Romanian Citizenship
Dual nationality works against Moscow and Tiraspol in Moldova
January 28, 2010By Paul Goble Moldovans in Moldova proper and in the breakaway unrecognized republic of Transdniestria are taking dual citizenship and acquiring Romanian passports, a trend one Moscow analyst says is accelerating the decline of Moscow’s influence...
Over 20,000 Moldovans and Ukrainians received Romanian citizenship in 2009
January 27, 2010According to data provided by the Justice Ministry in Romania, Bucharest granted over 20,000 citizenships to Moldovan and Ukrainian residents in 2009. Normally, any person can ask for Romanian citizenship and receive it if it can be proven that they...
Moldova becomes electoral topic in Romanian presidential election
November 03, 2009Mircea Geoana, the Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate, said during an energy forum on Monday that he would like a "strategic partnership" with Moldova, which would include "a very important economic accent." Mr. Geoana...
Pantiru urges for faster process of regaining Romanian citizenship
October 08, 2009The existing mechanism of restoring the Romanian citizenship by Republic of Moldova residents needs improvement. It must work faster to save applicants from waiting so long, MP Tudor Pantiru stated at a session of the Romanian Chamber of the Deputies...
Moldovan Parliament Speaker Denies Plan To Unite With Romania
September 07, 2009New Moldovan parliament speaker Mihai Ghimpu says that he will not press for union with Romania even though he personally believes Moldova and Romania should be one country, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Ghimpu, who leads the pro-Romanian Liberal...
Romanian Senator Viorel Badea Welcomes New Authorities in Moldova
September 02, 2009The change of political power in Chisinau should promote the improvement of economic, political and strategic relations between the Republic of Moldova and Romania, senator Viorel Badea stated during a news conference in Infotag today. In his words,...