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.
‘Soviet’ Celebration Resurrects Familiar Dispute in Moldova
A decision by the Moldovan government to spend cash on medals commemorating Victory Day in World War II has drawn criticism from opposition politicians who say the events effectively glorify the former Soviet Union.
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 to Scrap Compulsory Military Service by 2021
Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip on Thursday said that compulsory military service will be gradually abolished by 2021, as Moldova makes the switch to a purely professional army.
Moldova to Grill Secret Service Chiefs Over Expulsions
Moldova's Prime Minister, Pavel Filip, and the Speaker of Parliament, Andrian Candu, both members of the ruling Democratic Party, on Thursday summoned the heads of the country's intelligence service for a hearing in parliament.
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.
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NATO Urges Russia to Withdraw Troops From Moldova
NATO member states meeting in Brussels have called on Russia to respect the internationally recognized borders of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia and to withdraw its soldiers from all three countries - meaning Transnistria, Crimea, eastern Ukraine, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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Moldova Urged to Help Veterans in Transnistria
Moldova must raise the issue of intimidation faced by Moldovan army veterans living in breakaway Transnistria during negotiations with the rebel region, a Chisinau-based think-tank says.
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Pro-European Candidate Wins Chisinau Mayoral Race
Dignity and Truth Platform, PPDA, candidate Andrei Nastase won the second round of the local elections for Chisinau's City Hall on Sunday, beating pro-Russian Socialist Party candidate Ion Ceban.
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