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Freedom of press still questionable in Transnistria after leadership change
January 20, 2012Chisinau/ Moldova.ORG/ -- Grigori Volovoi, a journalist at the independent TV station Dnestr TV from Tiraspol had been humiliated while trying to work on a story about the change of administration of the so-called Ministry of Security from Tiraspol. ...
Russia defends Soviet annexation of Baltic States and Moldova
December 06, 2011By Vladimir Socor/ Jamestown Foundation/ Washington, DC -- On December 1 and 2, respectively, Lithuania’s and Estonia’s ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs) refuted the Russian MFA’s latest claims that the three Baltic States (Estonia...
Moldova after 20 years: A mixture of lost opportunities, successes and challenges
September 07, 2011Remarks by Vlad Spânu, President of the Moldova Foundation, at the Panel Discussion: "Moldova’s Democratic Transition: 20 Years of Challenges and Successes" held on August 31, 2011 at NED in Washington, DC For me, like for many...
Latvia willing to share its European integration experience with Moldova
August 10, 2010A parliamentary delegation headed by director general Andrei Fetescu paid a study visit to Riga, at the invitation of Latvian Saeima (Parliament), on 2-4 August, the parliament's media relations department has said. The Moldovan parliamentary delegation...
European Parliamentarian calls on Moldovans to not believe external promises
July 05, 2010Alfreds Rubics of Latvia, a member of the United Left group in the European Parliament, has called upon Moldova citizens to not be so naЇve and not believe to promises of foreign assistance. He told a news conference here today that during the meetings...
Russian speakers in Lithuania face similar problems to those in Ukraine
February 13, 2010By Paul Goble Russian commentators have devoted enormous attention to the Russian-speaking communities in Estonia and Latvia, but they have largely ignored the Russian-speaking community in Lithuania not only because it is significantly smaller but...
French-Russian warship deal making waves among NATO allies
February 10, 2010By Ahto Lobjakas The French daily "Le Monde" broke the news on February 9: Paris had "agreed in principle" to negotiate the sale of one or more "Mistral"-class ships to Russia. If the sale goes through, it will be the...
Lithuanian PM visits Moldova, pledges support for EU integration
January 27, 2010Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius is on an official visit to Chisinau. Mr. Kubilius has met with several Moldovan officials, including Prime Minister Vlad Filat and Speaker and interim President Mihai Ghimpu. The Lithuanian P.M. promised that...
Greece, Netherlands join EU visa center in Moldova
January 14, 2010From now on, Moldovan citizens will be able to apply for and obtain Greek and Dutch visas at the EU Common Visa Centre at the Hungarian embassy in Chisinau. The Hungarian ambassador to Moldova told a news conference today that Greece and the Netherlands...
Russia's new European security architecture: wrong blueprint
December 04, 2009By Daniel P. Fata and David J. Kramer On the eve of this week’s Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and NATO Ministerial meetings, in addition to a NATO-Russia Council gathering, Russian officials unveiled their long-awaited...