Authority SEF, accessed on April 21, 2017
  3. ^ Website on Moldovan-Portuguese migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on April 21, 2017
  4. ↑ List of Portuguese-Moldavian city friendships from the Association of Portuguese District Administrations (ANMP), accessed on February 17, 2019
  5. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Moldova at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  6. ↑ List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad , Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on April 21, 2017
  7. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Moldova , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on April 21, 2017
  8. ↑ Overview of the activities of the Instituto Camões in Moldova , Instituto Camões website, accessed on April 21, 2017
  9. ↑ see list of the international matches of the Moldovan national football team
  10. ↑ see list of the international matches of the Moldovan national football team