CSE decision: Moldovan citizens in Israel will be exempt from the consular fee when issuing the travel document

During the state of war in Israel, all Moldovan citizens benefiting from the travel document issuance service will be exempt from the consular fee. A decision in this regard was taken today by the Commission for Emergency Situations (CSE). Also, the members of the Commission changed the way in which the air operators will transmit to the Border Police the information about the boarded passengers to be transported to the Republic of Moldova.

516 Moldovans returned from Israel in the last 7 days

From October 7 until now, 516 citizens of the Republic of Moldova returned home, and in the same period, 253 Moldovan citizens left for Tel-Aviv, announced the spokesperson of the Government, Daniel Vodă.

A man, wanted by Interpol, was detained while he was crossing illegally the state border

A citizen of Ukraine, wanted internationally, was detained while he was fraudulently crossing the border with the Republic of Moldova. According to the Border Police, the German authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the kidnapping of a person and theft of means of transport on behalf of the 27-year-old man.

Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice: "Moldova has made very good progress in justice reform"

The Republic of Moldova has made significant progress in the justice reform, said the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, at the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

ISW: The Russian army lost a battalion of armored vehicles in the fighting near Avdiivka

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces have likely lost at least a battalion tactical group’s (BTG’s) worth of armored vehicles in offensive operations around Avdiivka. On October 12 that Ukrainian forces destroyed 33 Russian armored vehicles and 15 tanks since October 10 near Avdiivka.

Council of Europe recognizes Soviet-era starvation of millions in Ukraine as genocide

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Thursday, October 12, recognized the 1930s starvation of millions in Ukraine under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin as a "genocide", AFP reports.

Iran says crimes against Palestinians to receive response from axis

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Thursday that the continuation of crimes against Palestinians will receive a response from "the rest of the axis" and Israel will be responsible for the consequences, Reuters reports.

.Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola visit Israel: They will express EU solidarity after Hamas attacks

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will travel to Israel on Friday to express the EU's solidarity after the bloody offensive by Hamas, their services announced Thursday evening, AFP and Agerpres report.

NATO responds to drone сrash in Romania

NATO Secretary General Deputy Mircea Geoană said on Thursday that the alliance is taking steps to protect its territory, including in the sensitive area of Romania where a drone crashed accidentally on Thursday morning.

Moldova makes significant progress on justice reforms, EU lawmaker says

Moldova has made significant progress on justice reforms, according to Siegfried Mureșan, a Romanian member of the European Parliament.

Court of Appeal rejects Marina Tauber's appeal against exclusion from Balti local elections

The Court of Appeal (CA) of Chisinau has rejected as unfounded an appeal filed by Marina Tauber against the Municipal Electoral Council (CEM) of Balti No. 2, after she was refused to participate in the local elections in the municipality.

EU to provide Moldova with €105 million in additional funding

The agreement was signed on Wednesday by Dumitru Alaiba, Moldova's Minister of Development, and Gert Jan Koopman, the director-general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR).