Moldova

Metropolia, the country's main Orthodox Church and canonically subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate, rejected the request for transfer to the Romanian Patriarchate submitted by a group of priests from the capital, Chisinau

165 specialised textbooks were distributed to vocational education institutions in Moldova, purchased by the Ministry of Education and Research within the framework of the 'Strong enterprises and communes for Moldova' project

Public law organisations in the research and innovation sector, including public higher education institutions, will receive institutional funding to develop public infrastructure in the areas of research and innovation

Access to more than 20 Russian media websites was blocked by decree of the intelligence and security services, claiming the websites were used as part of an information war against the country

Some 5,7 million lei (almost €300.000) will be allocated from the government's reserve fund to liquidate the consequences of last summer's natural disasters

Over 400 teachers and school leaders from all over the country will attend the National Teachers' Forum in Chisinau today

Gas supply contract with Russia's Gazprom will be maintained to avoid power price crisis and difficulties in the separatist region of Transnistria

Nobel Prize winner Professor Randy Schekman of the University of California/Berkeley, a world-renowned scientist in the field of medicine, will visit the country from today to 22 September

'Romanian Language Day' was celebrated on Thursday; some pro-Romanian politicians still oppose the term and insist the language should be called 'Moldavian'

People who contributed to the successful organisation of the immersive exhibition "Bessarabi in Gulag", set up on the Grand National Assembly Square in July, received an honorary diploma from the government and letters of thanks

1.647 young people will be admitted to the 'Nicolae Testemițanu' State University of Medicine and Pharmacy; the greatest competition for budget-funded places was in Dentistry: 10 places and 47,7 people per place

New batches of aid with building materials will support the inhabitants of communities in Soroca and Edineț, areas battered by the bad weather on 25-26 July, for repair work on houses and public buildings

More special equipment for state border control and surveillance has been donated to Moldova by the German Federal Police, including 30 radio stations and 58 portable thermal imaging cameras