Volodymyr Zelensky participates in a Southeast European summit in Tirana

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Albania on Feb. 27 to attend the second Ukraine-Balkans summit this week, The Kyiv Independent reports.

LIVE // The government meets in session

The Cabinet of Ministers is meeting today. 21 projects are included in the agenda. Among them is the Government's decision regarding the granting by the EBRD of a loan of 150 million euros for the implementation of Project V for roads repair in the Republic of Moldova. Also today, the Financing Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the European Commission regarding the "EU4Moldova: Integration and Stability" Program is to be approved.

Australian state orders 30,000 people to evacuate due to ‘catastrophic’ fire risk

Firefighters in Australia are battling a huge blaze that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people amid some of the worst fire conditions the country has seen in recent years, CNN reports.

31 dead in Mali road accident

Thirty-one people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus traveling toward Burkina Faso fell off a bridge in southeastern Mali, the Malian Ministry of Transport said Tuesday.

US says won't send troops to Ukraine after Macron comments

The White House said Tuesday that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out the dispatch of Western forces, AFP reports.

Number of COVID-19 cases is decreasing. ANSP announces the number of cases registered in the last week

As many as 175 cases of COVID-19 were registered in the Republic of Moldova in the past week, of which 19 in the Transnistrian region, the National Agency for Public Health (ANSP) announces. According to the institution, 32 cases were reported among children. Thus, compared to the previous week of monitoring, a decrease of over 12% is recorded.

FAO grants 350 thousand dollars of technical assistance for producers of table grapes in the Republic of Moldova

Support for producers of table grapes in the Republic of Moldova. A technical assistance project worth 350 thousand dollars was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture and FAO. The assistance comes at a crucial time for producers, who are facing several challenges, including the war in Ukraine or economic uncertainties.

Kremlin warns of conflict with NATO if alliance troops fight in Ukraine

The Kremlin warned on Tuesday that conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would be inevitable if European members of NATO sent troops to fight in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

Over 187 thousand people benefited from compensated medicines last month

The National Medical Insurance Company (CNAM) transferred around 86 million lei to the contracted pharmacies for the compensated medicines and medical devices, issued in January 2024. According to the CNAM, over 187 thousand people received free pharmaceutical preparations.

Belarus: EU prolongs restrictive measures for another year

The Council has decided to prolong the restrictive measures linked to internal repression in Belarus and regime’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine for another year, until 28 February 2025. The decision was taken on the basis of the annual review of the restrictive measures and in view of the continuing repression and drastically deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus, and the ongoing involvement of the country in Russia’s illegal military aggression against Ukraine, reads a press release of the Council of the European Union.

Jens Stoltenberg welcomes the vote in the Hungarian parliament for Sweden's accession to NATO

Hungary’s parliament on Monday approved Sweden's NATO membership, essentially sealing the deal, as it was the last member of the alliance that had not yet given the green light.

Marcel Ciolacu: The Republic of Moldova and Ukraine must be helped to become economically sustainable

The Republic of Moldova and Ukraine must be helped to become economically sustainable, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu told the American investors present at the AmCham CEO Business Forum event on Tuesday.