The government will allocate 4 million lei for the evacuation of Moldovan citizens from Israel and the Gaza Strip in the context of the state of war

The government will allocate 4 million lei from the intervention fund for the evacuation of citizens of the Republic of Moldova from the State of Israel and the Gaza Strip. The decision was taken as Israel declared a state of war on its entire territory on October 9. The draft decision was developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, being proposed for public consultation.

CSE decision: Moldovan citizens in Israel will be exempt from the consular fee when issuing the travel document

During the state of war in Israel, all Moldovan citizens benefiting from the travel document issuance service will be exempt from the consular fee. A decision in this regard was taken today by the Commission for Emergency Situations (CSE). Also, the members of the Commission changed the way in which the air operators will transmit to the Border Police the information about the boarded passengers to be transported to the Republic of Moldova.

516 Moldovans returned from Israel in the last 7 days

From October 7 until now, 516 citizens of the Republic of Moldova returned home, and in the same period, 253 Moldovan citizens left for Tel-Aviv, announced the spokesperson of the Government, Daniel Vodă.

A man, wanted by Interpol, was detained while he was crossing illegally the state border

A citizen of Ukraine, wanted internationally, was detained while he was fraudulently crossing the border with the Republic of Moldova. According to the Border Police, the German authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the kidnapping of a person and theft of means of transport on behalf of the 27-year-old man.

Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice: "Moldova has made very good progress in justice reform"

The Republic of Moldova has made significant progress in the justice reform, said the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, at the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

ISW: The Russian army lost a battalion of armored vehicles in the fighting near Avdiivka

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces have likely lost at least a battalion tactical group’s (BTG’s) worth of armored vehicles in offensive operations around Avdiivka. On October 12 that Ukrainian forces destroyed 33 Russian armored vehicles and 15 tanks since October 10 near Avdiivka.

Iran says crimes against Palestinians to receive response from axis

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Thursday that the continuation of crimes against Palestinians will receive a response from "the rest of the axis" and Israel will be responsible for the consequences, Reuters reports.

NATO responds to drone сrash in Romania

NATO Secretary General Deputy Mircea Geoană said on Thursday that the alliance is taking steps to protect its territory, including in the sensitive area of Romania where a drone crashed accidentally on Thursday morning.

Austria to fund construction of electronics college in Chisinau

Austrian authorities will finance the construction of a college in the field of electronics in Chisinau, Moldova. The subject was discussed today in Vienna at a meeting between the Minister of Education and Research, Dan Perciun, and Martin Polaschek, his Austrian counterpart.

Moldova to provide free travel documents to citizens in Israel and Gaza

Moldova's Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced a plan to provide free travel documents to citizens who are currently in Israel and the Gaza Strip and have expired documents. The measure is intended to help citizens return to Moldova safely.

Moldova to cut red tape, boost economy with new business regulations

Moldova's government has announced a new set of regulations aimed at cutting red tape and boosting the economy. The package, which was presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Digitization Dumitru Alaiba, includes a number of measures, such as:

The Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Israel operates on alert and offers only emergency consular services

The Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Israel operates in an alert mode, only emergency consular services are provided, such as issuing travel documents, informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MAEIE). To date, the Embassy has received 65 requests for information regarding the situation in the country and commercial flights.