French government ministries to trial four-day working

Staff at an as-yet unspecified number of French ministries will take part in the ‘voluntary’ trial that will last for ‘at least a year’, according to reports, with the trial set to start by autumn, AFP reports.

Russian drones, artillery, missiles pound Kharkiv Oblast, injuring 4

Russia hit Kharkiv Oblast with cruise missiles, kamikaze drones, artillery, and mortars over the last 24 hours, injuring four people, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on March 27, The Kyiv Independent reports.

Maia Sandu: Romania helps the Republic of Moldova continuously and unconditionally

"The best way to celebrate 106 years since the Union of Bessarabia with Romania is to highlight the ties between the people on the two banks of the Prut," said President Maia Sandu in her message. In this context, the head of state thanked the Romanian state for its constant support dedicated to improving the lives of all Moldovan citizens.

Kyrgyzstan urges citizens not to fly to Russia unless necessary

Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry has urged its citizens to put off unnecessary travel to Russia after a deadly mass shooting at a concert hall near Moscow that was blamed on migrants from Central Asia, Reuters reports.

Romanian citizens travelling to the Schengen area will no longer pass border control at airports starting with March 31

No border controls at Romanian airports for Romanian citizens flying to destinations in the Schengen area. The Romanian authorities are preparing for partial accession to Schengen. Therefore, passengers will go directly to the boarding gates, and the airport administrations have reorganized the routes.

Searches in a corruption case involving lawyers, police and a former judge of the Supreme Court

CNA officers carry out 19 searches in a criminal case initiated for active corruption and influence peddling. According to a CNA statement, lawyers, policemen and a former judge of the Supreme Court of Justice are targeted in the corruption scheme.

Moldova to switch to summer time

Moldova will switch to the summer time on 31 March, on the last day of this month. Thus, on the night of Saturday, 30 March, to Sunday, the clocks will set forward by one hour and 03:00 will become 04:00.

Natalia Barbu will perform with Nb. 11, in the first semi-final at Eurovision

The singer Natalia Barbu, who will represent the Republic of Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, will take the stage under number 11, in the first semi-final, which will take place on May 7. The official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel presented on the evening of March 26 the order number of each competing country in the two ESC 2024 semi-finals.

Thousands protest against Hungary's Orban after former insider leaks graft case tape

Thousands of people protested in Budapest near parliament on Tuesday demanding the chief prosecutor and Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign after a former government insider accused a senior aide to Orban of trying to interfere in a graft case, Reuters reports.

Polish official says NATO considering shooting down Russian missiles that approach its borders

NATO is reportedly considering the option of shooting down Russian missiles if they stray too close to its borders, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna said to the Polish media outlet RMF24 on March 26, The Kyiv Independent reports.

Six workers presumed dead after crippled cargo ship knocks down Baltimore bridge

Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday after a massive cargo ship crippled by a power loss rammed into the structure, forcing the closure of one of the busiest ports on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, Reuters reports.

Biden vows to ‘move heaven and earth’ to rebuild Baltimore bridge

Joe Biden pledged to “move heaven and earth” to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge as he said the federal government would foot the bill for repairing it, writes The Telegraph.