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Maia Sandu was sworn in as the new president of Moldova after taking the oath of office at a ceremony in the capital, Chisinau, on December 24. She was elected last month after a clear runoff victory against Russia-backed Igor Dodon.
Maia Sandu has been sworn in as the new president of Moldova after taking the oath of office on December 24 at a ceremony in Chisinau.
Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu and his government have resigned in a move to help push one of Europe’s poorest countries toward early parliamentary elections.
The Moldovan government has approved recalling the ambassador to Russia amid a scandal over an alleged attempt to smuggle anabolic steroids to Moscow.
Moldovan President-elect Maia Sandu addressed a rally attended by thousands in the capital, Chisinau, on December 6. Sandu called the rally after the parliament passed a bill stripping the president of control over the country's intelligence service.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the Moldovan capital demanding the government's resignation and early general elections.
Moldova's Socialist-controlled parliament has approved legislation stripping President-elect Maia Sandu of control over the country’s intelligence service and moving it back under lawmakers' jurisdiction just weeks before she takes office.
Moldovan President-elect Maia Sandu, a pro-European economist who rode an anti-corruption platform to defeat Russia-friendly incumbent Igor Dodon, says her country's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected.
The Kremlin has rebuffed calls by Moldova's incoming President Maia Sandu for Russian troops to withdraw from the separatist region of Transdniester, saying such a move could lead to "serious destabilization."
The winner of Moldova's presidential election has vowed to balanced ties with the West and Russia, while tackling corruption and drawing investment to one of Europe's poorest countries.
Maia Sandu, a former World Bank economist who favors closer ties with the European Union, is ahead of pro-Russian incumbent Igor Dodon in the second round of Moldova's presidential election, partial preliminary results show.
Voters in Moldova cast ballots on November 1 in a presidential election that turned into a rematch of the hard-fought 2016 race.
Moldovan prosecutors moved to seek the extradition from Turkey of a politically influential tycoon who had been living in the United States for more than a year after fleeing Moldova amid a political shake-up.
The Moscow-affiliated Moldovan Orthodox Church has called on the country's leadership to ensure that a potential future anti-coronavirus vaccine will not be made compulsory, claiming conspiracy by a "world anti-Christ system" that will allegedly insert microchips into humans to control them via 5G technology.
Moldovan prosecutors have charged Vlad Plahotniuc, a powerful oligarch and political figure, for his role in a massive bank theft, and will seek his extradition from the United States.
Moldova’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a 200 million-euro ($216 million) loan agreement with Russia is unconstitutional.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon has accused the opposition of triggering an economic crisis during the coronavirus pandemic by blocking a 200 million-euro ($215 million) loan agreement with Russia.
Moldova's government has approved $470 million worth of loans from Russia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce a growing budget deficit caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Alexandru Rjavitin fled from forced service in a paramilitary unit in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniester, saying he had endured brutal beatings and extortion. When he returned to visit his family in December 2019, he disappeared without explanation. Then Rjavitin reappeared on Transdniestrian TV, apparently serving with his old unit and retracting his charges of abuse.
Moldova has some of the most polluted rivers in Europe, due in part to a lack of public sewers. The town of Durlesti shows how private solutions and a failure of public action combine in a toxic mix.
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