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PRESIDENT SANDU CALLS PARLIAMENT TO START PREPARATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM TO BE HELD UPCOMING AUTUMN
18 march,Q 2024 PRESIDENT SANDU CALLS PARLIAMENT TO START PREPARATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM TO BE HELD UPCOMING AUTUMN

Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on the Parliament to begin preparations for the upcoming constitutional referendum next autumn. Such an initiative must be made by at least one-third of the deputies, who must submit a corresponding inquiry to the Constitutional Court. Sandu made this call at a press conference on Monday.

MAIA SANDU: THOSE WHO WILL CALL TO VOTE AGAINST EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ARE AGAINST PEACE
18 march,Q 2024 MAIA SANDU: THOSE WHO WILL CALL TO VOTE AGAINST EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ARE AGAINST PEACE

President Maia Sandu believes that those who will call to vote against Moldova's European integration at the referendum are against the preservation of peace in Moldova. She said this at a press conference on Monday.

CET-NORD WILL BE PURCHASING NATURAL GAS FROM THE EXCHANGE
18 march,Q 2024 CET-NORD WILL BE PURCHASING NATURAL GAS FROM THE EXCHANGE

The Balti joint stock company of CET-Nord will be purchasing natural gas, necessary for the production of electricity and heating through the Exchange, as per the Agreement (Convention) signed by the northern Moldovan CET [heating/electric power station] and the BRM East Energy – the daughter company of the Romanian Commodity Exchange (Bursa Romana de Marfuri, BRM).

FIVE INSTANCES OF MEASLES INCIDENCE REVEALED IN A UKRAINIAN TERRITORY REFUGEE ACCOMMODATION CENTER
18 march,Q 2024 FIVE INSTANCES OF MEASLES INCIDENCE REVEALED IN A UKRAINIAN TERRITORY REFUGEE ACCOMMODATION CENTER

Five cases of measles were identified in one of the temporary accommodation centers for Ukrainian refugees in Chisinau, Dr. Vladimir Bolocan, Deputy Director of the Chisinau Municipal Health and Social Assistance Department, announced at the Monday’s weekly working meeting of municipal services.

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Politics

PRESIDENT SANDU CALLS PARLIAMENT TO START PREPARATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM TO BE HELD UPCOMING AUTUMN

18 march, 2024

Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on the Parliament to begin preparations for the upcoming constitutional referendum next autumn. Such an initiative must be made by at least one-third of the deputies, who must submit a corresponding inquiry to the Constitutional Court. Sandu made this call at a press conference on Monday.

Economics

CET-NORD WILL BE PURCHASING NATURAL GAS FROM THE EXCHANGE

18 march, 2024

The Balti joint stock company of CET-Nord will be purchasing natural gas, necessary for the production of electricity and heating through the Exchange, as per the Agreement (Convention) signed by the northern Moldovan CET [heating/electric power station] and the BRM East Energy – the daughter company of the Romanian Commodity Exchange (Bursa Romana de Marfuri, BRM).

Society

MAIA SANDU: THOSE WHO WILL CALL TO VOTE AGAINST EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ARE AGAINST PEACE

18 march, 2024

President Maia Sandu believes that those who will call to vote against Moldova's European integration at the referendum are against the preservation of peace in Moldova. She said this at a press conference on Monday.

Transnistria and Gagauzia

TIRASPOL REPORTS THAT A DRONE RUINED HELICOPTER THAT STOOD AT THE PARKING LOT OF A MILITARY BASE

18 march, 2024

The ministry of state security of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (PMR) reported that on Sunday, a drone annihilated a helicopter that was standing at a parking lot of a military subdivision. The PMR authorities made public a video record featuring how an unidentified air vessel crushes into the old and long-unused Mi-8 chopper.

Interview

BIG PARKING LOTS AT ENTRY TO CHISINAU WILL REDUCE TRAFFIC JAMS AND AIR POLLUTION – BUILDING COMPANY DIRECTOR

15 march, 2024

A quick and fairly simple solution to three pressing problems for Chisinau at once is proposed by Petru Dacin, Director of the road construction company Dromas Cons. He said in an interview with INFOTAG that his proposal will help the city authorities reduce car traffic and gas pollution, and at the same time guarantee the receipt of considerable additional income to the municipal budget.

Press release

MAIB JOINS GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT FARMERS WITH NEW PRODUCT - THE AGRICULTURAL LOAN FOR WORKING CAPITAL

15 march, 2024

Maib, the banking sector leader, announces its eligibility as a lender for the Agricultural Loan for WorkingCapital, aimed at micro and small entrepreneurs. This financial instrument for relief purposes was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) and the Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), following extensive consultations with stakeholders, including farmers, representatives of commercial banks, the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Inspectorate.

Foreign news

RF EMBASSY COUNTS ON MOLDOVA’S CONSENT TO OPEN POLLING STATIONS FOR RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

18 января, 2024

The Russian Embassy in Chisinau confirmed that back in November 2023 it had approached the Moldovan side with information about the intention to hold the election of the President of the Russian Federation in the territory of Moldova for Russian citizens permanently residing in this republic, “and with a request to ensure, as is customary in international practice, security for the would-be polling stations.”

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Future generations must be given a seat at the EU table

11 декабря, 2023

The EU needs a European Commissioner for Future Generations in its next college to enshrine long-term thinking and act as a guardian and conduit for future generations’ interests, Alberto Alemanno and Elizabeth Dirth write.

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Zelenskyy will meet Biden at the White House amid push for Congress to approve more aid

11 декабря, 2023

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to the White House as Joe Biden's administration is stepping up pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv.

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Incidents

​TWO ENTREPRENEURS DETAINED FOR TIMBER SMUGGLING ATTEMPT

18 марта, 2024

Two businessmen from Chisinau were detained for attempt to smuggle commercial oak wood through the Giurgiulesti border checkpoint.

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IN CHISINAU, A MAN THREW MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AT RUSSIAN EMBASSY, WHERE PEOPLE WERE VOTING IN RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

18 марта, 2024

A man threw incendiary bottles at the Russian embassy in Chisinau on Sunday, where voting for the Russian presidential election was open. No one was injured, the troublemaker was detained by police and carabinieri who were on duty outside the embassy.

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PROSECUTORS DETAIN ODESSA GANGSTER, WHO TRANSPORTED UKRAINIAN MIGRANTS TO MOLDOVA AND FURTHER TO ROMANIA

15 марта, 2024

Moldovan prosecutors detained an Odessa citizen who was part of a gang that specialized in transporting Ukrainian migrants evading conscription into the army.

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