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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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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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COMPROMISE WITH SMIRNOV IS IMPOSSIBLE – POPOV

11.03.2010Any compromise with Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov is impossible, Moldovan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrei Popov presumes.

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12.02.2010USAID Helps to Bridge the IT Networking Skills Gap in Moldova

The 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.

28.12.2009Heat consumption in Chisinau and its reduction potential.

Currently the average yearly heat consumption only from the district heating system is approximately 1,2 mln. Gcal, which represents about 650 mln. lei.

06.11.2009Announcement of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Moldova

Within the scope of the international development cooperation of the Czech Republic and Republic of Moldova the Association LEOVA WASTE MANAGEMENT (consisting of the three companies ETC Consulting Group s.r.o., VHS Brno, a.s. and Ircon, s.r.o.) has realized Project in the field of waste management: “Realization of waste management concept with the objective of reducing negative impact on water quality in the region Leova” in the town of Leova.

04.11.2009Orange with RIM will bring the BlackBerry solution in Moldova

Chisinau, Moldova and Waterloo, ON – Orange Moldova SA with Research In Motion ® (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution in Moldova.

20.10.2009Declaration of the Moldovan Association of Historians concerning the allegations of the Russian ambassador in Chisinau, Mr. Valery Kuzmin

Declaration of the Moldovan Association of Historians concerning the allegations of the Russian ambassador in Chisinau, Mr. Valery Kuzmin

In connection with the statement of His Excellency Russian Ambassador to Moldova Valery Kuzmin, expressed on the 14th of October, 2009, that the textbooks of history of Romanians taught in the Republic of Moldova contain negative views of Russians and Russia, Moldovan Association of Historians considers that these claims are tendentious and not corresponding to reality.

30.09.2009Travel agency "Solei-Turism" is awarded with Grand-Prix of the National award of tourism «Gold Globe».

At the end of last week the names of the winners of the National award in tourism of the Republic of Moldova, dated by fifty years' anniversary of tourism in Moldova, were announced. It became the first professional award for achievements in the industry of travel, awarded under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Moldova.

08.06.2009EFSE PROVIDES EUR 15 MILLION LOAN TO MOLDOVA AGROINDBANK

Loan to boost micro and small enterprise sector

03.06.2009BSTDB WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL MEETING AND A REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM IN THESSALONIKI ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) will hold its 11th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Thessaloniki, Greece on June 14, 2009. On the same day the Bank will host a Regional Economic Forum to discuss the prospects for the Black Sea Region with national policy makers and development finance institutions.

27.05.2009DIPIFR QUALIFICATION - IN HIGH DEMAND AMONG ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE PROFESSIONALS

Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR), the unique international qualification that can be obtained by the finance professionals by successfully passing an exam in the Russian language, is very popular and highly sought-for in the Republic of Moldova.

25.05.2009UNITED IN ART TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ROMA PEOPLE IN MOLDOVA

“Ograda Noastra” NGO informs that on May 12, 2009 in Minjir community (rayon of Hincesti, Republic of Moldova) there has been created an other interest club - “Roma Club II) for Roma kids from that location. Within the club participate a number of about 25 kids who are assisted by a group of volunteers, members of the local Roma organization - “Opre o Ciacimos” NGO as well as by an expert in painting and fine arts. For the beginning within the club there will be organized activities with cultural character such as drawing and painting on Roma motives, while starting with June there are planned a number of other different types of activities meant to raise the level of participation and civic responsibility among both beneficiaries and local population.

04.05.2009PILOT „CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY EMPOWERNMENT“ PROJECT IN CAHUL DISTRICT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED

At April, 30th 2009 was officially launched a project called „Capacity Development and Civil Society empowernment“ in Cahul District.

31.03.2009HILSWERK AUSTRIA HANDS DIPLOMAS TO PARTICIPANTS IN SECURITY, STABILITY AND INTEGRATION SUMMER SCHOOL

Chisinau. Hilfswerk Austria in Moldova on Friday, March 13th, 2009 has handed diplomas to graduates of the second summer school and distance learning programme on SECURITY, NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP, financed by Austrian Development Cooperation, OSCE mission to Moldova and Hilfswerk Austria.

26.03.2009DOSTA! CAMPAIGN! SCHOOL COMPETITION: DRAWINGS AGAINST STEREOTYPES

The Dosta! campaign is inviting schools from Ukraine and Moldova to participate in a competition called “drawings against stereotypes” : set your mind in motion and make a creative drawing breaking down stereotypes and prejudices against Roma.

11.02.2009JURIDICAL COMPANY LEXTAL

On February 10th, 2009, the Estonian Juridical Company LEXTAL (www.lextal.md)was officially launched in Moldova. LEXTAL Company belongs to the well known Juridical firms chain LEXCHANGE Network (http://lexchange.eu/; http://lexchange.ee/), which is a leader in the Estonian, Lithuanian, and Latvian markets. In the last four years, the value of assisted projects has been around one billion euro.

22.01.2009DOSTA! CAMPAIGN SCHOOL COMPETITION MUSIC AGAINST STEREOTYPES

The Dosta! campaign is inviting schools from Ukraine and Moldova to participate in a competition called “music against stereotypes” : set your mind in motion and make a creative song (music & lyrics) breaking down stereotypes and prejudices against Roma.