Mircea Geoană: Moldova's support is on the agenda of NATO defence ministers

The Republic of Moldova is a very close partner of NATO and we remain ready to further deepen our cooperation, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said after a meeting with Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita.

Statement of the preselection committee of candidates for the position of chief prosecutor of the PCCOCS

The Superior Council of Prosecutors comes with more details, after today morning, all the members of the Special Commission for pre-selection of candidates for the headship of the PCCOCS resigned. According to CSP, under the current conditions, it is impossible to continue the competition.

The first plenary session of the Parliament starts

Today begins the ordinary spring 2023 session of the Parliament. During the day, several parliamentary committees convene meetings. Among the projects that will be discussed are the draft law on crowdfunding services, the initiative on the disciplinary liability of judges and the activity of the judicial inspection, the draft law for the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the Convention on the facilitation of international maritime traffic, the draft law on ecological production and labeling of ecological products.

Morning raids in the country's penitentiaries for blackmail crimes directed from the prisons

·The employees of the Organized Crime Investigation Department of the INI together with the criminal investigation officers from the DGUP and the employees of the National Penitentiary Administration, under the direction of the PCCOCS, with the support of the BPDS "Fulger" and DDS "Pantera" employees, conduct searches in several districts and penitentiary institutions from the country, regarding the subjects targeted in the commission of a series of blackmail crimes, committed and directed from penitentiary institutions.

Sergiu Litvinenco: The contest for the head of PCCOCS must be abolished

The Competition for the position of head of the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organised Crime and Special Cases should be suspended and resumed when a new composition of the Superior Council of Prosecutors is formed, passed through the pre-vetting procedure, Justice Minister Sergiu Litvinenco told ProTv last night.

New Russian shelling of the Dnepropetrovsk region - Nikopol district

The Russian military launched new attacks on the Nikopol district on Monday night. There have been attacks on the United Territorial Community of Mirove, where the Russians used heavy artillery, Nikolai Lukashuk, the head of the institution said.

The Republic of Moldova will donate a new humanitarian lot to Ukraine

The Republic of Moldova will donate goods worth almost 17 million lei to Ukraine. The aid package includes several types of medicine, equipment for the energy sector, as well as tents, sets of bed linen, tableware, medical masks and clothing items. A decision in this sense was taken, on Saturday, by the Commission for Emergency Situations.

Snow and ice yellow warning across the country. Rescuers' recommendations

For the next 24 hours, the State Hydrometeorological Service forecasts heavy precipitation in the form of snow, mainly in the south of the country. In some areas, there will also be sleet and ice on the roads.

Heavy snowfall and low temperatures in Japan

Bad weather has left at least 5 people dead in Japan. Several hundred cars have been stranded on roads, and trains have been stopped and flights cancelled. Officials urged people to take care in view of blizzards, icy roads and rough waters.

US Embassy Memorial Day message to Holocaust victims: We are engaged in the ongoing fight against discrimination and hate

Today, as we remember the liberation of the Nazi camp Auschwitz-Birkenau 77 years ago, we recall and honour the memory of the millions of victims of the Holocaust. "We must face history and ensure that 'never again' remains a solemn commitment of humanity and not just a mere slogan. Unfortunately, the anti-Semitism that fed the Holocaust still exists in the world even today," reads the message from the US Embassy in Chisinau, conveyed by Charge d'Affaires Laura Hruby.

Maia Sandu: France has been a strong partner of the Republic of Moldova in obtaining candidate status for accession to the EU

France has been a very strong ally of the Republic of Moldova in obtaining the status of candidate country for accession to the European Union, Head of State Maia Sandu said during today's meeting with the French head of diplomacy Catherine Colonna, who made a short visit to Chisinau within the framework of her visit to Ukraine.

Zelensky's deputy chief of staff Tymoshenko submits his resignation

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree dismissing Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.