Igor Dodon
How Moldova’s Secret Service Forced a Turkish Family to Flee
Soon the pressure became too much for her to bear, and she decided to pack her bags and get the children out of the country quickly. "After 18 days, we left Moldova and went to America - Dallas," she said.
‘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.
Moldova Govt Reshuffle Cements Socialist-Democrat Alliance
Party and the centre-left former ruling Democratic Party led by ex-Prime Minister Pavel Filip signed an agreement on Monday to split the cabinet portfolios between them.
Moldova Detains National Bank Chiefs Over ‘Grand Theft’
Moldovan prosecutors on Thursday detained four members of the board of the National Bank of Moldova, BNM, all current or former leaders of the bank, in relation to the so-called grand theft of a billion US dollars from the banking system between 2012 and 2014.
Dniester War Commemorations Highlight Moldova’s Divisions
Moldova on Monday marked 28 years since the outbreak of the Dniester War, when regular army, police and volunteers battled pro-Russian separatists in the breakaway region of Transnistria, on the left bank of the Dniester River.
Under Pro-Russian President, Moldovan Language Issue Heating Up
Russian Billionaire Quits Ownership of Moldovan Airport
Russian billionaire Andrey Goncharenko, owner of a Gazprom subsidiary, on Tuesday, said he had given up his shares in Avia Invest, the company that has run Chisinau International Airport under a concession since 2013.
For years, the airport has been at the centre of controversies over its ownership and the legality of the concession awarded for the next 50 years.
Moldova President’s Plan to Siphon National Bank Profits Criticised
Economic and political analysts in Moldova have criticised an initiative by President Igor Dodon and the government led by Ion Chicu to shift 50 per cent of the National Bank of Moldova's annual profits into the state budget, describing it as a populist move that will not benefit ordinary people in the country.
West Has Lost Patience With Moldova’s Pro-Russian Govt
According to its statements, the Chicu government had several key objectives. They were ensuring energy security, promoting social projects and, as the new Prime Minister declared right after his appointment, carrying out the same justice reform that was the real reason for the former government's fall.
Moldova Ex-Intelligence Chief Faces Trial Over Turkish Expulsions
The General Prosecutor of Moldova, Alexandr Stoianoglu, on Wednesday said charges against the former head of the intelligence service, SIS, Vasile Botnari, had been sent to court for the involuntary deportation in 2018 of seven Turkish teachers to Turkey, where they were jailed for alleged links to exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen.