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PLUGARU, PETRACHE WARNING AGAINST DICTATORSHIP OF MINORITY

11.03.2010Lawyers Anatol Plugaru [Moldova’s Minister of State Security in 1991-1992] and Mihai Petrache [ex-Chairman of the Centrist Union of Moldova] presume that after the downfall of the Communist dictatorship in July 2009, Moldova seems to be entering a new trend – consolidation of the dictatorship of a minority. That’s how the two free-lance lawyers perceive the yesterday’s decision of the governing Alliance for European Integration leaders to organize a national referendum on adopting a new Constitution.

ROMA PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF DISCRIMINATION

10.03.2010The Roma of Moldova claim that their rights are restricted, that they are subjected to discrimination, and that the program for the support of gypsies, adopted by the previous Communist leadership, does not work.

TRANSNISTRIA VETERANS CALLING TO MERGER

10.03.2010A group of participants in the 1992 Transnistrian armed conflict have called upon the veterans of all wars living in Moldova to get united into one strong organization.

WOMEN DEMANDING MORE ATTENTION

09.03.2010The Forum of Women’s Organizations, the 50/50 Political Women’s Club, and the Gender Centru organization have stood up with an appeal to the Moldovan authorities and civil society to treat women with a greater attention and care.

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USAID Helps to Bridge the IT Networking Skills Gap in Moldova

12.02.2010The accomplishments of the Cisco Networking Academy Program in Moldova were celebrated at a national conference, “Cisco Networking Academy Program – a Successful Model for Educating ICT Skills,” held on February 11 at 15:00 p.m. in the Raut Room of the Leogrand Convention Center in Chisinau.

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DIRK SCHUEBEL: OUR TASK IS TO BRING MOLDOVA TO THE DOORSTEP OF THE EU

09.03.2010Exclusive interview given to the Infotag news agency by the head of the EU delegation to Moldova, Dirk Schuebel.

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11.03.2010COMPROMISE WITH SMIRNOV IS IMPOSSIBLE – POPOV

Any compromise with Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov is impossible, Moldovan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrei Popov presumes.

05.03.2010GOVERNMENT PLANS TO EARN 350 MILLION LEI FROM PRIVATIZATION IN 2010

In 2010 Moldova will earn 350 million lei from privatization ($27.5 million).

02.03.2010COMMUNISTS STAND FOR ELECTING PRESIDENT BY 50%+1 VOTES IN THIRD ROUND…

The opposition Communist Party (MCP), having over 40% mandates in the Moldovan Parliament, stands for electing president of the republic with 50%+1 votes in parliament in final, third round of elections, Communist MP Grigore Petrenco said on the ProTV-Chisinau channel on Monday night.

02.03.2010…RULING COALITION HAS NOT YET MADE UP ITS MIND ABOUT EARLY ELECTIONS…

The governing Alliance for European Integration has not yet worked out its common position on early parliamentary elections because one of its constituent forces, the Liberal Democratic Party, is maintaining an early election is inevitable, while the rest 3 organizations – the Liberal Party, the Democratic Party and the Moldova Noastra Alliance – are confidently saying there exists another way out.

18.02.2010UKRAINE MAY FIND ITSELF IN ANTIMISSILE DILEMMA – TIGIPKO

The unfolding of the United States’ antimissile defense system elements in Romania, and Russia’s possible stiff reaction to this are creating for Ukraine the risk of finding itself between the beetle and the block, presumes Sergei Tigipko, Chairman of The Strong Ukraine Party, the 3rd strongest candidate at the recent presidential election race.

15.02.2010UKRAINE FEARS OF RUSSIAN RADIO AND TV BROADCASTING CENTER IN TRANSNISTRIA

Kiev. Russia has modernized and keeps its mightiest TV and radio broadcasting center, which is able to deaden Ukraine’s all the frequency range, in strict secrecy and under strengthened protection, Kiev’s weekly “Zerkalo Nedeli” (The Week’s Mirror) writes.

03.02.2010 MOLDOVAN ALCOHOL ARRESTED BY MILITIAMEN

Chisinau. The search and investigative actions in the “Aroma” Russian trade house are connected with the imports of Moldovan alcohol.

02.02.2010UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TRANSNISTRIAN QUESTION

Kiev – Chisinau. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Poroshenko does not regard the Transnistria problem as something insoluble. In his interview with Kommersant-Ukraina published on Tuesday, he dispelled the opinion of those who think that the 20-year-old conflict will hardly ever be settled.

02.02.2010PROJECT MANAGER FILAT STANDS BEHIND TURCAN AND UNTILA, EX-PRESIDENT SAYS

Chisinau. The political projects of former Communist parliamentarian Vladimir Turcan and of former Moldova Noastra Alliance Deputy Chairman MP Veaceslav Untila are being conducted by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPM) Chairman, Prime Minister of Moldova Vlad Filat, presumes ex-President of Moldova, leader of the opposition Moldovan Communist Party MP Vladimir Voronin.

26.01.2010MOST COPS WERE HARSH WITH PROTESTERS, BUT YOU CAN’T FIRE ALL OF THEM, MINISTER SAYS

Chisinau. Most policemen were harsh at treating the participants in the post-election events last April, but the Ministry of the Interior just cannot fire all of them because otherwise it will have no men on service, Minister of the Interior MG Victor Catan stated on the ProTV-Chisinau channel on Monday night.