Igor Munteanu

Moldova Blocks Indebted Railway Company’s Accounts After Damning Report

Moldova's Courts of Accounts has blocked the accounts of the state railway company due to its salary arrears and mounting debts.

The audit report says that between 2018 and 2019, Calea Ferată din Moldova (Moldovan Railways) CFM, sold over 66,000 tons of ferrous material without the Board of Directors' agreement.

Pro-Europeans Take on Moldova's 'Old Guard' in Election

All the main political parties in Moldova on Wednesday or Thursday submitted their lists of candidates to the Central Electoral Commission for the parliamentary elections due on February 24.

Under the new and controversial "mixed" electoral system, half the winning candidates for the 101 seats will come from party lists and half will be elected in constituencies.

Moldova Delays Parliamentary Elections Until 2019

Moldova lawmakers on Friday, the last day before the summer recess, voted to reschedule the next parliamentary elections to February 24, 2019. Initially, the election should have taken place by the end of November.

The decision comes after the majority in parliament voted no less than 50 draft bills in just two days - Thursday and Friday.