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Eight foreign ministers from the Nordic-Baltic 8 are coming to Chisinau next week

Eight ministers of foreign affairs from the Nordic-Baltic 8 (NB-8): Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, will pay a visit to Chisinau on Tuesday, October 15. The officials will be hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popșoi.

Afterwards, the foreign ministers will hold press statements at the State Residence, starting at 11:30. The event will also be streamed online.

Nordic-Baltic cooperation or NB8 is a regional cooperation format which as of 1992 has brought together five Nordic countries and three Baltic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in order to discuss important regional and international issues in an informal atmosphere. In 2024, the Nordic-Baltic cooperation format (NB8) is chaired by Sweden which was taken over from Latvia. Estonia chaired the Nordic-Baltic cooperation in 2020.

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Over 50 cases of mushroom poisoning, registered during the past week
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Over 50 cases of mushroom poisoning, registered during the past week

During the past week, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Assistance Service recorded 87 toxic emergencies, of which 53 were mushroom poisoning, 10 with medicine, 9 with alcohol, 7 with carbon monoxide and one case of drug poisoning. In all, there were almost 14,000 requests during this period.

Money in exchange for vote. Over 400 people, documented by the police
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Money in exchange for vote. Over 400 people, documented by the police

Over 400 people are currently documented for accepting money in exchange for voting, the General Police Inspectorate (IGP) announces. The authorities say that they risk fines of up to 37,500 lei.

Sugar will not increase in price
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Sugar will not increase in price

There are no conditions for sugar to become more expensive by the end of the year, even if the sugar beet harvest has been compromised, said the representative of a producing company, Nicolae Ciubuc, for Radio Moldova. According to him, the Republic of Moldova should import from European countries about 40% of the amount of sugar needed by the population for the next 12 months.

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