Commission opens formal proceedings against AliExpress under the Digital Services Act

The Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether AliExpress may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the management and mitigation of risks, to content moderation and the internal complaint handling mechanism, to the transparency of advertising and recommender systems, to the traceability of traders and to data access for researchers, reads a press release of the European Commission.

Emmanuel Macron: If Russia wins in Ukraine, Romania and Moldova will be threatened

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that Russia would not halt its territorial ambitions if it wins its war in Ukraine, posing a threat to the neighbouring countries of Moldova, Romania and Poland, AFP reports.

Cristina Gherasimov is on a working visit to Berlin. The Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration will have meetings with top officials

The Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Cristina Gherasimov, is on a working visit to Berlin. In the capital of Germany, the Moldovan official will have meetings with top officials from the Bundestag, the Federal Chancellery and the Federal Government, during which they will address priority topics for our country and for the European path of the Republic of Moldova.

Maia Sandu wished Natalia Barbu success at Eurovision: I am confident that she would impress the audience in Europe

President Maia Sandu had a meeting with the representative of the Republic of Moldova at the Eurovision 2024 music contest, Natalia Barbu, which will take place in Malmö, Sweden. The head of state noted the achievements and successes of the artist who managed to conquer the audience from Europe with her voice and talent.

Deputy Marina Tauber is to be summoned to the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office

Deputy Marina Tauber, who was deprived of immunity on Thursday, will be summoned to the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office to be informed about the completion of the criminal investigation. Afterwards, the criminal case will be sent to court for examination on the merits, reads a press release from the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office.

French Development Agency will grant the Republic of Moldova 40 million euros for the repair and modernization of irrigation systems

The Republic of Moldova could benefit from investments of about 40 million euros intended for the rehabilitation and modernization of centralized irrigation systems and the development of small-scale irrigation. In this regard, a mission made up of experts from the French Development Agency (AFD), MAIA, the Agency for the Development and Modernization of Agriculture and the National Agency for Land Improvements carried out, for a week, a series of visits to evaluate the five central irrigation systems, with the aim of identifying potential projects for the rehabilitation and development of the irrigation infrastructure.

The USA is sending a new ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. Who is Kelly Adams-Smith?

Kent Logsdon ends his mandate as ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to the Republic of Moldova. His place will be taken by Kelly Adams-Smith, nominated on Thursday, March 14, by US President Joe Biden for this position. Kelly Adams-Smith is currently the Deputy Head of the US Mission to the European Union.

EU's Borrell warns coming months 'decisive' for Ukraine war

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Thursday that the Ukraine war could be decided in the coming months, urging during a visit to Washington for allies to rush aid to Kyiv, AFP reports.

Good news for Moldovans! Electricity could get cheaper

Starting next week, residents of the Republic of Moldova will pay less for electricity. A decision in this sense is to be approved by the National Energy Regulatory Agency, in the meeting on Tuesday, March 19.

EBRD will grant the Republic of Moldova a loan of 150 million euros for the rehabilitation of roads

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will offer our country a loan of 150 million euros for the rehabilitation of two road sections. According to the Legislative, the amount granted by the EBRD covers half of the amount needed to implement Project V for the repair of roads in Moldova. The rest of the money will be provided by the European Investment Bank, according to the Financing Agreement signed on March 31, 2022.

Presidential elections in Russia. More than 113 million people, expected at the polls

Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s, CNN reports.

NATO Secretary General urges allies to speed up military aid for Ukraine

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has urged NATO member states to provide Kyiv with badly needed ammunition and military equipment as outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian troops struggle to hold off an increasingly intense Russian assault more than two years into Moscow's full-scale invasion, RFE reports.