Joining the European internal market means getting rid of all the export/import related bureaucracy," he says. Some 70% of the carpets are sold to EU clients. And there is further potential, believes financial director Aliona Tiuticov: "Becoming a EU member is an added value", she says, "it's good for our image as a country and as a company."
The economic collapse of the Soviet Union brought painful changes and the country has witnessed turbulent times since; political turmoil, a financial crisis, the pandemic, skyrocketing energy prices and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have all added further problems.
How could EU membership impact the economy and everyday life of the Moldovan people? Let's start in Ungheni, close to the Romanian border, on the site of an industrial carpet producer.
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