Reforms over the past decade intended to push Moldova toward a market economy have driven the country deeper into poverty. His aim is to continue the democratisation process and to ensure that families have food and employment, that state medical care be supplied and that Moldova continues to build relations with the European Union and the former Soviet Union. After ten years of failed market reforms, Moldova is officially the poorest country in Europe. The re-election of the Communist Party is confirmation that many Moldovans feel Communism offers greater financial and economic stability. For months, many of those who are lucky enough to be employed have not been paid a wage.
Unemployment is rife and parents are unable to nourish their children.
Although he had employment, the money dried up and he went unpaid. As a result, he was unable to pay rent and was forced onto the street with his young family. Out of desperation he sold one of his kidneys for USD 3000 to buy food and accommodation for his wife and two children. This type of story is not unusual and, sick of the lifestyle, many Moldovans are leaving the country often illegally. Others queue for Russian passports from the Russian Embassy in Moldova, believing that if they could just get Russian citizenship, it would provide more openings for travel and employment.