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Jan Plešinger, the acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Chisinau called on the authorities on both banks of the Nistru River to organize joint memorial events on March 2, 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Transnistrian conflict, informs OSCE Mission to Moldova in a press release. “Plešinger recalled the joint address signed last Thursday,...

The latest events from Transnistria as well as the developments within the conflict resolution in the region were subjects discussed by Eugen Carpov, the Vice-Prime Minister for Reintegration of Moldova, with Serghei Gubarev, the special representative of Russia for Transnistria. The counterparts reviewed the issues of the conflict, especially...

Alitalia airline will operate flights to Moldova beginning with the summer of 2012. The airline established a partnership with Moldavian Airlines in order to operate its flights to the destination. The Italian company, member of Sky Team, wants to offer reasonable fares for its air services to and from Chisinau. Currently, Alitalia’s deals for a...

A new international corporation launches in the Republic of Moldova with the Ministry of Economy’s support. The Austrian company Gebauer & Geiller will invest more than 14 million euro in the Free Economic Zone of Balti. The information was given by the administration of the Austrian company during a meeting with the Minister of Economy, Valeriu Lazar. The...

Located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south, Moldova has quietly and steadily been implementing a series of economic reforms, supported by a 3-year program under the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility. The country, which aspires to deeper integration with the European Union (EU), has been growing strongly for the past...

The United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Moldova signed today a US$ 217 million development and assistance programme for the years 2013-2017.

The assumptions of the Russian press came true. Farid Muhametshin, the former head of the Federal Agency for CIS is the new Ambassador of Russia to Chisinau. The Commission responsible for affairs with the former Soviet countries approved today Farid Muhametshin for this position. Valeri Kuzmin, the former Russian Ambassador to the Republic of...

European Commission has postponed the subscription of the Agreement regarding the Common Airspace with the Republic of Moldova. The agreement was supposed to be signed on March 23, 2012. The reason of this delay is the freeze of all decisions regarding the agreements between the European Union and the third countries as a result of a dispute between...

Current political development in Moldova and the functionality of the political parties were the priority topics discussed by the Moldovan acting president, Marian Lupu with the ex-president of Democratic Party from the USA, Howard Dean. Mr. Dean said that he has a special interest in the Republic of Moldova and wants to help promoting Moldova...

William J. Burns, the US Deputy Secretary of State made a visit in Pristina, yesterday, during his official visit to Kosovo. “I am very happy to be in Kosovo. I am also pleased that my visit follows so closely on the celebration of your Independence Day yesterday. I want to extend my warmest congratulations to the people of Kosovo and reiterate...

Local representatives of both banks of Nistru River participated in a training session on negotiation skills. The seminar was organized from February 13 to February 15 by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Moldova. The trainers which came from the Netherlands are experts from the Cingendael Institute for International...

Moldovan Ambassador to Bucharest, Iurie Renita met with the Romanian Foreign Minister, Cristian Diaconescu yesterday. The counterparts reviewed the developments on the bilateral agenda, including the visit of the Romanian official to Chisinau on January 31. A special attention was given to the joint meeting of the Government of Moldova and Romania...

Moldova’s UniversalBank has no more a license to provide banking services on the market. The Administration Council of the National Bank of Moldova decided on February 15 to withdraw UniversalBank’s license due to “deflections from the legislation.” The impossibility to adjust the financial situation of the bank is one of the main reasons which led...

“Moldova has quietly and steadily been implementing a series of economic reforms, supported by a 3-year program under the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility.” The statement belongs to the IMF mission chief, Nikolay Gueorguiev, who answered some questions in an interview to the IMF Survey Magazine. “The country, which aspires to deeper integration with...

The Governments of the Republic of Moldova and Romania will hold a joint meeting soon in the Romanian city of Iasi. During a phone talk between premiers, the counterparts evaluated the current bilateral relations between the two countries and addressed a series of new projects which should be considered by the states. One of the projects scheduled...