Georgian Parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

Georgia's parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the "propaganda" of same-sex relationships and gender reassignment surgery, Reuters reports.

Moldovans, stuck at the airport in Greece. MAE: "There is a problem with the aircraft"

Several citizens were stranded at the Heraklion airport in Greece due to a problem with the aircraft, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) in Chisinau announced.

Correspondence//Zelenski in Brussels for a treaty with the EU: "It doesn't matter who will win in France"

"Democratic leaders listen to the will of the population, and we live in a democracy", said today, Thursday, June 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in Brussels, before the start of the summer summit of the 27.

Passenger train carriages derail in Russia's north, injuring 20

A passenger train derailed in Russia's far northern Komi region on Wednesday, overturning carriages next to the railbed and injuring 20 passengers, the region's governor said, Reuters reports.

Minute of silence in the Parliament, in memory of the writer Spiridon Vangheli

The deputies from the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova held a minute of silence in memory of the late writer Spiridon Vangheli, also nicknamed "Guguță's

LIVE: Deputies meet in plenary session

Deputies meet today, June 27, in plenary session. There are 22 bills on the agenda.

Poland, Baltic states call on EU to build defense line along border with Russia, Belarus

Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania called on the European Union to build a line of defense along the bloc's border with Russia and Belarus to protect the EU from military threats and other harmful actions from Moscow, The Kyiv Independent reports.

Dorin Recean: The Republic of Moldova can become a member of the EU by 2030

The Republic of Moldova can become a member of the European Union (EU) until 2030. This is what Prime Minister Dorin Recean declared at the beginning of the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. Moreover, the prime minister said that there are chapters on which the authorities have to work in the coming years.

Olympic flame reaches the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe, in the presence of its current Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić, received today the Olympic flame for the Paris Summer Olympic Games. The bearer of the Olympic torch was welcomed by the president of the Parliamentary Assembly, Theodoros Rousopoulos.

European Council meets in Brussels on Thursday to decide on key functions

Ursula von der Leyen will most likely be the head of the European Commission for another five years, but she does not have the support of Italy and Hungary. The heads of state and government in the Union appoint the president of the Commission, and the Parliament approves the proposal. Tomorrow, the European Council meets in Brussels to decide on key functions. Germany, Portugal and Estonia should take over the leadership of the most important institutions.

Ukrainian cereals transiting the territory of the Republic of Moldova will continue to be exempted from ANSA control

Cereals from Ukraine, which are transported in transit on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, will continue to be exempt from the control of the National Food Safety Agency. The report on a draft law providing for this was examined at today's meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and the Food Industry. This exemption will apply until the current September 14.

Maia Sandu congratulates Mark Rutte, nominated for NATO's next secretary-general: "We value our long-term partnership"

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, congratulated Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, after he was officially nominated to the position of Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance. The head of state appreciated, in a post on social networks, the partnership of the Republic of Moldova with NATO.