Republik Moldau

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.

Kremlin Top officials have warned Moldova that any attempt to resolve the Transnistria issue by force will be be considered 'an attack on Russia'.

Moldova's top negotiator in resolving the three-decade-old dispute with its pro-Russian Transdniestria separatist enclave on Sunday ruled out any role for Russia in finding a solution as long as it was engaged in its war in Ukraine.

Amid increased tensions with the Moldovan authorities and with neighbouring Ukraine, the Russian-backed separatist regime in Transnistria announced it wants to modernise its army and security forces.

Ukraine and Moldova – both urgently seeking alternatives to Russian gas – are to join the regional 'Vertical Corridor' supplying Central and Southeast Europe with gas from Azerbaijan via a hub in Greece.

Council of Europe body says decision to ban party close to fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor from last month's local elections did not 'fully respect the principle of proportionality'.

The Chisinau Court of Appeal on Tuesday annulled the decision of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, CSE, made two days before the November 5 local elections, banning the “Sansa” [Chance] party, affiliated to the fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor, from the elections. The government announced that it would appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice against this decision in order to protect national security from organised criminal groups trying to influence political life in the country.

Moldova registered a notable decline in the processing of requests for information of public interest, according to the Freedom House Report 2023, “Measuring Transparency of Public Institutions in Moldova”. According to the report, public institutions scored 38 per cent compared to 45 per cent in 2022, measured on the threefold criteria of legislation, proactive transparency and access upon request.

[…] This article delves into the shifting landscape between Chisinau and Tiraspol, emphasizing the importance of confidence-building measures in this heightened situation.