Moldova opens consulates in Chicago and Sacramento
Radio Moldova,
30 March 2025 11:40
The Republic of Moldova has recently opened General Consulates in Chicago and Sacramento, USA, to provide more accessible services to Moldovan citizens living in the United States.
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Chisinau expels three employees of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova. Moscow reacts # Radio Moldova
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Anitta Hipper about the SIS investigation into the Russian Embassy's involvement in the transportation of Nesterovschi: "We have complete trust" # Radio Moldova
"*In fact, the Moldovan authorities must investigate. We have full confidence. If it turns out to be true, it falls within the Russian propaganda and concrete actions in the Russian textbooks to interfere in the affairs of other countries and destabilize, including the Gagauz region and the whole of Moldova. We are in full solidarity with the Moldovan authorities, and we are working on the resilience of Moldovan society," commented the spokesperson of the European Commission, Anitta Hipper, to the question of the reporter Iulia Sarivan from Jurnal TV.
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Anitta Hipper about the SIS investigation into the Russian Embassy's involvement in the transportation of Nesterovschi: "We have full confidence" # Radio Moldova
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Chisinau expels three employees of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova # Radio Moldova
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today sent a note to the ambassador-designate of the Russian Federation in Chisinau, Oleg Ozerov, declaring three embassy employees as undesirable persons in the Republic of Moldova.
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President Maia Sandu condemns Russia's involvement in the Nesterovschi case: "An unacceptable interference" # Radio Moldova
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The convicted MP Alexandr Nesterovschi is currently in the Transnistrian region, where he arrived with the support of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Chisinau, the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS) announced. Alexandru Musteața, the SIS director, claims that the operation is a component of a hybrid aggression mechanism that Russia has orchestrated against the Republic of Moldova.
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Member of Parliament Irina Lozovan, accused of receiving $30,000 from fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor to bribe the mayor of Ocnita, was sentenced to 6 years in prison. The sentence was handed down by magistrates of the Buiucani Court. Her husband, investigated in the same case, was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
12:20
The convicted MP Alexandr Nesterovschi is currently in the Transnistrian region, where he arrived with the support of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Chisinau, the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS) announced. Alexandru Musteața, the SIS director, claims that the operation is a component of a hybrid aggression mechanism that Russia has orchestrated against the Republic of Moldova.
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Radio Moldova: "La 360 de grade" with President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu # Radio Moldova
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30 March 2025
21:10
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10:30
Ukraine will request modifications to the economic agreement previously proposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, March 29, citing sources close to the discussions.
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19:40
Smoking will be prohibited in additional public areas, and fines for rule violations will be raised.
19:30
President Maia Sandu participated in a seedling planting event near Negureni, in the Telenești district, on Friday.
18:40
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16:20
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15:00
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Moldovan citizens who have individual health insurance can pay their mandatory health insurance premiums on March 29 and 30, even on weekends, using the government electronic payment service Mpay, as reported by the National Health Insurance Company.
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