Igor Grosu called on Turkish companies to make investments in renewable resources development projects

Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu held talks with Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavușoğlu during a recent visit to Ankara.

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.

Igor Grosu: Turkey's experience in the energy field might serve as example for the Republic of Moldova

Chisinau is interested in increasing trade with Turkey and attracting investments. The Republic of Turkey is a very important commercial partner for the Republic of Moldova, said the President of the Parliament, Igor Grosu, after the talks held in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart, Mustafa Șentop. "We talked about the situation in our region with the start of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, highlighting the biggest problems that Moldova is facing because of this," wrote the head of the Legislature from Chisinau in a post on his Facebook page.

Iulian Groza requests the competition for the position of chief prosecutor of PCCOCS to be cancelled

Iulian Groza, one of the members of the Commission for preselection of candidates for the position of chief prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) complains of pressure and attempts at intimidation and demands the annulment of the results of the first stage of the competition. At the same time, one of the selected prosecutors requested the suspension of the competition. The Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) could meet on Friday in an extraordinary meeting, Radio Moldova reports.

Natalia Gavrilița requests verification of funds used by the "Apă-Canal" Enterprise

Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița wants to request the competent authorities, including the Financial Inspectorate, to verify the correctness of the use of funds by the "Apa-Canal" Enterprise under the Chisinau City Hall and the causes of the debts. Natalia Gavrilița unveiled her intention, after today, the Chisinau mayor, Ion Ceban, said that there was a risk that the city of Chisinau would run out of water and sewage.

Appointments and resignations at the Government: Three state secretaries appointed, two others – dismissed

The government approved the appointment of Viorel Garaz as state secretary at the Ministry of Economy and Alexandru Gasnaș at the Ministry of Health. At the same time, the appointment of Grigore Stratulat to the position of state secretary at the Ministry of the Environment was also approved. The cabinet of ministers took note of the resignation of two other secretaries of state.

New members of the Delegation of the Republic of Moldova in the Joint Control Commission, appointed by the Government

The government appointed five new members to the composition of the delegation of the Republic of Moldova in the Joint Control Commission (JCC). The delegation will be led by Alexandru Flenchea, advisor in the field of country reintegration policies in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova.

Nicu Popescu and the Deputy Minister of Defense of Spain discussed the reform of the defense sector in Madrid

The reform of the defense sector, in the context of the current regional security environment, was discussed in Madrid during the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicu Popescu and the Deputy Minister of Defense of Spain, Admiral Juan Francisco Martínez Núñez.

Maia Sandu met with a delegation of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, led by Marshal Tomasz Grodzki

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, had a meeting with H.E. Tomasz Grodzki, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland and with a group of Polish deputies. The officials discussed regional security, economic cooperation and the Moldovan-Polish bilateral agenda.

A new meeting of foreign ministers from the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine will take place in February

The head of Romanian diplomacy, Bogdan Aurescu, reiterated his support for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova during the G7+ meeting, at the level of ministers of foreign affairs, which took place yesterday in videoconference format. In this context, the Minister also mentioned the planning of a new meeting of the Trilateral of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, in February, to strengthen the energy security of the neighboring countries.

Tokyo supports the democratic processes and the European path of the Republic of Moldova

Tokyo authorities firmly support the democratic processes and the European path of the Republic of Moldova, investing important financial resources in the country's modernization and development projects. This was mentioned at the meeting of the new ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Moldova, Yamada Yoichiro, with the state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Ruslan Bolbocean.

Expert: A possible accession of the Republic of Moldova to NATO may raise concerns in Moscow

Political commentator Veaceslav Berbeca claims that a possible accession of the Republic of Moldova to NATO may raise concerns in Moscow, or the Russian Federation, according to the expert, wants to keep our country in its sphere of influence. Berbeca's statements were made in the Moldova 1TV news program, in the context of recent statements by President Maia Sandu for the Politico publication, but also of the reactions coming, as a result of these statements, from the Russian Federation.