Domnica Manole is leaving as head of the Constitutional Court. Who is the new President of the CC

The three-year term for which Domnica Manole was elected as President of the CC expired on 23 April this year. Therefore, in the plenary session of the Constitutional Court, convened on 25 April 2023, the new president of the Court was elected Judge Nicolae Rosca, informs the Constitutional Court.

US President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for a second term in the White House

US President Joe Biden formally announced Tuesday that he will run in the 2024 election, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he started when he was sworn in, according to Mediafax.

Diplomatic scandal: Moscow announces it will expel a diplomat of the Moldovan Embassy

The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that it will declare an employee of the Moldovan Embassy persona non grata in response to the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from the Russian Embassy in Chisinau on 19 April.

EU will soon announce list of persons sanctioned for attempts to destabilise Moldova

The European Union will come in the near future with a list of persons and entities to be sanctioned for attempts to destabilise the Republic of Moldova. This was announced by Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu at a press conference, referring to the political agreement on the creation of a sanctions regime reached yesterday by EU foreign ministers.

Nicu Popescu, on the expulsion of an official of the Moldovan Embassy in Moscow: "Russian Federation continues hostile actions towards the Republic of Moldova"

The decision to expel an employee of the Moldovan Embassy in Moscow is a continuation of the hostile actions that the Russian Federation has been taking over time towards our country. The statement was made by Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu at a briefing.

LIVE // Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu holds a press conference

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu holds a press conference during which he will discuss Moldova's contributions to the EU Enlargement Report for 2023, as well as the status of implementation of the 9 recommendations of the European Commission, the latest developments regarding sanctions and the EU civilian mission deployed in our country.

Maia Sandu announces a new program for the modernization of the Republic of Moldova - "European Village Express"

100 modernization projects have been completed under the "European Village" programme. At the same time, the Government will launch a new programme for the modernisation and Europeanisation of the Republic of Moldova - "European Village Express". The announcement was made by President Maia Sandu at a press briefing on Tuesday 25 April.

FAC meeting in Luxembourg /// Bogdan Aurescu proposed the establishment of a new sanctions regime against those who act against the constitutional order of the Republic of Moldova

Foreign ministers from European Union member states, meeting in Luxembourg on Monday for the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), are expected to reach a political agreement to establish a new sanctions regime against those who act to destabilise the state and against the constitutional order of the Republic of Moldova, Agerpres reports. The proposal was made by Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu at the Foreign Affairs Council.

The EU establishes a civilian mission in the Republic of Moldova. It will increase the resilience of the security sector

The European Council has decided to establish an EU Partnership Mission to the Republic of Moldova (EUPM Moldova) in the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The objective of this civilian mission, according to a press release from the European institution, is to enhance the resilience of the country's security sector in the area of crisis management and hybrid threats, including cyber security and countering foreign manipulation of information and foreign interference.

Diaspora projects discussed in Prague by Igor Grosu with his counterparts from Portugal and Italy

On the sidelines of the Conference of Speakers of Parliaments of the European Union Member States in Prague (Czech Republic), the head of the Moldovan legislature had meetings with the Deputy Speaker of the Portuguese Parliament Edite Estrela and the Speaker of the Lower House of the Italian Parliament Lorenzo Fontana. Discussions focused in particular on the development of the bilateral legal framework with these countries in order to enhance social protection measures for Moldovan citizens living in Portugal and Italy.

EU Foreign Ministers describe comments by China's Ambassador to Paris as totally unacceptable

Recent remarks by China's ambassador to Paris about the sovereignty of former Soviet Union countries such as Ukraine are totally unacceptable, several European Union foreign ministers said on Monday ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Luxembourg, Reuters and Agerpres report.

Western countries evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where internal conflict continues

Several countries are making efforts to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where internal conflict between two armed factions has intensified in the past ten days, DPA and Agerpres reported on Monday.