Moldova's delegation to Eurovision Song Contest 2023 leaves for Liverpool

The representative of the Republic of Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Pasha Parfeni, is going to Liverpool (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), where the big musical competition will take place.

LIVE // Parliament sitting

Parliament met in plenary session. Among other issues, MPs will examine the draft resolution on the withdrawal of Ilan Șor's parliamentary mandate.

LIVE Maia Sandu holds a press conference on the organization of the European Political Community Summit in Chisinau

President Maia Sandu holds a press conference on the organisation of the European Political Community Summit in Chisinau

State Flag Day // Maia Sandu: Regardless of political colour, we must now be united under the colours of the tricolour

Today, the Republic of Moldova marks the State Flag Day. On this occasion, a festive ceremony was held in front of the Government House, attended by the country's top leadership.

Foreign Ministers of the member states of the Nordic Baltic 8 format will visit Chisinau

The Foreign Ministers of the member states of the Nordic Baltic 8 format will visit the Republic of Moldova on Thursday 27 April. The announcement was made by Government spokesman Daniel Voda. He said that the foreign officials will be hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu, who will hold a press conference.

BCS deputies request constitutional review of some provisions of the Law on external evaluation of judges and candidates for the position of judge at the Supreme Court of Justice

A new application has been submitted to the Constitutional Court. Bloc of Communists and Socialists MPs Vlad Batrîncea and Adrian Albu request a constitutional review of certain provisions of the Law on the external evaluation of magistrates and candidates for the position of judge at the Supreme Court of Justice.

Maia Sandu: The Eastern Partnership must become a platform that supports the efforts of member countries in the EU accession process

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) must adapt to the new realities in the region and become a platform that supports member countries in their efforts to join the European Union, President Maia Sandu said at a meeting with an Eastern Partnership delegation led by Dirk Schübel, the European External Action Service (EEAS) Special Envoy for the EaP.

Justice reform // The Inspectorate of Public Prosecutors will be transferred to the Superior Council of Public Prosecutors

The Inspectorate of Public Prosecutors will gain functional autonomy by being transferred to the Superior Council of Public Prosecutors (SCP). The Government has approved amendments to the Law on Public Prosecution. The draft law also provides for the extension of the list of disciplinary offences of prosecutors and an increase in the statute of limitations for their examination.

Ion Ceban alleges that lawmen prepared searches of his relatives at the order of PAS: Reaction of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and PAS

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has come out with a reaction, after the Mayor of the Capital, Ion Ceban, stated in a video recording that the lawmen were preparing searches of his close relatives, as well as the fact that, since February, a file of influence peddling against his mother, Eugenia Ceban, had been prepared. Moreover, the mayor accused representatives of the Action and Solidarity Party of ordering the criminal case, which the party rejected.

Major fire devastates two villages in Russia

Major fires in the Russian Federation. The press reports that the villages of Sosva and Tajiny in the Sverdlovsk region have almost completely burned down. One person died as a result of the fires.

LIVE // The Cabinet of Ministers meets in session. What projects will be examined

Several draft laws are on the agenda of the Cabinet meeting, including one aimed at improving the mechanism for the selection, evaluation and disciplinary liability of prosecutors. Another subject to be examined concerns the streamlining of the management of the financial resources of the National Fund for Regional and Local Development.

Guns, gas canisters and metal balls found on a young man from Israel

Two pistols, 11 gas canisters and metal balls were found in the hold luggage of a passenger on the "Chisinau-Tel Aviv" route. The case was registered at Chisinau International Airport on 25 April 2023, at around 19:00.