The paper aim is to at analyze the economic environment in the Republic of Moldova in the last five years, by elucidating the trade flows between Moldova and the EU. The paper highlights the trade balance between Moldova and some states within the EU or Eastern Europe. We analyzed the critical lack of local business and foreign investment, the economic crisis caused by political instability that ultimately Moldova goes through. The economic crisis also records repercussions on decreasing standard of living and the quality of life. We are proposing certain ways and solutions to overcome the current economic and political crisis which are interdependent in the conditions of Moldova.