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Trade unionists demand to declare a state of emergency in education and to set the minimum salary for education sector employees at 6,000 lei. At a protest mounted in front of the Parliament Building on Friday, demonstrators said that due to the low salaries, the education system is facing an acute shortage of staff and things will get worse if urgent measures are not taken, IPN repo
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Moldovagaz announced that it completed the purchase of the necessary volumes of natural gas for the entire heating season (October 2024-March 2025) for the right bank of the Nistru, IPN reports.The procurement procedure was initiated in July and concluded on December 12. Overall, natural gas was purchased in the amount of 7,952,196 MWh or 747.9 million cubic meters.The average pur
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According to a monitoring report on the Program for Supporting the Roma Population in Moldova for 2022-2025, presented at a press conference by the Roma Voice Coalition, 39% of Roma children are integrated into preschool education, while 43% of children aged 7-16 were enrolled in general education during the first semester of 2024.The data, based on responses from 52 local authorities
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Referendum and Presidential elections through the lens of parliamentary prospects. Op-ed by Anatol Taranu # IPN
The next year in the Republic of Moldova will mark the end of the electoral cycle that will determine the political configuration of governance for the next four years. This cycle began with the local elections in November 2023, which resulted in a pronounced fragmentation of the political spectrum. Formally, the local elections were won by the governing PAS party, followed by the oppos
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Moldova introduces a state of emergency in energy sector. Parliament supports the PM’s proposal # IPN
A state of emergency in the energy sector will be introduced in the Republic of Moldova for a period of 60 days. The legislative initiative, presented during a parliamentary session by Prime Minister Dorin Recean, was supported by 56 deputies of the ruling Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), IPN reports.The state of emergency will come into effect on December 16.“Let the Kr
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The no-confidence motion against the Cabinet, submitted by the parliamentary group of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists, failed. After having been examined in the plenary session and put to the vote close to 03:00 a.m., the draft decision was rejected by the votes of 55 MPs of the Party of Action and Solidarity. Eighteen BCS MPs voted in favor, IPN reports."Instead of helping
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Ex-minister of energy Victor Parlicov does not rule out the scenario of his involvement in politics. He noted that he honored all his obligations as minister and shifted the responsibility for the purchase of gas onto Energocom and Moldovagaz. The ex-minister said that the idea of his involvement in politics comes in the context in which more and more citizens are talking about the need
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A woman died after she was crushed by a car on Friday morning, at 06:30 a.m., near Nistreana quarter of Orhei town. The victim reportedly was jaywalking in an unlit place, IPN reports.According to the General Police Inspectorate, the impact was so strong that the woman died on the spot. The victim was in her 50s and her identity has not been established yet. The police continue the in
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Media outlets and companies that own social networking sites and content-sharing platforms will be monitored more intensely. If they distribute disinformation and manipulation, the authorities will intervene. Also, the legislation will be amended to speed up the examination in court of cases concerning political and electoral corruption, and the involvement of religious denominations in
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A lawyer was detained and another one is being investigated on the outside on suspicion that they asked for and received €1,000 to €5,000 from persons in detention and their relatives in order to influence judges' decisions when examining the applications of particular convicts, IPN reports.Law enforcement officers carried out searches in the municipality of Balti, in fou
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Veaceslav Reabcinschi: Lack of proficiency in the state language creates integration challenges # IPN
Two years ago, the Ministry of Education established a dedicated department specializing in ethnic minorities for the first time. Its primary focus is on developing educational policies for minority groups, according to Veaceslav Reabcinschi, Director of the Agency for Interethnic Relations, who spoke during the public debate "The Educational System – The Key to Social Integra
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A tax evasion scheme amounting to approximately 3.5 million lei was uncovered at a transport company in Chișinău. The company is accused of failing to pay taxes by artificially inflating expenses and underreporting revenues for the year 2023, IPN reports.According to information provided by the State Tax Service (SFS) and the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and
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When discussing the educational system, especially concerning ethnic or linguistic minorities, there are often accusations and debates when someone refuses to learn the state language or speaks it poorly. However, there are recommendations in European international documents that specify how the educational system should be organized for those who speak a language other than the state la
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Chisinau has undertaken and continues to take all necessary steps to address the energy issue for the benefit of citizens on both banks of the Dniester River. The Bureau for Reintegration Policies made this statement in response to Tiraspol's proposal that Chisinau urgently send a joint request to Russia and Ukraine, asking for the delivery and transit of gas to the Transnistrian reg
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A total of 252,000 lei, which had been unjustly paid by patients, was refunded following the submission of 28 petitions. After reviewing the cases, the money was reimbursed from the health insurance funds. This outcome is a result of the implementation of a new legal protection mechanism for insured individuals by the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM), IPN reports.“We rece
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Integration of children with special educational needs (CES) is progressing, but reluctance toward those with intellectual disabilities persists # IPN
Moldova has made progress in recent years in education, particularly in including children with disabilities in schools. As a result, the number of children with special educational needs (CES) in educational institutions has increased. These findings are part of a study conducted by UNICEF in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Research, IPN reports.The study, based on f
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Alexandru Melniciuc: Children, regardless of ethnicity and language spoken, must know the state language # IPN
There is currently a problem with Romanian-language textbooks for schools teaching in Russian or other ethnic minority languages in Moldova. The books for grades 10-12 have already appeared. Others are to be translated as well, so that institutions will be provided with new books according to the 2019 curriculum, Alexandru Melniciuc, professor of history and civic education, told the pub
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Supreme Court of Justice today rejected the appeal filed by the lawyers of Ilan Sor, sentenced by the Chisinau Court of Appeal to 15 years in prison. Thus, the SCJ upholds the decision of the Chisinau Court of Appeal of April 13, 2023, IPN reports."All the essential arguments raised by the defense, i.e. those that could have influenced the resolution of the case, were found to be
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Three pilot projects of renewable energy communities are to be implemented in the Republic of Moldova by the end of 2027, the Ministry of Energy announces. These initiatives will provide nationally applicable models, IPN reports."Energy communities are a crucial element of the transition to green energy, offering practical integrated solutions for reducing energy vulnerabilities,
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Members of the Parliament began today's sitting with a moment of silence for all the heroes of our nation who have fallen in defense of the territorial integrity, sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova and the tricolor. Member of Parliament Boris Marcoci said that 33 years ago, on December 13, the first brave policemen fell on the Dniester River, who wanted to defend the integrity a
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The National Theater "Mihai Eminescu" in Chisinau presents an exceptional event for the end of this year: the premiere of "Chirita in concert", directed by Ada Milea. Inspired by the operas of Vasile Alecsandri and Matei Millo, the show promises to be a unique mix of humor, satire and music, transposed in a modern approach, IPN reports.The director of the National T
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A European health insurance card will be implemented in Moldova. The card provides the possibility for a patient from an EU member state to receive emergency medical care or necessary medical assistance in the territory of another EU member state on the account of the insurance institution in the patient's home country."In 2025 we are to come up with the first amendments to th
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The Romanian "Ambulance for Monuments" project could also take care of heritage objects in the Republic of Moldova. Project coordinator Eugen Vaida and Chisinau Culture Minister Sergiu Prodan discussed the matter, IPN reports.According to a ministry press release, representatives of the "Ambulance for Monuments" project are open to supporting the Chisinau authoriti
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Russian propaganda is trying to inoculate the idea that the Republic of Moldova could be the second country attacked after Ukraine. The opinion belongs to the expert Igor Botan and was expressed during the public debate on "The contemporary danger of mythologization of 1812", organized by the IPN News Agency. According to the expert, Russian propagandists recognize that the cou
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The Tiraspol administration is proposing that Chisinau send a joint appeal to Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible, asking them to ensure the delivery and transit of gas to the Transnistrian region, part of which is needed to supply Moldova with electricity, IPN reports, referring to the appeal by the so-called Tiraspol foreign ministry.Tiraspol accuses Chisinau of speculations and d
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Most Moldovans have turned the bank card into a basic means of spending, says economist Veaceslav Ionita. He noted in his author's program that almost a third of all the population's expenses are made using the card, IPN reports.At present, 70% of Moldovans' income is spent on cards. In the third quarter of this year, 5.1 billion lei were withdrawn from cards, while 15.3 b
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Until 1918, the population of Bessarabia was kept in illiteracy and total ignorance and the myth of the liberation of the Bessarabians from the Turkish yoke was promoted, historian Ion Negrei stated in a public debate hosted by IPN News Agency. The historian noted that the theory according to which Bessarabia was freed from the Turkish yoke and brought under the protection of the Russian
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The period between 1812 and 1918 was marked by a terrible process of Russification of the Bessarabian people and by attempts to deny the Romanian character of Bessarabia, historian Igor Sharov, rector of the Moldova State University, said in a public debate organized by IPN News Agency. According to him, after the Great Union of 1918, the high degree of illiteracy one of the major challe
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The Constitutional Court dismissed as inadmissible the complaint by which MPs affiliated to Ilan Shor requested to check the omission by the President of the Republic of Moldova to issue the decree on the confirmation of the governor of the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia as a member of the Cabinet, IPN reports.The complaint was filed in February by MPs Marina Tauber, Reghina A
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The Moldovan society is pronouncedly divided on many criteria, starting from the political and geopolitical ones to the identity, cultural and linguistic ones. Among the subjects of this division are particular historical events. One of these occurred in 1812, at the end of one of the many Russian-Turkish wars, when the territory, which would later be called Bessarabia, was transferred f
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The Ministry of Energy of Romania announced that the Republic of Moldova will be given priority access to the gas stored in Romania, in case of need, within the limits of the available supplies, after domestic consumption is ensured. The measure is part of Romania's action plan in the context of the energy crisis in the Republic of Moldova, IPN reports.According to the Ministry of
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Trade unionists demand to declare a state of emergency in education and to set the minimum salary for education sector employees at 6,000 lei. At a protest mounted in front of the Parliament Building on Friday, demonstrators said that due to the low salaries, the education system is facing an acute shortage of staff and things will get worse if urgent measures are not taken, IPN reports
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Moldovagaz announced that it completed the purchase of the necessary volumes of natural gas for the entire heating season (October 2024-March 2025) for the right bank of the Nistru, IPN reports.The procurement procedure was initiated in July and concluded on December 12. Overall, natural gas was purchased in the amount of 7,952,196 MWh or 747.9 million cubic meters.The average purcha
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A lawyer was detained and another one is being investigated on the outside on suspicion that they asked for and received €1,000 to €5,000 from persons in detention and their relatives in order to influence judges' decisions when examining the applications of particular convicts, IPN reports.Law enforcement officers carried out searches in the municipality of Balti, in fou
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Media outlets and companies that own social networking sites and content-sharing platforms will be monitored more intensely. If they distribute disinformation and manipulation, the authorities will intervene. Also, the legislation will be amended to speed up the examination in court of cases concerning political and electoral corruption, and the involvement of religious denominations in
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A woman died after she was crushed by a car on Friday morning, at 06:30 a.m., near Nistreana quarter of Orhei town. The victim reportedly was jaywalking in an unlit place, IPN reports.According to the General Police Inspectorate, the impact was so strong that the woman died on the spot. The victim was in her 50s and her identity has not been established yet. The police continue the in
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Ex-minister of energy Victor Parlicov does not rule out the scenario of his involvement in politics. He noted that he honored all his obligations as minister and shifted the responsibility for the purchase of gas onto Energocom and Moldovagaz. The ex-minister said that the idea of his involvement in politics comes in the context in which more and more citizens are talking about the need
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The no-confidence motion against the Cabinet, submitted by the parliamentary group of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists, failed. After having been examined in the plenary session and put to the vote close to 03:00 a.m., the draft decision was rejected by the votes of 55 MPs of the Party of Action and Solidarity. Eighteen BCS MPs voted in favor, IPN reports."Instead of helping
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Moldova introduces a state of emergency in energy sector. Parliament supports the PM’s proposal # IPN
A state of emergency in the energy sector will be introduced in the Republic of Moldova for a period of 60 days. The legislative initiative, presented during a parliamentary session by Prime Minister Dorin Recean, was supported by 56 deputies of the ruling Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), IPN reports.The state of emergency will come into effect on December 16.“Let the Kr
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Referendum and Presidential elections through the lens of parliamentary prospects. Op-ed by Anatol Taranu # IPN
The next year in the Republic of Moldova will mark the end of the electoral cycle that will determine the political configuration of governance for the next four years. This cycle began with the local elections in November 2023, which resulted in a pronounced fragmentation of the political spectrum. Formally, the local elections were won by the governing PAS party, followed by the oppos
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In the year 2024, 3363 applications for a change of name and/or surname were submitted, of which 3101 applications were approved. Eleven applications were rejected. Another 251 are under examination, the Public Services Agency (ASP) said in a reply to IPN.According to the ASP, the most common reasons given by people applying for a name change are women's desire to take their husba
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The Central Election Commission registered an initiative group that will collect signatures for a local referendum on the dismissal of the mayor of Cristești village of Nisporeni district, IPN reports.According to the CEC’s decision, the 28 members of the initiative group are to collect the signatures of at least 10% of the voting-eligible residents of the locality. This is a
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Over 51% of the published court decisions do not comply with the anonymization rules, according to a study conducted by the Legal Resources Center from Moldova (LRCM). The analysis, which evaluated more than 1,300 decisions, shows that almost every second court judgement is published with deviations, thus exposing citizens' personal data, IPN reports.Most of the deviations were
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The State of the Country Report, presented at the MACRO Conference, shows that the Moldovan economy is exhausting its potential, which makes it imperative to switch from the competition model based on low labor costs to the efficiency-based model. According to the executive director of the Independent Think Tank Expert-Grup Adrian Lupușor, for 2024 the report anticipates an economic r
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The General Police Inspectorate warns the citizens that messages with false content are distributed through email addresses. Cybercriminals send a false summons by e-mail, in which the recipient is accused of committing a sexual crime, IPN reports.The police say that the purpose of these false messages, spread online, is to extort money from victims. In order not to be arrested, th
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The doctor suspected of stamping ballots in elections instead of elderly residents of the Comrat nursing home faces a fine of up to 52,000 lei or imprisonment for up to three years, IPN reports.According to prosecutors, in the presidential election and the referendum of October 20, the doctor contributed to the falsification of ballots, by applying the stamp and voting instead of o
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Trade unions announce a picket outside the Moldovan parliament, demanding urgent measures to protect employees. The main demands include raising the minimum wage to 6,000 lei, increasing salaries in the budgetary sector and allocating funds for balneosanatorium treatment. The action is scheduled for Friday, December 13, starting at 10:00, IPN reports.The unions are drawing attention
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The new President of the European Council António Cost expressed the European Union's firm support for the European path of the Republic of Moldova. During a meeting in Brussels with President Maia Sandu, the official reaffirmed the commitment to support initiatives that will bring direct benefits to the Moldovan citizens, IPN reports.President Sandu said that for the next perio
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The opening of the Consulate General of the Republic of Moldova in Chicago and the launch of negotiations for the advancement of a Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Moldova and the United States of America - are priorities mentioned by Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who reviewed the main results of his visit to the USA."Our citizens
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