Europe Moldova During the election period legal research organisations or public associations registered in the Republic of Moldova may conduct opinion and exit polls if they have obtained permission by electoral authority, the Central Election Commission informed
Europe Moldova A grant agreement worth €5,4 million was signed between Moldova and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the financing of investments to develop infrastructure in the field of solid waste management
Europe Moldova Seventy Moldovan MPs voted on a bill to extend the list of banned firearms and ammunition
Europe Moldova The pro-Russian Moldovan separatist region of Transdniester has declared that it needs more Russian natural gas to run its industry; last year, the country had met its gas needs from European markets, leaving Russian gas for the separatist region
Europe Moldova The Intelligence and Security Service has informed that it has come into possession of data indicating the revival of disinformation and manipulation campaigns to destabilise the situation in Moldovan society and regional security
Europe Moldova Over 5.500 books were donated by hundreds of people as part of the 'Library Under the Christmas Tree' initiative, launched by the government for the second year running; the donated books will reach kindergartens and school libraries across the country
Europe Moldova Moldova is officially a member of the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, an initiative of coordination in crisis situations and natural dangers, since the beginning of this year
Europe Moldova The IATA code for Chisinau airport will pass from KIV, standing for Kishinev, the capital's name in Russian, to RMO, for Republica Moldova, the country's official name in Romanian, a move by the pro-Western government to contain Russian influence
Europe Moldova CinemaHora, the first international forum dedicated to the film industry, with filmmakers from 20 European countries, for the first time in Moldova, was hosted by Parliament
Europe Moldova Around 50 employers from different business sectors made over 2.000 job vacancies available at the Job Fair held in Chisinau, at an event organised by the National Employment Agency and the General Employment Department of the Municipality of Chisinau
Europe 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
Europe Moldova 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
Europe Moldova 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