The EU accepted Moldova as a membership candidate in June, when it extended the same status to neighboring Ukraine.
"My wishes are very ambitious," Sandu said in remarks carried on the Moldova-1 public television channel."I think we must become a member of the European Union by the end of this decade."
EU entry involves a lengthy and complex process to bring local laws into alignment. But Dumitru Alaiba, Moldova's new economy minister, told Reuters this month he was mapping out long-term reforms and would slash bureaucracy to lay foundations of a business-friendly economy and accelerate EU entry. Moldova has been striving to wean itself off Russian gas as it deals with power cuts partly caused by Moscow's attacks on neighboring Ukraine's power infrastructure. It also faces protests over soaring inflation.
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