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Gagauz head meets Northern Cyprus Prime Minister
March 01, 2010This weekend, Gagauz Baskan (Governor) Mihail Formuzal met with Dervis Eroglu, the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The two officials spoke about possibilities of improving economic ties. Mr. Formuzal noted that students...
Russian paper: Transnistria has enough weaponry to destroy every Moldovan and Romanian soldier
March 01, 2010Argumenti Nedeli, a sister publication to Argumenti i Facti, one of the most circulated papers in Russia, recently published an article about the Russian weaponry stores in Transnistria and the missile controversy. The paper describes Tiraspol's recent...
The UK Spectator: Let us help plucky Moldova
March 01, 2010The Spectator, a well-known British weekly, published an editorial by Daniel Korski bout Moldova in its Saturday issue. The article is called "Let us help plucky Moldova" and urges the European Union to take a more pro-active approach in helping...
Desecretized document shows Moldovan Communist President mocking gypsies
February 26, 2010The Government has continued to release formerly secret documents put together by the Communist Government (2001-2009). One of the more recent ones reveals deputy Prime Minister Victor Stepaniuc asking then-President and current Party of Communists ...
Moldova to start issuing biometric passports en masse in 2011
February 25, 2010The Moldovan Information Technologies and Communication Ministry will be ready to issue biometric passports en masse starting January 2011, the Moldova One public television reported on 23 February. Information Technologies and Communication Minister...
Moldovan, Romanian state news agencies resume cooperation
February 25, 2010The Moldovan and Romanian state news agencies, MOLDPRES and AGERPRES, have agreed on the resumption of the bilateral cooperation after an eight-year break. The heads of the two institutions, Vlad Darie and Ioan Rosca, signed an agreement to this event...
EUOBSERVER: 'Santa Claus' rebel free to enter EU
February 25, 2010By Andrew Rettman The EU has quietly suspended a visa ban on rebel leaders in Moldova in the hope of reviving peace talks on one of Europe's Cold War-era conflicts. The decision, taken by foreign ministers on Monday (22 February), allows 16 people from...
Moldovan pensioners start government picketing marathon
February 24, 2010About 150 pensioners – members and supporters of the Salvgardare Organization for Defending Citizens’ Rights – gathered in front of the Government Building in the Chisinau central square on Wednesday morning, and stated they were launching...
Innovative way to fight corruption among police force in Moldova
February 24, 2010Interior Minister takes police officers to theater play, says "we're in deep crap" Interior Minister Victor Catan took police officers to a theater play today. The performance, called Made in Moldova, was written by famous editorialist and...
Moldova signs Copenhagen Accord, to cut emissions by 25%
February 24, 2010The Copenhagen Accord to reduce climate change has thus far gotten the support of about 100 signatory countries. Moldova is one of them. It pledges to cut emissions by no less than 25 percent from levels registered in 1990. Chisinau is considered to...