Global Journal of Human Social Science, F: Political Science, Volume 23 Issue 6

© 2023. Tatiana Turco, Rodica Svetlicinai & Gheorghe Mosneaga. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. The Transformation of Moldovan Migrant Communities into the Moldovan Diaspora in the European Union: The Main Directions and Mechanisms By Tatiana Turco, Rodica Svetlicinai & Gheorghe Mosneaga Moldova State University Abstract- The article is dedicated to the analysis of the primary directions and mechanisms of transformation of moldovan migrant communities in European Union countries into the Moldovan diaspora. The authors identify, as primary mechanisms, the participation of moldovan migrants in the political and socio-economic processes of the country of origin; the development of the Moldovan communities' institutional potential; the policies of the Republic of Moldova for the consolidation of the Moldovan diaspora. The Moldovan diaspora plays an important role in the political life of the Republic of Moldova, actively participating in its electoral processes. Its participation in the origin country's economic life mainly comes down to monetary transfers. At the same time, among members of the diaspora there are those that desire to invest in business and development projects. Moldovan diaspora associations are active in most European Union countries. Keywords: Republic of Moldova, European Union, Moldovan communities, Moldovan diaspora. GJHSS-F Classification: FOR Code: 160607 TheTransformationofMoldovanMigrantCommunitiesintotheMoldovanDiasporaintheEuropeanUnionTheMainDirectionsandMechanisms Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: F Political Science Volume 23 Issue 6 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: