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.

Nicu Popescu meets the Danish Foreign Minister in Chisinau

The accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union, including the agenda of reforms implemented by the authorities, were discussed by the head of diplomacy from Chisinau, Nicu Popescu, and his Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who was on a visit to the Republic of Moldova.

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.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicu Popescu introduced Plan 33 to the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs

The Republic of Moldova has entered a transition phase from a country associated with the European Union to a country aspiring to join it. On the one hand, the Moldovan government is working on the transposition of European legislation according to the Association Agreement, signed in 2014, which has so far enabled us to travel visa-free and partially liberalise trade with EU countries. The other priority is the opening of negotiations and the fulfilment of the nine conditions of the European Commission. Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu appeared today before the parliamentary committee on foreign policy. He announced an internal restructuring of the ministry, the problem facing the government is reduced administrative capacity. Meanwhile, Minister Popescu also talked about the plan to speed up the accession process - Plan 33.

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.

Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian pays a working visit to Georgia

Moldovan-Georgian cooperation relations, the reform agenda implemented by the Moldovan and Georgian authorities and the regional security context are being discussed in Tbilisi. Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian met in the Georgian capital with Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality Tea Akhvlediani, Georgian Minister for Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs Zurab Azarashvili and Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia Tibor Kozma.

PM of the Kingdom of Denmark pays a visit to the Republic of Moldova

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, arrives tomorrow for a short visit to Chisinau. The announcement has been made by Moldovan Presidency.

The Minister of Justice, on Prosecutors' Day: "In the prosecutor's office there are many people who do not accept wrongdoing"

The Minister of Justice, Sergiu Litvinenco, came with a message on the occasion of the Prosecutor's Office Worker's Day, marked today, January 29, in the Republic of Moldova. The official claims that in the prosecutor's office there are many people who do not accept injustice and lawlessness, and that they should constitute the "core of a reformed Prosecutor's Office". In a post on his Facebook page, the minister came up with a congratulatory message to the "honest prosecutors", wishing them success in their work.

Maia Sandu congratulates the newly elected president of the Czech Republic

President Maia Sandu congratulated General Petr Pavel on his election as President of the Czech Republic. The head of state mentioned that she expects the dialogue between the two countries to continue.

The government allocates hundreds of thousands of lei to cover expenses incurred in the process of managing the refugee crisis

The authorities will allocate, from the Government's intervention fund, hundreds of thousands of lei to cover expenses in the process of managing the refugee crisis. The decisions in this regard were taken during the meeting of the Commission for Emergency Situations (CSE) chaired by Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița today, January 28.

Igor Grosu, for the media from Romania: "We do not see an imminent danger of conflict escalation at the borders of the Republic of Moldova"

The Republic of Moldova was a target for Russia at the beginning of the military invasion in Ukraine, when its troops were close to Odessa, said the Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu in an interview for Digi 24. But now, the official says, there is no imminent danger of conflict escalation at the borders of our country.

Books, paintings and jewelry. What protocol gifts did President Maia Sandu receive at the end of last year

The presidential institution made public the list of admissible protocol gifts given to the head of state during her official visits or visits of foreign officials to the Republic of Moldova. According to the document made public by the Presidency, in the fourth quarter of last year, Maia Sandu received, in total, 18 protocol gifts, with a total value estimated at 50 thousand lei.