“The federal government does not speak out on hypotheticals,” was the response that followed when asked if the federal government had formed its own position on the “uniri” issue.
The answer was provided on behalf of the federal government by a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated February 18, 2026; it did not appear on the Bundestag website in the public domain until Friday, February 27.
The government also described as “hypothetical” questions about freedom of movement, NATO membership with the entire territory of the country and the status of Transnistria in the context of the EU and NATO in case of unification with Romania.
In response to the question “does the federal government directly or indirectly (e.g. through the German Society for International Cooperation – GIZ) support non-governmental organizations in the Republic of Moldova that are in favor of unification with Romania or actively promote it?”, the cabinet replied that “the federal government does not support projects in the sense of the question posed”.
The corresponding small inquiry was sent to the federal government in early February, at the initiative of Alternative for Germany (AfD) deputies, including its leader Dr. Alice Weidel. Alice Weidel. The authors referred to an interview with Maia Sandu in which she “advocated the unification of her country with EU and NATO member Romania”.
Recall that in early January, in an interview with the British podcast The Rest Is Politics: Leading, the head of state said: “If a referendum were held, I would vote in favor of unification with Romania.”
