About 17.000 voters were called at the polls yesterday to elect mayors in several localities; the elections have been monitored by 21 national observers accredited by the Central Election Commission

Domicile address and patronymic will be excluded from the new identity card design, as stated in a draft law that modifies various regulations concerning the issuance of identity documents, and citizens won't need to update their ID every time they move

The abrupt suspension of USAID forced the Moldovan government and NGOs to seek alternative funding from Europe as salaries are cut and people laid off; the country had received nearly 2,5 billion dollars over the past 30 years for democratic development

Citizens contributed to the planting of a forest of 10.000 poplar trees as part of the Donate for a Green Future initiative; the activity was completed on nine hectares in the village of Parata, in the eastern district of Dubasari