Large-scale raids in Comrat: five people from Șor's entourage, detained in cases of money laundering and illegal financing of parties

The CNA officers, together with the prosecutors, carried out more than 50 searches today at the offices, homes and cars of 20 people in Comrat. The actions were held as part of an investigation into money laundering, falsification of financial reports and illegal financing of a political party. Following the raids, five people were detained and were placed in preventive detention for 72 hours, the National Anticorruption Center announced.

Romanian citizens could travel visa-free to the USA, starting next year, Romanian ambassador to Washington

The Ambassador of Romania to the USA, Andrei Muraru, announced that Romania has fulfilled the last condition to be part of the Visa Waiver program. He said that, most likely "in the first part of next year", Romanians will travel to the USA without visas, reads a statement of the Romanian Embassy in the USA.

New outbreaks of bird flu in the Republic of Moldova: About 850 birds are to be killed

Seven new outbreaks of bird flu were registered between September 25-27 in non-professional households in Nisporeni and Edineț districts, after domestic birds came into contact with wild birds, informs the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA). According to the deputy general director of the institution, Alexandr Manciu, about 850 animals are to be killed.

Correspondence // NATO and Austria, a country with selective neutrality

Austria, where elections were held on Sunday 20 September, is, together with Ireland, Cyprus and Malta, one of the four member countries of the European Union that are not NATO members. Austria has had official relations with NATO since 1995, when it joined the Partnership for Peace program (one year after the Republic of Moldova). It is therefore no coincidence that Austria's national holiday is on October 26, the date on which, in 1955, the Vienna Parliament approved a statement on eternal neutrality.

Case of mass disorder: Seven people, sentenced to prison

The seven people detained in 2023 for organizing mass disorder were sentenced to imprisonment from 3 years to 3.5 years. They will serve their sentence in a semi-closed prison. The decision was pronounced by the magistrates of the Chisinau Court based in Buiucani, today, September 30.

A group of people, led by politicians affiliated with Șor, protested in front of the CEC. Postica: "They are guided by strictly political criteria"

Dozens of people, led by politicians affiliated with the fugitive oligarch Ilan Șor, picketed, today, the headquarters of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). They chanted political, anti-government slogans and demanded an increase in the number of polling stations in the Russian Federation for the October 20 polls, as well as the resignation of CEC deputy chairperson Pavel Postica.

30 video cameras, donated to the State Labor Inspectorate

Employees of the State Labor Inspectorate will use body cameras to increase transparency in the performance of checks by employers of the institution. In this regard, a donation of 30 body video cameras was offered today, September 30, with the support of the European Union (EU) and the International Labor Organization.

Access restrictions to the Airport extended: Authorities cite security risks and high flow of passengers

The Border Police announces that the limited access measures in the Chisinau International Airport terminal are extended until October 31, 2024. Under the decision of the Risk Management Group, access to the terminal is allowed only to passengers with tickets and travel documents, authorized personnel and aircraft crews.

Deadline to submit files for agricultural subsidies

Today, September 30, is the last day when farmers, groups of agricultural producers and organizations in the agricultural field can submit their files to request subsidies to the Agency of Intervention and Payments for Agriculture (AIPA). According to the institution, eligible applicants include, in addition to farmers, associations of water users for irrigation, professional organizations in agriculture, organizations in the field of research and innovation, as well as educational institutions with an agro-industrial profile.

Disinformation and cyber attacks: How the UK is helping to strengthen the security of the Republic of Moldova

The Russian Federation uses complex destabilization strategies to weaken the Republic of Moldova, warns the British ambassador in Chisinau, Fern Horine. According to her, the Kremlin uses disinformation campaigns and hybrid interventions to influence political and social events in the Republic of Moldova, in an attempt to keep the country under its control.

The Republic of Moldova at PACE: migrant trafficking and the deterioration of democracy in Azerbaijan, on the agenda

The Delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, headed by deputy Ion Groza, participates in the PACE autumn session, which is held from September 30 to October 4 in Strasbourg, France. The Moldovan Delegation also includes deputies Andrian Cheptonar and Constantin Starîș.

Chisinau could open only two polling stations in Russia, instead of five. Both - in Moscow

In the Russian Federation, only two polling stations could be opened, instead of five, as previously established. A request in this sense is currently on the table of the CEC and is to be analyzed in a "reasonable" and " short" term, said the deputy-chairman of the electoral authority Pavel Postica. The recommendation was formulated taking into account the "mandatory security requirements", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) explained to Teleradio-Moldova.