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Moldova should be exempted from Jackson-Vanik amendment, statement
February 02, 2012Experts participating in a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe briefing in Washington stated that Moldova should be exempted from the Jackson-Vanik amendment to allow for normal trade relations with the United States, informs Radio Free Europe...
February 02, 2012On January 25, in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) hearings took place on the case of the students from the Transnistrian high schools whose courses are taught in Romanian. The clauses had been sent in 2004 and 2006 by the...
Romanian Foreign Minister to visit Moldova
January 30, 2012The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Cristian Diaconescu will visit Moldova tomorrow, January 31, informs the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova. Mr. Diaconescu will meet with his Moldovan counterpart...
An open dialogue between Moldova and Transnistria was held
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January 28, 2012Moldova and Transnistria will resume their joint railway traffic and will issue the schedule of the trains soon. The decision was taken during the official talks between the Moldovan Prime-Minister, Vlad Filat and the leader of Transnistria, Evgheny Shevchuk...
“Moldova: The Growing Pains of Democracy”
January 27, 2012The US Helsinki Commission will organize a briefing in Washington, D.C. to discuss about the political stalemate from Moldova and the recent developments in Transnistria. “Moldova: The Growing Pains of Democracy” is the topic of the briefing...
Antonio Polosa appointed as the new chief of IOM Moldova
January 27, 2012The Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Republic of Moldova has a new Chief. Mr. Antonio Polosa, a national of Italy is the new head of IOM to Chisinau, informs the United Nations Mission to Moldova on its website. Antonio...
Moldova ranked the 8th place in a top of ECHR
January 27, 2012The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has registered more than 64,000 requests in 2011, with 5% more comparing to the previous year. According to a report issued recently by the ECHR, 1,025 requests were handed in against the Republic of Moldova....
Moscow to use Shevchuk in Transnistria to politically dominate Moldova
January 26, 2012Tiraspol’s New Leader Shevchuk: A Man We Can Do Business With? Yevgeny Shevchuk’s victory in Transnistria’s “presidential” election is an opportune development for Russia, at the opportune moment. Moscow was slow to comprehend...
Moldova's Transnistria set for makeover from Smirnov to Shevchuk
January 26, 2012Smirnov Out, Shevchuk In: A Short-Term Win-Win For Moscow In Transnistria The 21-year “Smirnov era” is over in Transnistria, the secessionist enclave in eastern Moldova. The Kremlin has finally dumped Transnistria’s antiquated &ldquo...
Council of Europe wants civil peacekeepers in Transnistria
January 26, 2012The Council of Europe wants the replacement of the current peacekeeping contingent from Transnistria with an international civil peacekeeping mission. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has issued a document asking for the...