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PRIME MINISTER DORIN RECEAN DISCUSSED ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND ENERGY SECURITY WITH NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
17 april, 2024On Wednesday, Prime Minister Dorin Recean held a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who is on a visit to Chisinau.
Economics
TENDER FOR LEASING COMMERCIAL SPACES AT THE AIRPORT DECLARED INVALID
17 april, 2024The tender commission for leasing commercial spaces at the Chisinau airport has declared the tender that ended on April 16 invalid. As reported by INFOTAG, the commission concluded that the company Lagardere Travel Retail (France) - the sole participant in the tender – “did not submit all the required documents to proceed to the final stage of the competition.”
Finances
MOLDOVA TO RECEIVE GRANT AND LOAN FROM THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “STATE HOUSING III” PROJECT
17 april, 2024The government on Wednesday approved two projects for the ratification of agreements with the Council of Europe Development Bank to obtain a grant and loan for the implementation of the ”State Housing III” project.
Society
CHISINAU MAYOR HONORS MEMORY OF VICTIMS OF THE 1903 JEWISH POGROM
17 april, 2024On Wednesday, Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban honored the memory of the victims of the Jewish pogrom in Chisinau in 1903. In the mourning events in Alunelul Park (formerly a Jewish cemetery was located here - "I.") he said that "now they don't even remember that about 50% of Chisinau residents 100 years ago were Jews."
Transnistria and Gagauzia
TRANSNISTRIAN EXPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER DECREASED BY 8%, IMPORTS - BY 16%
17 april, 2024According to the results of the first quarter of 2024, the foreign trade turnover of the Transnistrian region of Moldova, excluding the energy component, decreased by 13%.
Culture and sport
EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO GAGAUZ CULTURE HELD IN PARLIAMENT
17 april, 2024An exhibition dedicated to the personalities, customs, and cultural traditions of the Gagauz people has opened in parliament. As related by INFOTAG, the exhibition opened on Wednesday as part of the Day of Literacy and the Gagauz Language, celebrated annually on April 27. The exhibition is organized by the Parliamentary Working Group on Gagauzia with the assistance of CMI - the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation (former President of Finland) with financial support from Sweden.
Interview
BIG PARKING LOTS AT ENTRY TO CHISINAU WILL REDUCE TRAFFIC JAMS AND AIR POLLUTION – BUILDING COMPANY DIRECTOR
15 march, 2024A 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
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE FROM MAIB - GROWING SECURITY, PROTECTING THE FUTURE
17 april, 2024The agricultural sector is one of the core sectors of Moldova's economy.
Foreign news
RF EMBASSY COUNTS ON MOLDOVA’S CONSENT TO OPEN POLLING STATIONS FOR RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
18 января, 2024The 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.”
Future generations must be given a seat at the EU table
11 декабря, 2023The 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.
Zelenskyy will meet Biden at the White House amid push for Congress to approve more aid
11 декабря, 2023Ukraine'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.
Incidents
CHISINAU MAN WHO ROBBED A PIZZA DELIVERY MAN SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON
17 апреля, 2024A resident of Chisinau, who robbed a pizza peddler in Botanica in June 2023, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison.
ILLEGAL WEAPONS SEIZED FROM RESIDENTS OF TWO VILLAGES IN ORHEI REGION
15 апреля, 2024Over the past weekend, police seized illegally held weapons from residents of the villages of Jora de Jozs and Jora de Mijloc in the Orhei region.
BOT FARM APPEARED IN RUSSIAN SOCIAL NETWORK "VKONTAKTE", WHICH WORKS AGAINST COUNTRY'S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
12 апреля, 2024A bot farm that works against the country's European integration has appeared in the Russian social network "Vkontakte". On Friday, the publication "Agency" reported this with reference to the project "Botnadzor", which deals with exposing such propaganda schemes.
