President Igor Dodon called on Moldovan believers to stay at home and refrain from attending churches on Easter holidays. He wrote on Facebook that he discussed this issue with leadership of the Metropolitanate of Chisinau and All Moldova.

The current CoV crisis situation may not be used for achieving selfish political goals, Ambassador Peter Michalko, the Head of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova, stated on the local television last night.

The interaction of Moldova and the European Union to overcome the coronavirus pandemic crisis was discussed on Wednesday between the Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Oleg Tulea, and Ambassador Peter Michalko, the Head of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova.

The Collective Action Party “Civilian Congress” (CC) has named the criminal case, started several years ago against CC Executive Committee member Mark Tkachuk “a Plahotniuc’s fake being actively fanned up by the Party of Socialists”.

Ex-President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin, Chairman of the Communist Party (MCP), presumes that if it is really decided to elect president in parliament, the governing Socialist/Democrat coalition will have to resort to bribing several deputies.

Partidul Nostru [Our Party] leader, Balti Mayor Renato Usatii said in a video address on Tuesday that he is ready to pay for a charter flight to China to bring means for personal protection from coronavirus.

The Party of Socialists (PSRM) has confirmed its commitment to electing President by popular vote, reads the party’s Statement published on the PSRM website on Tuesday.

The “Demnitate si Adevar” [DA, “Dignity and Justice”] Platform party will challenge several proposals from the package of anti-crisis measures in the Constitutional Court, said Deputy Speaker, Chairman of the DA Platform faction Alexandru Slusari at the Monday’s briefing.

Moldova President Igor Dodon has requested compatriots abroad to not come home for the forthcoming Orthodox Easter [April 19].

Now it is not the time to think about presidential elections [due next November], Moldova President Igor Dodon stated today in the course of his traditional weekly live Q&A communication with citizens on his YouTube channel and social networks held every Friday morning.

“The parliamentary Socialist faction have availed themselves of the right to not take part in the Thursday’s plenary meeting of the Parliament as a political method of supporting the measures undertaken by the Government of Ion Chicu”, says the press release issued by the PSRM on Thursday.

The parliamentary majority of Socialists and Democrats have upset the plenary meeting of the Moldovan Parliament scheduled for Thursday despite the continuing state of emergency in the republic.

Chairwoman of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) Maia Sandu challenged in the Chisinau Appeals Chamber the decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations dated March 31 on introducing the obligation to have medical policy for Moldovan citizens, who return home from abroad.

Moldova turned out to be not ready for the coronavirus attack and the Government appears to have no resources to render full-fledged support to the health sector, the population or businesses, believes Renato Usatii, leader of the Partidul Nostru (Our Party, OP) and the Mayor of Moldova’s second largest city of Balti.

The Moldovan government is preparing to a growth of the number of coronavirus-infected citizens, President Igor Dodon stated on Wednesday during his meeting with the leadership of the Chisinau Primaria [city government] and the Heads of Municipal Departments, services and enterprises.

Siegfried Muresanu (Romania), a Member of the European Parliament from the European People's Party (EPP) and Head of the EP delegation for the development of relations with Moldova, has stated on the local television that the European Union has a skeptical attitude to the incumbent leadership of Moldova [the coalition of the Party of Socialists and the Democratic Party].

Last 24 hours brought 55 new coronavirus infection cases – the highest daily indicator ever since the CoV tests started to be made.

The European Commission recommended that the European Union states to refrain from punishing persons, who exceeded the permitted number of days of stay in the Schengen Area (90 days) in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Oleg Tulea has stated that European integration remains priority number one of the incumbent Government’s external policy. Speaking on the local television on Monday night, Tulea said that the Democratic Party’s participation in power team-like with the Party of Socialists is a guarantee of the preservation of this objective.

Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu expressed gratitude to the foreign partners that are rendering assistance to Moldova in its struggle against the coronavirus infection.