Thousands gather in Paris square to protest far-right National Rally party
Radio Moldova,
1 July 2024 14:50
Anti-far right protests erupted in Paris’s Place de la République Sunday evening where left-wing voters gathered to show support for the New Popular front – an alliance formed between French Socialists, Communists, Greens and France Unbowed party – after it came in second behind the far right alliance led by National Rally, AFP reports.
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Declaration and memorandum of understanding signed between the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine # Radio Moldova
Today, in Chisinau, the foreign ministers of the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine signed a joint statement and a memorandum of understanding on combating information manipulation and foreign interference. These documents represent a firm commitment of the three states to share similar visions and concerns in the face of the current security environment, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs from Chisinau, Mihai Popșoi.
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The United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has pledged to “deliver change” after his Labour Party swept the general election in a landslide.
17:30
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine, which triggered condemnation from Kyiv and some European leaders and officials, AP reports.
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The current NATO Secretary General, on the eve of the summit in Washington, did not rule out the expansion of the alliance in the next 10 years, expressing hope for Ukraine's membership, DW reports.
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About 600 laptops were distributed to educational institutions in the country. The value of the equipment is 500 thousand dollars, they were procured with the support of UNICEF and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, said the Minister of Education and Research, Dan Perciun. The official also emphasized that the laptops are to be distributed to 22 institutions throughout the country, including eight schools in the Transnistrian region.
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The Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine will sign a memorandum on disinformation # Radio Moldova
The Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine will sign on Friday, in Chisinau, a memorandum on combating disinformation, during the third trilateral meeting at the level of foreign ministries. The event is hosted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Popșoi, which will also be attended by the Foreign Minister of Romania, Luminița Odobescu, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmitro Kuleba.
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In the city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar region, from where the Russian military regularly launches kamikaze drones over Ukraine, debris from a drone damaged a three-story apartment building. The attack disrupted a power station that supplies much of this city. The governor of the region, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that six people were injured, including two children, writes DW.
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The Labour Party has won the UK general election and Sir Keir Starmer will become the new prime minister. The result ends 14 years of Conservative government, during which five different prime ministers have run the country, BBC reports.
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The European Union has raised tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, as Brussels takes action to protect the bloc's motor industry, BBC reports.
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Armenia is ready to raise the level of relations with the United States to a strategic partnership # Radio Moldova
Armenia and the United States of America expressed their readiness to take bilateral relations to a new level, raising them to a strategic partnership. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in a congratulatory telegram sent to US President Joe Biden on the occasion of Independence Day, reports EFE.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, Radio Free Europe and the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Slovak authorities have reclassified the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico and are investigating it as a terror attack, not as attempted murder, a spokeswoman said on Thursday, AFP reports.
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Romania and the EU are investing in bridges over the Prut. Spinu: "We have already signed an agreement for three bridges" # Radio Moldova
There are no delays in the agreements implementation regarding the construction of bridges over the Prut, and the works will be done from Romania's budget sources and, probably, from European funds, said the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development in an interview for Moldova 1 TV.
16:10
Germany offers 15 million euros to improve the water infrastructure in the Republic of Moldova # Radio Moldova
The "Improvement of water infrastructure in Central Moldova" project will benefit from a grant worth 15 million euros from the German Government. Additional grant agreements were signed at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development. According to the relevant minister, Andrei Spînu, the project will bring water to the homes of about 75 thousand people, from Străseni and Călărași districts.
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At least five people have been killed by a Russian drone and missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, officials say, BBC reports.
12:20
Russia is ready to continue gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine after the current transit agreement expires at the end of 2024, Russian state news agencies reported on Wednesday, citing Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Reuters reports.
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Unions, independent media, citizen organisations organised a rally in Paris on Wednesday night to support the left-wing bloc and denounce the rise of the far-right in the upcoming second round of parliamentary elections, writes Euronews.
11:20
Hurricane Beryl thrashed Jamaica with heavy winds and rain on Wednesday, killing at least one person after forging a destructive, water-soaked path across smaller Caribbean islands over the past couple days, Reuters reports.
11:10
The Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mihai Popșoi, will host the Third Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Trilateral foreign affairs meeting on Friday in Chisinau.
10:50
Deputies meet today, July 4, in plenary session. There are 17 bills on the agenda of the Legislative.
9:30
Ukraine city Dnipro spent a day of mourning after a Russian missile and drone attack killed five people and wounded more than 50 yesterday, including a 14-year-old girl, Independent reports.
3 July 2024
21:20
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the reforms in the Republic of Moldova and condemns the human rights situation in the Transnistrian region # Radio Moldova
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) welcomes the ambitious reform agenda of the Republic of Moldova. Our country has made progress in anti-corruption reforms, increasing government transparency and improving the business climate, AP OSCE reports. The findings are included in the Bucharest Declaration, adopted today, during the annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
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At least five people have been killed by a Russian drone and missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, officials say, BBC reports.
15:40
Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for regional security and defence talks, the Kremlin said, as well as a series of bilateral meetings, including with Chinese and Turkish leaders, Reuters reports.
15:40
NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43 billion) next year, two Western European diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday, a week before the alliance’s leaders are set to meet in Washington, Reuters reports.
13:50
An acting head is to be appointed at the head of the Interpol Moldova Bureau after Viorel Țentiu, who managed the institution, was accused of passive corruption and was placed under house arrest. The announcement was made by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Adrian Efros. He said that, at present, several candidacies are being considered, but he did not reveal their names.
10:00
Ukraine has foiled an alleged plot to overthrow the government that “would have played into Russia’s hands,” security officials in the war-torn country said Monday, CNN reports.
10:00
A Moscow court on July 2 ordered the arrest in absentia of Ukraine's former Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, former Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, former Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak, and Ihor Dovhan, the head of Western Operational Command of Ukraine's Ground Forces, reports The Kiyv Independent.
10:00
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider a ceasefire in the war with Russia, as he made his first visit to Kiev since the start of the conflict in February 2022, DPA reports.
9:40
The Georgian Defense Ministry on Tuesday reported a Su-25 fighter jet crash during a planned military exercise, saying the pilot was killed in the accident, Anadolu agency reports.
9:30
Several explosions rang out in the Odesa region this morning. The Air Force of Ukraine previously reported that a Russian missile was heading from the Mykolaiv region in the direction of the city of Odesa. Later, the mayor of Odesa, Hennadi Trukhanov, wrote on social networks that the missile appeared to be heading towards Yuzhne-Odesa. Local media then wrote that air defense was activated in the region. For now, there is no additional information, reports New voice of Ukraine.
9:10
Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Tuesday called on US President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race following his poor performance in last week’s debate against Donald Trump, DW reports.
9:10
Ukraine is not ready to compromise with Russia and give up any territory to end the war, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday when asked about U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's declaration that he could quickly end the conflict, Reuters reports.
1 July 2024
21:30
The Finnish Parliament on Monday unanimously approved a defense pact with the United States, which will allow enhanced US military presence and storage of defense material in Finland, AFP reports.
20:20
Third Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Trilateral foreign affairs meeting will take place in Chisinau # Radio Moldova
The Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Trilateral foreign affairs meeting will be held in Chisinau at the end of this week. During the event, the foreign ministers will discuss collaboration in the field of energy and infrastructure, and will synchronize their agendas. The statements were made by the Moldovan foreign minister, Mihai Popșoi, in the “La 360 de grade” show on Radio Moldova.
18:30
Romanian citizen, who committed a crime on Romanian territory, was extradited at the Leușeni-Albita border crossing point # Radio Moldova
A 40-year-old Romanian citizen, who committed a crime on Romanian territory, was extradited to the Leușeni - Albița State Border Crossing Point on June 28.
18:30
Mihai Popșoi will participate in a series of events within the NATO Summit in Washington # Radio Moldova
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mihai Popșoi, will participate in a series of related events on the sidelines of the NATO Summit that will take place between July 9-11 in Washington. A statement in this sense was made by the deputy prime minister in the show "La 360 de grade" on Radio Moldova. According to him, Chisinau hopes that the Republic of Moldova and NATO will maintain their good cooperative relations.
17:30
Türkiye, Romania and Bulgaria commenced joint mine clearance operations in the Black Sea on Monday, 1 July, to improve the safety of shipping, in particular for Ukrainian grain exports, Bloomberg reports.
14:50
Anti-far right protests erupted in Paris’s Place de la République Sunday evening where left-wing voters gathered to show support for the New Popular front – an alliance formed between French Socialists, Communists, Greens and France Unbowed party – after it came in second behind the far right alliance led by National Rally, AFP reports.
12:00
At least seven civilians were injured during a nighttime attack by Russian drones in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the local military administration reported.
10:40
Co-rapporteurs of the APCE Monitoring Commission, on a documentary visit to the Republic of Moldova # Radio Moldova
The co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Pierre-Alain Fridez and Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, will be, between July 1 and 3, on a documentary visit to the Republic of Moldova. It will cover recent political developments, the preparation of the presidential elections and the constitutional referendum, the implementation of postal voting. Other topics that will be addressed during the visit are foreign interference, the progress of justice reform and the external evaluation of judges and prosecutors.
10:40
The reservists of the Armed Forces will be trained between July 1-5 in theoretical and practical sessions at various training sites.
8:30
France on Sunday took a step closer to delivering what was once seen as an unthinkable nightmare: a far-right government taking power in Paris for the first time, Politico reports.
30 June 2024
20:30
Prime Minister Dorin Recean will pay a working visit to Greece on Monday, July 1. The prime minister's visit will start with a discussion with Moldovans in Greece.
20:30
Israel will continue fighting in Gaza until Hamas is eliminated and "all the other goals of the war are achieved," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as prospects of reaching a peace deal weaken, reports Politico.
17:50
Nursery groups will be opened in kindergartens in 15 localities in the Republic of Moldova # Radio Moldova
Nursery groups for children aged up to two will be opened in kindergartens in 15 localities in the Republic of Moldova. They will be opened based on a project implemented by the World Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Research (MEC) and the National Office for Regional and Local Development. The amount of investments amounts to more than 2 million dollars, and the renovation works of the halls will start next year. Services will be available for at least 15 children in each locality.
17:40
Two localities from the Ștefan Vodă district merge to benefit from financial support # Radio Moldova
Two localities from the Ștefan Vodă district: Volintiri and Copceac, could be the first localities to merge voluntarily, as part of the amalgamation reform.
17:40
Hungary's Orban moves to form new alliance with Austrian and Czech nationalist parties # Radio Moldova
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday presented a new alliance with Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other partners and become the biggest right-wing group in the European Parliament, AFP reports.
16:40
The gross foreign debt of the Republic of Moldova was more than 10 billion lei at the end of the first quarter of the current year, decreasing by 1.4 percent.
16:30
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts resolution recognising Russia's actions as genocide of Ukrainian people # Radio Moldova
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly has adopted a resolution in which it recognises Russia's actions as genocide of the Ukrainian people as well as the need to decolonise Russia, reports Ukrainska Pravda.
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