Moldova Foundation
NED Panel Commemorates Moldovan Independence
September 15, 2011To commemorate Moldova’s twenty years of independence, NED hosted a panel discussion, co-organized with Freedom House and the Moldova Foundation (a NED grantee), on “Moldova’s Transition: 20 Years of Challenges and Successes.”...
Kremlin, with Kyiv's help, ups pressure over Transdniester
May 20, 2010By Gregory Feifer After five years of bitter estrangement, Russia and Ukraine are taking part in what can only be described as a lovefest. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was in Kyiv on May 17, laughing over mutual words of admiration with Ukrainian...
Prosecutors seek to interrogate Mayor Chirtoaca on his U.S. visit
May 20, 2009The Chisinau Prosecutor’s Office asked that the Mayor General of Chisinau Dorin Chirtoaca provide explanations about the visit that he paid to the United States a week ago. Chirtoaca said on Monday that he received a letter, asking him what the...
Live Video Webcast: Russian Energy and Foreign Policy -- Beyond the Former Soviet Union
November 18, 2008On Nov. 18, at 12:00 PM EST, the Baltic Black Sea Initiative brodcasts live via Internet the "Russian Energy and Foreign Policy: Beyond the Former Soviet Union" by Anita Orbán, the Director of Constellation Energy Institute...
GUAM: background, organization’s future and Ukraine’s role
October 16, 2008By Vlad Spânu* The initial purpose of establishing GUAM (the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development), started by Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova (named after the initial letters of each country), was to focus the new group...
Yushchenko invites Baltic Black Sea Initiative to Energy Summit
October 13, 2008During a September 29 meeting with the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Ukraine President Victor Yushchenko invited the Baltic Black Sea Initiative to participate in the next Energy Summit originally scheduled to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November...
East or West? The future of Democracy in Moldova
October 01, 2008Statement of Vlad Lupan, Independent Expert from the Republic of Moldova before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission). Briefing: “East or West? The future of Democracy in Moldova”. September 24, 2...
How Diaspora Communities Influence Politics at Home: Moldova Foundation’s experience
September 28, 2008By Vlad Spânu* In 1906, in Washington, DC, the American Jewish Committee has been established in response to a series of pogroms in czarist Russia, particularly the 1903 Chisinau pogrom. Chisinau (Russian transcript Kishinev) was a capital of Russia...
Moldova: Changes in Geopolitical Configuration of the Region
September 15, 200818th Economic Forum in Krynica's Panel: "Moldova: Changes in Geopolitical Configuration of the Region" By Vlad Spânu* There are two significant events that changed the geopolitical configuration that affects the Republic of Moldova...
Event in Washington - The June 2007 Local Elections: Did Moldova Pass the Test?
June 16, 2007The June 2007 local elections in Moldova are a crucial test of the country’s commitment to democratic reform and will be used by the international community as an indicator of progress toward democracy. Did Moldova pass the test? To help answer...