Washington secures $20 billion G7 loan for Ukraine

Washington has agreed to provide up to 20 billion dollars as part of a G7 loan for Ukraine, to be repaid from revenues generated by frozen Russian assets, reports the Financial Times.

Israeli attack on Beit Lahia results in 73 casualties

At least 73 people were killed in an Israeli attack on the city of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Dozens of others are injured, and many remain trapped under the rubble following the bombing on Saturday night, reports the BBC.

G7 ministers back Ukraine's NATO bid and military aid

The Defense Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) have expressed their support for "Ukraine's irreversible path toward full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership," according to a statement released on Saturday, as reported by Reuters.

EXCLUSIVE // What do the conclusions of the EU summit that starts today say about the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine

Before the European Council on Thursday and Friday in Brussels, the "European summit", as it is colloquially called, in the "capital of Europe", the Public Broadcaster"Teleradio Moldova" could consult the provisional text of the Conclusions, drawn up by the advisers of the 27 leaders and which they will adopt, sign and make public on Friday at the end of the summit.

WE EXPLAIN // European Council, Council of the European Union, Council of Europe: how to distinguish them?

The European Union and Europe as a whole are governed by a complex set of institutions, each with a well-defined role. Although their names may seem similar, the Council of the European Union, the European Council and the Council of Europe are distinct structures with different powers and responsibilities.

US senator asks the Meta and Google platforms to combat disinformation from the Republic of Moldova

US Senator Ben Cardin, chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, sent letters to Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) and Sundar Pichai (Alphabet/Google), asking them to allocate more resources to fight disinformation in the Republic of Moldova, in the context of the upcoming constitutional referendum of October 20. The US warns that foreign disinformation could influence the results of the October 20 presidential election and constitutional referendum.

Russia on mission to cause mayhem in UK and Europe, MI5

Russian intelligence has set itself the goal of sowing "chaos on British and European streets," said the head of the British counterintelligence service MI5, Ken McCallum, speaking at a meeting of the counter-terrorism operations center in London on Tuesday, October 8, writes DW.

Correspondence // EU accession: MEPs to discuss increased support for Chisinau to fight Russian influence ahead of referendum

The new European Parliament meets in plenary session this week, and among the main items on the agenda is a proposed resolution on strengthening the ability of the Republic of Moldova to resist Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and the constitutional referendum on EU integration.

The border with Romania, affected by the attacks from Ukraine: "Isaccea-Orlovka" crossing point was temporarily closed

The "Isaccea-Orlovka" crossing point on the border with Romania has temporarily suspended its crossing operations, the Customs Service of Ukraine announced. The decision was taken following the air attack on the Ukrainian territory on the night of Tuesday, October 2, writes UNIAN.

Correspondence // NATO: End of the Stoltenberg decade, the beginning of the Rutte era

On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the Dutch Mark Rutte took over the position of Secretary General of NATO, from Brussels, succeeding the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg, whose mandate ended after exactly a decade. Ever since the founding of the Alliance three-quarters of a century ago, it has been decided once and for all that, the political leader of the Alliance, the Secretary-General, will always be a European civilian, while the military chief will be American.

Romanian citizens could travel visa-free to the USA, starting next year, Romanian ambassador to Washington

The Ambassador of Romania to the USA, Andrei Muraru, announced that Romania has fulfilled the last condition to be part of the Visa Waiver program. He said that, most likely "in the first part of next year", Romanians will travel to the USA without visas, reads a statement of the Romanian Embassy in the USA.

Correspondence // NATO and Austria, a country with selective neutrality

Austria, where elections were held on Sunday 20 September, is, together with Ireland, Cyprus and Malta, one of the four member countries of the European Union that are not NATO members. Austria has had official relations with NATO since 1995, when it joined the Partnership for Peace program (one year after the Republic of Moldova). It is therefore no coincidence that Austria's national holiday is on October 26, the date on which, in 1955, the Vienna Parliament approved a statement on eternal neutrality.