CEC sets funding limits for Moldova’s 2024 elections

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) today approved the financial ceiling for the electoral campaigns of candidates in the 20 October 2024 presidential elections and participants in the republican constitutional referendum.

Chișinău kindergarten registration lacks transparency, frustrates parents

The registration of children in kindergartens in Chișinău is a complicated and non-transparent process, asserts Ala Revenco, the founder of the "Părinți Solidari" (Solidarity parents) Association.

Germany advances probe into Nord Stream pipeline sabotage

Germany is taking a step toward clarifying the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which occurred nearly two years ago.

Press review: Marina Tauber’s travel ban amid election allegations

What candidates gain from losing presidential elections, reasons behind the Chișinău Court's ban on Marina Tauber leaving Moldova, and how the Russian Federation might block the European perspective: key press headlines reviewed

Farmers will be invited to talks with the Government

Prime Minister Dorin Recean said that he would invite the farmers to discussions with the Government. The announcement comes after the past few days, dozens of farmers from the south of the country, affected by the calamities of this summer, requested the establishment of a state of emergency and the organization of meetings with the President Maia Sandu and the Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu.

A woman from the Republic of Moldova dies in the wildfires in Greece

The Greek authorities have confirmed through the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Moldova in Athens that a person from the Republic of Moldova died in the wildfires that affected the Athens region on August 13, 2024. The victim, a 65-year-old woman, was found dead in a factory in Patima Halandri, a suburb in the north-east of Athens, which was badly affected by fires, writes the Greek media.

ASP resumes its services

Update: The Public Services Agency has resumed its services, which were suspended on Wednesday for several hours throughout the country. According to ASP, the MPAY government electronic payment system faced technical problems, which were fixed by specialists from ASP, EGOV (Electronic Government Agency) and STISC (Information Technology and Cyber Security Service).

Voters will be able to sign electronically to support candidates for the position of president of the Republic of Moldova

The Central Electoral Commission informs that in the presidential elections of October 20, the collection of signatures to support candidates for the position of President of the Republic of Moldova is additionally admitted through the "Electronic Subscription List" IT System, managed by the Central Electoral Commission. Authentication and signing in the System will be possible only with the help of electronic or mobile signature, through the MPass authentication and access control Service.

Murder in the Râșcani sector in Chisinau: the head of the IGM and his deputy directors, dismissed

The head of the General Inspectorate for Migration (IGM), Mihai Vodă, and his deputy directors were dismissed, following the official investigation initiated after a foreign citizen was murdered in July, in the Râșcani sector of Chisinau. The information was confirmed for Teleradio-Moldova by the Ministry of the Interior (MAI) spokesperson, Cristina Schimbov.

Tough traffic at the Leușeni-Albita border crossing point. Recommendations of the Border Police

Border police officers announce increased traffic when leaving the country through the Leușeni-Albita border crossing point, which is why, several measures have been implemented.

Romania defuses a stray mine on the Black Sea shore

Romanian Navy carried out on Tuesday a controlled explosion of a mine that had drifted to its Black Sea shore, announced the Ministry of National Defense in Bucharest. We remind that Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey have a joint task force to defuse stray mines, which started floating in the Black Sea after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Farmers could protest if they do not have a meeting with Maia Sandu and Igor Grosu in the next 10 days

Dozens of farmers in the south of the country threaten to protest if, in the next 10 days, the authorities do not declare an emergency situation in agriculture in the districts of the south of the country and a moratorium on bank penalties is not applied. They demand a meeting with the head of state Maia Sandu and the Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu. According to the authorities, the requests of the farmers affected by the drought are being examined.