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BIRN Fact-Check: Has Moldova’s Government Kept its Promises?
After a year in power, Moldova's pro-European government can claim some major successes, but remains a disappointment to some.
Week in Review: A Turbulent Summer
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Moldovan Deputy Resigns Over Socialist Party’s Stance on Ukraine
A Moldovan deputy for the pro-Russian Socialist Party, Alla Dolinta, resigned on Wednesday from parliament and from the Socialist Party of Moldova, PSRM, because of the party's stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"For over four-and-a-half months, in a neighbouring state, Ukraine, which is essentially my home because my parents were born there, is at war," she said.
Moldova Weighs Mobility and Firepower in Military Overhaul
Russia has indicated it hopes to clear a path through southern Ukraine to Transnistria, injecting new urgency to a long-term plan to overhaul and beef up Moldova's armed forces.
Moldova Changes Agriculture Minister Amid Drought and Farmers’ Protests
The government of Moldova, led by Prime Minister Natalia Gravrilita, on Friday carried out its first reshuffle, almost a year after taking office, appointing former deputy head of the pro-Western Action and Solidarity Party, PAS, Vladimir Bolea, as Agriculture Minister.
Higher Education Overhaul in Moldova Meets Resistance
Responding to a dramatic drop in university intake, Moldova's government is proposing to merge higher education institutions, but it faces resistance.
Interview: ‘Moldova Was Right to Silence Russian Propaganda’
The head of Moldova's Audiovisual Council, Liliana Vitu, defends the government's tough action against Russian media in the country.
Isolated Transnistria Shaken by Tremors of War in Nearby Ukraine
A few days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Kyiv authorities closed all their border crossing points along the country's 400-kilometre boundary with the breakaway region of Transnistria.
Supply routes were disrupted and the prices of imported goods rose immediately.
Dramatic warning: They are forcing us, we will disappear as a state
"Not only will we lose useful economic relations with our partners in the East due to the Russophobic policy we are pursuing together with the West, but we also risk losing some of our territories," Dodon announced on Telegram, reports TASS.
He assessed that, as a result, Moldova could disappear as an independent state.
Day 121 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv Withdraws from Sievierodonetsk, EU Candidate Status Granted
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
The Council of the EU has approved Ukraine and Moldova receiving candidate status
Yesterday, the Council of the European Union approved Ukraine and Moldova receiving candidate status.
This was announced on Twitter by the President of the Council Charles Michel.