Moldova
Pro-Russian Candidate Wins Governorship of Moldova’s Gagauzia Region
Local elections in Moldova's pro-Russian autonomous region of Gagauzia were won on Sunday by the Ilan Shor Party's candidate, Evghenia Gutul, according to results published by the Electoral Commission in Comrat, the central administrative city in the region.
Committee discusses trade, energy relations with Moldova
The co-chairs of the Joint Interministerial Committee for Economic, Technological and Scientific Cooperation between Greece and Moldova, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis and Deputy Minister for Development and Digitalization of Moldova Vadim Gumene reaffirmed both countries' strong volition to strengthen economic and trade relations between Greece and Moldova and the next steps
Ukraine Threatens to Bar Moldovan Imports Amid Grain Dispute
A Kyiv official said on Monday that his country could ban all imports from Moldova if the authorities in Chisinau temporarily halt grain imports from Ukraine amid the threat of protests by Moldovan farmers.
Moldovan Prosecutors Raid Pro-Russian Shor Party in Gagauzia
Moldovan anti-corruption prosecutors on Sunday raided the offices of the pro-Russian Ilan Shor Party in the southern autonomous region of Gagauzia, suspecting they have used illegal means to solicit votes for the party's candidate, Evghenia Gutul, in elections for the post of governor.
The EU approved Military Aid of 70 Million Euros for Moldova and Georgia
The EU member states approved today a total of 70 million euros in aid for the armed forces of Moldova and Georgia.
Pro-Russians Battle it out in Elections in Moldova’s Gagauzia
Moldova's autonomous region of Gagauzia goes to elections on Sunday for a new governor, or Bashkan, with eight candidates in the race, most of them with pro-Russian views.
The elections in Gagauzia represent a first test before local elections throughout the country due in autumn, and for presidential elections that will take place next year.
Moldovan LGBT Couple Sues State for Recognition
Two activists from Moldova's LGBT+ community, Angelica Frolov and Leo Zbanke, have filed an action in the country's courts demanding that the state recognise them as a couple.
Their action comes after the Public Services Agency, ASP, previously refused to register their union because they are of the same sex, and Moldovan legislation does not currently allow this.
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Russian Troop Movements in Transnistria Alarm Moldova
Moldova expressed concern on Friday after Russian soldiers stationed in the breakaway region of Transnistrian, participating in the peacekeeping mission in the buffer zone between Moldova and the region, undertook military manoeuvres without seeking Chisinau's consent.
Moldova Bars Russian Delegation for Attempted Election Interference
Andrian Cheptonar, an MP from Moldova's governing Action and Solidarity, PAS party welcomed on Tuesday a decision to bar entry to a Russian delegation led by the head of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnihanov, on the grounds that it intended to interfere in the country's internal affairs.
Moldova Sentences Fugitive Oligarch to Jail and Seizes Assets
The Chisinau Court of Appeal sentenced fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor to 15 years in prison in absentia for his key role in the so-called "Grand Theft" of one billion US dollars from Moldovan banking between 2012 and 2014.