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Republic of Moldova among priorities of Romanian government programme

17 December 2008Events

Romania’s foreign policy will pay increased attention to the relations with Moldova, will undertake efforts to stop the EU post-accession monitoring and will try to recoup Romania’s treasure from Moscow, according to the new Romanian government programme for 2009-2012 quoted by the news agency NewsIn. Unlike the government programme of the outgoing cabinet, the 2009-2012 programme pays ...

Moldovan pro-Russian party makes coalition with Transnistrian formation

16 December 2008Events

The Moldovan pro-Russian sociopolitical movement Ravnopravye [equality of rights], headed by a Chisinau municipal councillor, Valeriy Klimenko, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Transnistrian Party of Patriots (PPT), which envisages support for Ravnopravye during the 2009 parliamentary election. The chairman of the PPT executive committee, Igor Ivanenko, said that the two parties’ ...

Moldovan PM presents 2008 activity report

15 December 2008Events

Prime Minister Zinaida Grecianii on Friday, 12 December, presented the cabinet’s 2008 activity report in parliament. Although consumption continues to play an important role in the evolution of GDP, positive changes in the structure of this index point out the importance of the initiatives to liberalize the economy which were put forward by the Moldovan president in 2007 and the main goal ...

External, internal reactions to Moldovan media watchdog's refusal to extend license of private TV channel

15 December 2008Events

The decision by the Broadcasting Coordination Council (CCA) not to extend the broadcast license of the privately-owned ProTV Chisinau channel prompted external land internal reactions. Meanwhile, the CCA stated that no-one seeks to revoke the license of ProTV. EU Commissioner for External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, on 12 December, expressed her concern about the ...

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ION PREASCA Moldovan government rules to sell last important state assets

02 June 2008

We are witnessing a real enlivenment of the privatization process after a years-long break, during which the Communist authorities even talked about re-nationalization. On 22 May, Economics and Trade Minister Igor Dodon told a news conference that the ministry jointly with the Agency for Public Property will put up for tender the share packages in 40 enterprises in which the state holds from 13 ...

Editorials

Vice President of European Parliament paid an official visit to Moldova

01 November 2007

Vice President of the European Parliament Miguel Angel Martinez Martinez paid a 29 October official visit to Chisinau. His agenda covered meetings with the Moldovan top leadership and at the end of the day, Martinez gave a news conference jointly with Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu. The vice president of the European Parliament welcomed the ...

Events

Republic of Moldova among priorities of Romanian government programme

17 December 2008

Interviews

Moldovan Democratic Party blames Communist authorities of abuses

06 November 2008

There are premises that the outcome of the 2009 parliamentary election in Moldova will not be validated, with the local political scene abounds in examples of derogation from the principle of honest and democratic electoral competition. The first deputy leader of the Moldovan Democratic Party (PDM), Oleg Serebrian, and PDM deputy leader, Oazu Nantoi, told a news conference on Wednesday, 5 November. ...

National Press Review

Kalman Mizsei: Abkhazia, South Ossetia no precedent for Transnistrian conflict

03 September 2008

Abkhazia and South Ossetia should not be a precedent as they represent the violation of the international legislation and the international relations. The Transnistrian conflict has its peculiarities and we should take them into account. At the same time, the EU keeps a close eye on the events in Georgia and on Monday it directly rebuked the recognition of the independence of the two regions. EU Special ...

Foreign Press Review

Ukraine threatens to cut off energy supply to Moldova

02 November 2007

Ukraine might halt supplying power to the countries (including Moldova) that do not accept that the price they pay for it be not lower than the internal prices in Ukraine, Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko said on 31 October. “Presently, we are holding negotiations with the Moldovan partners. Our position is that power cannot ...