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OSCE Chairmanship calls for negotiations on Transnistria
November 06, 2009The Greek Alternate Foreign Minister, Dimitris Droutsas, encouraged participants in the 5+2 format to renew formal negotiations on a Transdniestrian settlement during a meeting held in Vienna today. Minister Droutsas had convened an informal meeting...
Moldova has a new governor of the central bank
November 06, 2009Dorin Dragutanu has become the new governor of Moldova National Bank (MNB) after having been elected by 52 Members of Parliament of the Alliance for European Integration on Friday, DECA-press informs. The communist opposition faction refused voting...
Berlin Wall's Lessons for Today
November 05, 2009Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin writes in today's USA Today about the vital need for "trustworthy information" in repressive societies By Jeffrey Gedmin First as a college student, then as a...
Manfred Grund: Moldova should better advertise itself in Europe
November 04, 2009To achieve a stronger support from European nations in its efforts to join the European Union, Moldova should actively promote its image on the continent, German parliamentarian Manfred Grund stated in Chisinau on Monday evening during the European political...
Dorin Dragutan to be governor of Moldova's central bank
November 04, 2009Director of Assurance Department of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dorin Dragutan, is one of the candidatures of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) to the position of governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), proposed by Speaker of Parliament...
Romanian presidential candidate makes statement about Moldova
November 04, 2009Crin Antonescu, the Romanian National Liberal Party's presidential candidate, recently made a statement about Romania's foreign policy toward Moldova. "I think that Moldova can join the European Union quicker than Belarus and Ukraine. I think we...
Where walls still stand-20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
November 04, 2009Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders of the U.S. Helsinki Commission said Wednesday the U.S. must lead the fight against modern tools of repression and consistently raise human rights concerns. Standing in front of the largest piece...
Moldova lists priorities of forthcoming talks in Vienna
November 04, 2009The key goal of resuming the Dniester settlement negotiation is to launch social projects for the population of Moldova's breakaway Dniester region, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister in charge of reintegration issues Victor Osipov told a news conference...
Moldova schedules presidential election for 10 November
November 04, 2009The Moldovan parliament will try to elect the head of state in a week's time. The date of the presidential election, 10 November, was set by MPs several hours ago. The decision was supported by the 53-strong ruling Alliance for European Integration, while...
Moldova's acting President predicts end to political deadlock
November 04, 2009Acting Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu says enough members of the opposition Communist Party will eventually help elect the country's new president and end the current stalemate, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Ghimpu, a leader of the four-party,...
