The Ministry of Energy, led by Victor Parlicov, was established

The regulation of the Ministry of Energy, the organizational chart, the structure of the central apparatus and other documents establishing the new institution were approved on Tuesday, March 7, by the Executive. The ministry's areas of activity include energy security and efficiency, renewable energy sources, electricity and thermal energy, natural gas and petroleum products, digitization and energy transition.

False fire alarm at the Presidency

This morning, the firefighters were requested to intervene in the premises of the Presidency, after the fire alarm system was triggered in the building. According to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, the call to Service 112 was received at 09:04.

Staff reshuffling at the Government: New secretaries of state in ministries and consul in Istanbul

The Cabinet of Ministers led by Prime Minister Dorin Recean carried out, during today's meeting, March 7, several resignations and appointments. Diplomatic employees, secretaries of state, but also employees of the State Chancellery are targeted.

Border police officers, suspected of organizing illegal migration

This morning, several searches were carried out in the districts of Briceni, Edineț, Soroca and at the state border crossing point Grimăncăuți - Vascovți. The law enforcement officers documented a group of people, made up of civilians and employees of the MAI subdivisions, who facilitated the crossing of the state border of the Republic of Moldova by Ukrainian citizens, through the green zone, and received between 3000 and 5000 EURO.

LIVE // Watch the Government meeting live on Moldova 1 TV

The members of the Cabinet of Ministers led by Prime Minister Dorin Recean convene, on March 7, a new meeting. There are 15 draft decisions on the agenda. The executive will carry out new staff reshuffles and will examine, in today's meeting, the draft law on energy security. At the same time, on the agenda is the draft law on the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), as well as the project on the evaluation of judges and candidates for the position of judge of the SCJ. Be informed from the first source! Find out the decisions of the deputies live on Moldova 1.

China warns US against suppressing it or risk 'conflict'

The U.S. should change its recent mistaken policies towards China or "conflict and confrontation" will follow, China's foreign minister said on Tuesday, while reiterating Beijing's call for dialogue to end the conflict in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

Moldovan language" is a late draft, says Moldovan chief of legislature

The draft law that has already been voted in the first reading on replacing the phrase "Moldovan language" with "Romanian language" was a late one, says the head of the legislature, Igor Grosu. Speaking about the protest of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS), which took place today, 6 March, in front of the Constitutional Court, Igor Grosu says that "a few days will pass and it will calm down".

Postolachi scored a goal in the match against FCSB

The Moldovan international Virgiliu Postolachi scored the second goal of his team UTA Arad in the 3-1 victory against FCSB, in a match of the 29th round of the Romanian Super League. Postolachi, who came on in the 57th minute in place of Nigerian Filip Otele, scored after 7 minutes following a devastating counter-attack by Arad.

Protest in front of the Constitutional Court: PSRM supporters do not agree with the introduction of the phrase "Romanian language" in the country's legislation. PAS reaction

Supporters of the Party of Socialists of Moldova (PSRM), led by the party's deputies, are organising a protest in front of the Constitutional Court. They are unhappy with the law voted last week in first reading, which provides for the replacement of the terms "Moldovan language", "official language", "state language" and "mother tongue" with Romanian. On the other hand, a group of people are organising a counter-protest in support of the draft. However, PAS spokeswoman Adriana Vlas told Moldova1.md that the parliamentary majority will vote on the bill in the second reading.

The Association of Judges expresses its concern about the proposed amendments to the Law on Judicial Organisation

The Association of Judges of the Republic of Moldova (AJRM) raises an alarm and expresses its concern over the proposed amendments to the Law on the Organisation of the Judiciary and the Law on the Prosecutor's Office. The Association announces in a press release that such amendments generate "retrograde and dangerous provisions".

Revenue of the Customs Service to the state budget rose by almost 20% as compared to the same period last year

The Customs Service's collections to the state budget amounted to more than 726.9 million lei last week, and since the beginning of this year - about 5.8 billion lei. According to a statement issued by the institution, there was an 18.2% increase compared to the same period last year.

Volodimir Zelensky about the battle for Donbas: "Painful and difficult"

The Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski underlined that his army was engaged in a "painful and difficult" battle against Russian forces in the eastern Donbas region, where the town of Bahmut is located, Agerpres reports.