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This paper investigates whether and how the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) work as security community-building instruments in EU–Moldova relations. To do this, the authors examine the level of Moldova’s integration with the EU and the domestic support for such integration, based on four main indicators: 1) the scope/comprehensiveness of the association; 2) the level of adaption/external Europeanization; 3) the level of participation/contribution; and 4) the level of attractiveness of the EU. They conclude that the process of building a security community is still not mature enough to 'lock' Moldova into a sustainable path towards European integration.