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4 May 2024 17:10
Two new weekly flights operated by AirBaltic have been launched on the Chișinău-Riga route on the Republic of Moldova.
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20:40
Arguments and tensions are inevitable in modern society and should not be brushed under the carpet, Pope Francis said on Saturday, warning that trying to impose a uniform vision fostered frustration and violence, reports Reuters.
20:40
Russian courts ordered the seizure of UniCredit's and Deutsche bank assets, accounts, property, and shares on May 18, reports Reuters.
Last 8 hours
20:30
Ukraine has asked the Biden administration to provide more intelligence on the position of Russian forces and military targets inside Russia as Ukrainian troops struggle to hold ground in the war, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, NYT reports.
19:30
The Republic of Moldova has the most IT employees per capita in Europe, after Estonia # Radio Moldova
The Republic of Moldova is in second place in terms of IT employees per capita in Europe for the third consecutive year, the Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization, Dumitru Alaiba, announced on social media.
19:20
Georgia’s president has vetoed a “foreign agents” bill that has split the country and appealed to the government not to overrule her over a law she said was “Russian in sprit and essence”, The Guardian reports.
Last 12 hours
15:50
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and still faces risks of complications but has stabilised, officials said on Saturday, following Wednesday's assassination attempt, Reuters reports.
15:40
On a working visit to Germany, today, in Leipzig, President Maia Sandu received the "Robert Blum for Democracy 2024" award, offered under the patronage of the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The award is accompanied by 25,000 euros, an amount that Maia Sandu will donate.
14:40
The Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, will pay a visit to Chisinau this summer. The announcement was made by the official during a press conference in Berlin, together with the president Maia Sandu.
13:50
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday said his country needed over a hundred aircraft to counter Russian air power and said Ukraine only had a quarter of the air defences it needs.
13:40
A batch of military and non-lethal defense equipment was received on Saturday morning by the Ministry of Defense.
Last 24 hours
13:30
Meeting of the Republic of Moldova-EU Association Council will take place in Brussels next week # Radio Moldova
The eighth meeting of the Republic of Moldova - European Union (EU) Association Council will take place next week in Brussels, on May 21. The delegation from Chisinau will be led by Prime Minister Dorin Recean and Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Cristina Gherasimov, reads a press release issued by the Government.
13:20
A ship sank in the Black Sea, near the city of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania. Three crew members are reported missing # Radio Moldova
A ship under the flag of Tanzania sank, on Saturday morning, in the Black Sea, 26 nautical miles from Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania. Eight crew members were rescued and three were reported missing. Several ships are conducting search operations in the area, reports news.ro.
11:20
Hundreds of tourist attractions can be visited on the occasion of the European Night of Museums, claims the spokesperson of the Government, Daniel Vodă. According to him, most of the events will start this morning.
8:20
The number of people injured in a Russian airstrike on the city of Kharkiv has risen to 28. The Russians used guided aerial bombs in the attack, wrote Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration (OMA), on Telegram
Yesterday
22:00
Maia Sandu, in Berlin: Germany is a strong and important ally of the Republic of Moldova, on the path to the EU # Radio Moldova
Moldovan-German cooperation was discussed by President Maia Sandu during a meeting with the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the President of the Bundestag, Bärbel Bas. In Berlin, the head of state discussed, in particular, cooperation in the economic field to help develop and create safe and well-paid jobs. Just as Germany is one of the main trade partners and an important source of investment for Moldova, the Chisinau authorities aim to deepen these economic ties.
17:40
The delegation of the Republic of Moldova in the Joint Control Commission (JCC) denounces new intentions to destabilize the situation in the Security Zone. The authorities in Chisinau announce that they were informed on the evening of May 16, just a few hours after the end of the JCC meeting, that the Russian "peacekeeping" forces intend to carry out "movement verification maneuvers of the capabilities of the armored vehicles stationed at the peace keeping posts", between May 17 and June 17. Chisinau condemns the "initiative", calling it "inopportune" and "abusive".
17:30
The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, reads a press release of the Council of Europe.
16:20
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition after being shot several times on Wednesday, according to doctors, BBC reports.
15:50
The Republic of Moldova will condemn Russia for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children. The statement, prepared by the Parliament # Radio Moldova
The Republic of Moldova will condemn the Russian Federation for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children. The Chisinau Parliament is preparing a statement in this regard, Speaker Igor Grosu announced on May 17. The official claims that the document will be adopted "in the near future".
15:10
The political representatives in the negotiation process for the Transnistrian settlement met in Tighina, at the headquarters of the OSCE Mission from the Republic of Moldova. According to the Reintegration Policy Bureau, Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Serebrian presented, in his message at the beginning of the meeting, the problems faced by the farmers in the Dubăsari district and the Romanian-language educational institutions in the Transnistrian region.
14:40
The Czech Republic is working on a pilot project for the voluntary return of Ukrainian refugees # Radio Moldova
The Czech Republic will launch a pilot project that is scheduled to operate from June to November that will facilitate the voluntary return of Ukrainians to their homeland. It is emphasized that the project is unrelated to facilitating mobilization in Ukraine.
14:30
Georgia's president says she will veto the final reading of the law on foreign agents # Radio Moldova
President Salome Zurabishvili warned that Georgia's survival as a state is in danger after parliament approved a contentious "foreign agent" law despite weeks of popular protests and warnings from the West that the move endangers Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations, DW reports.
11:20
One million 128 thousand homes and about one million 650 thousand people were surveyed until yesterday, May 16, announced, in a briefing, the general director of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Oleg Cara. Among the districts that have the most people and homes surveyed are Călărași, Anenii Noi and Soroca. At the other pole are the municipalities of Chisinau and Balti, where slower review rates are recorded.
9:40
Activist Victor Plescanov, illegally detained since 2022 in a prison in the Transnistrian region, has been released. Chisinau's call to Tiraspol # Radio Moldova
Civic activist Victor Pleșcanov, illegally imprisoned in June 2022 by the so-called force structures from Tiraspol, was released from prison. The information was confirmed by the Reintegration Policy Office, which welcomed the decision. The constitutional authorities from Chisinau call on Tiraspol to comply with the requests on other individual cases as well.
8:50
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced on Thursday a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 750 million, Ukrinform reports.
More than 2 days ago
21:00
Tatiana Răducanu, a member of the Pre-vetting and Vetting Commissions, finds herself embroiled in a criminal investigation initiated by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office. In response, she has chosen to resign from these positions "to safeguard her dignity and the integrity of her status as a judge in resignation."
20:10
Polish Prime Minister Reveals Threats After Slovak Counterpart's Assassination Attempt # Radio Moldova
Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Poland, has disclosed that he received threats subsequent to the attempted assassination of his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico.
19:00
Parliament acknowledged the resignation request of Tatiana Răducanu from her position as a member of the Independent Commission for Evaluating the Integrity of Candidates for the self-governing bodies of judges and prosecutors, and the Commission for External Evaluation of the Ethical and Financial Integrity of Prosecutors.
10:20
The Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, has emerged from a harrowing ordeal following an assassination attempt, according to Reuters. ](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/shooting-after-slovak-government-meeting-tasr-agency-reports-2024-05-15/)
7:20
The contentious letter addressed to candidates who failed the external evaluation and signed by the head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office, Veronica Dragalin, continues to elicit reactions. Consequently, extraparliamentary parties declare that the judicial reform has been unsuccessful.
7:10
The individual detained and suspected of shooting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is a 71-year-old man from the central region of the country.
7:00
President Maia Sandu is calling for concrete evidence from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, under the leadership of Veronica Drăgălin, regarding the allegations levelled against magistrate Tatiana Răducanu.
15 May 2024
21:20
Bulgaria still fails to meet the criteria for entering the eurozone, as acknowledged by the National Bank on Tuesday.
21:10
The Ministry of Education and Research announced that a mere 23% of driving licence candidates passed their first attempt at the practical test, while only 50% passed the theoretical test.
18:40
Challenges in Moldova's Judicial Reform: Integrity Concerns and European Union Aspirations # Radio Moldova
The emergence of a letter in the public space, in which the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (PA) questions the integrity of Commission Vetting and Pre-Vetting member Tatiana Răducanu, is linked to the procedure for verifying the integrity of prosecutors in key positions within the PA.
17:00
Moldovan Minister of Justice Veronica Mihailov-Moraru asserted during the Government session that the resignation of magistrate Tatiana Răducanu from both commissions responsible for evaluating judges and prosecutors does not impact the vetting process.
15:10
Georgia has been cautioned by the United States against becoming an adversary of the West if it realigns with Moscow, following the defiance of massive protests by the parliament in Tbilisi, which adopted a law inspired by the Kremlin, as reported by The Guardian.
14:20
Reintegrating the Transnistrian Region hinges on the progress of European integration and the pace of our country's accession to the European bloc, according to Vice Prime Minister for Reintegration, Oleg Serebrian, during an interview on Moldova 1's "In Context" program.
14:10
The letter signed by the Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Veronica Dragalin, addressed to the candidates not promoted by the Pre-Vetting Commission dated May 14, 2024, is authentic, announced the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. However, the institution has not published the letter.
9:10
While yesterday's headlines focused on a deepening defence cooperation agreement between Chișinău and the European Union, the actual development was a proposal for Moldova to increase information sharing, engage in joint military exercises, and participate in the EU's joint arms procurement program.
14 May 2024
18:40
Georgia's parliament has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests, BBC reports.
17:50
The FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC), which was to be hosted by the Republic of Moldova, is being held from May 14-17, at the headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.
16:10
Four Ukrainians are being documented by the police after they tried to illegally cross the Moldovan-Ukrainian border. The incident happened last weekend, in the area of responsibility of the Larga Border Police Sector.
15:40
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the latter's visit to Kyiv on May 14, The Kyiv Independent reports.
15:40
The European Council extended the liberalization of trade with the Republic of Moldova for another year # Radio Moldova
Producers from the Republic of Moldova will export to the big European market plums, grapes and other Moldovan agricultural products, without taxes and quantitative restrictions, for another year. It happens after the European Council extended on Monday, May 13, the liberalization of trade between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Moldova.
15:00
The President of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, will pay a visit to the Republic of Moldova, on May 15-16. The Czech official will be accompanied by other senators, members of the Committee on European Union Affairs, the Committee on Education, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security of the Czech Senate.
14:20
Moldova and the EU are set to deepen their defence co-operation to unprecedented levels, as Chișinău defies warnings from Moscow that closer western integration could see it face Ukraine’s fate, writes Financial Times.
12:50
US secretary of state Antony Blinken visited Kyiv in a show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government amid renewed Russian advances in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, Financial Times reports.
10:40
The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, promulgated the law on the partial implementation of postal voting. Thus, the citizens of the Republic of Moldova settled in the United States of America, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland will be able to vote by mail in the upcoming presidential elections and the republican constitutional referendum planned for October 20.
9:20
Russia’s choice of an economist as its new defence minister shows how far Moscow is preparing to go to overhaul its economy to serve its war needs, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Monday, Reuters reports.
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