Moldova

Moldovan President Igor Dodon said the Eurasian integration course would be the most appropriate for his country.

"Are we going to become members at some stage? I do not exclude it. I think that would be the right thing for Moldova, but that will be for the people to decide, and we will hold a referendum, "he told the Belarusian media. "

Moldova's pro-Russian president Igor Dodon drew sharp criticism from his foes after receiving an official delegation of the North Korean Worker's Party on Saturday, which came to participate in the 20th anniversary festivities of the Moldovan Socialist Party.

On June 23rd, the Government of Moldova appointed two new Ambassadors to the French Republic and the United States of America.

The UN's Population Division has released projections that say several Balkans states can expect worrying declines in their populations over the next few decades.

A sudden decision taken by Moldova's Ministry of Energy to modify a recent energy contract awarded through a public tender to a Ukrainian company and introduce a new clause allowing the government to buy electricity from a Russian-owned plant in the breakaway region of Transnistria has raised concerns over lack of transparency of the government in Chisinau and its vulnerability to Russian press

Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has become the target of mockery from rival politicians and the media in Chisinau after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a quip about him in Saint Petersburg, where the Moldovan head of state participated in the Eurasian Economic Summit on Saturday.

Moldovan President Igor Dodon has compared the EU to a train losing cars, saying his country will not be rushing to forge closer ties with the bloc anytime soon.

Moldova's pro-Russian President, Igor Dodon, said he intends to ask the UN Security Council to officially acknowledge Moldova's neutral status, in a move to keep the former Soviet republic out of NATO and continue his policy of rapprochement with Russia.

Moldova's ruling Democratic Party, PDM, on Tuesday will decide whether to form a new alliance in parliament to regain its majority after the existing coalition with the Liberal Party broke up on Monday. 

Moldova's President Dodon attended Russia's annual showpiece Victory Day parade on Tuesday, standing directly next to Vladimir Putin as Russia marked 72 years since the victory of the Soviet Army over Nazi Germany.

Dodon was the only head of state from the former Soviet republics to attend the event.