Republik Moldau

The referendum will take place on October 20, simultaneously with the first round of presidential elections. President Maia Sandu initiated the referendum, and all pro-European parties have announced their involvement in citizens’ information actions related to it. 

The Moldovan government will respond after the country’s pro-Russian ex-President Igor Dodon complained to the European Court of Human Rights that the pro-European authorities in Chisinau abused his right to a fair trial.

Today the Council adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova …, with the objective of enhancing national security, stability and resilience in the defence sector.

Moldova’s Parliament on Thursday (21 March) endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union, but the opposition walked out of the vote and separatists in the Transnistria region urged authorities to drop their claim to the enclave.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with the Gagauz autonomy leader, Yevgenia Gutsul, shows Moscow advancing from covert to overt interference in Moldova’s politics.

Authorities say reports of a 'drone attack' on an airfield in the breakaway pro-Russian region are a deliberate 'attempt to cause panic'.

Council of Europe's anti-corruption body lists reforms Moldova needs to make, focusing on lobbying in government, the integrity of the police and border police and the work of the country's anti-corruption prosecution office.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Moldovan counterpart, Maia Sandu, are due to sign a defense pact, the Elysee Palace said on March 6, amid warnings that Russia is seeking to destabilize the southeastern European nation ahead of presidential elections and a plebiscite on membership in the European Union later this year.

The head of the Moldovan Intelligence and Security Service said he has information indicating that Russia plans to interfere in polls in 2024 and 2025 to obstruct the country’s progress towards European Union membership.

The leadership of Transdniester has called on Russia to take measures to "protect" the breakaway region from what it said was increasing pressure from Moldova's pro-Western government that amounted to an "economic war." The call was launched during a rare gathering on February 28 in Tiraspol of the separatist region's leadership summoned by separatist leader Vadim Krasnoselski and dubbed the Congress of the Transdniestrian People's Deputies.