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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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UKRAINIAN 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.

“I am sure there is no problem solving it. None of the sides involved is interested in it. I am making this conclusion proceeding from Russia’s position and from the experience of the negotiations, which I myself conducted in 2005 as Security Council Secretary”, Poroshenko said.

However, he failed to mention even an approximate time, in which he believes the conflict could be settled, “for this depends not solely on Ukraine”. Besides this, he added, the 5+2 talks have not yet restarted at a high political level.

“But there are declarations being made that this will happen in the nearest future. The talk resumption will be promoted by the soon-to-be completion of the [presidential] election process in Ukraine and by the resumption of dialogs with Russia and Romania, which we are so hopeful of”, said the Ukrainian foreign minister.

Peter Poroshenko believes the demarcation of the Transnistrian section of the Moldo-Ukrainian border can be completed within 1-2 years, depending on financing.

“I hope the demarcation group will convene for a meeting in February, and will take corresponding decisions. And concerning the Dnestrovskaya hydro-accumulating electric station, we shall achieve a compromise that will suit both Ukraine and Moldova”, said Peter Poroshenko.