The European Court of Human Rights announced its decision regarding six cases against Moldova and the Russian Federation, concerning human rights violations in the Transnistrian region. The Court has ordered th…
At the end of this week, President Dodon leaves for Moscow on a new working visit, saying that he will meet Vladimir Putin. Dodon has not revealed the full agenda of the visit. On his Facebook page, he wrote th…
Yesterday, autumn air made its way through the newsroom’s windows. Tired of the infernal heat of the last few weeks, we all were trying to enjoy the coolness of a new season. When you say “farewell,” you try to…
I just learned from an article in the foreign press that the Moon has already been populated. A spacecraft landing on the Moon on a research mission accidentally spilled a container with tardigrades that the sp…
Moldova is one of the largest fruit exporters to Romania’s fruit market. In 2018, Moldova exported 118,000 tons of grapes, 94,000 tons of plums and 186,000 tons of apples to Romania. According to th…
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature offers an examination of the ongoing murder/suicide investigation into the death of businessman Iurii Luncaşu – a man…
Iurii Luncașu, a businessman close to defeated oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc and wanted politician Ilan Shor was found dead on August 17. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The Buiucani Prosecutor’s Of…
The most important artery in Moldova, Ştefan cel Mare Boulevard, is in a deplorable state. It has surface deformations at bus stations, forcing drivers to avoid those lanes and destroyed sewers surrounded by de…
Almost 80 days have passed since the change of governance. During this time, several resonant criminal cases, opened under the Democratic Party have taken an unexpected turn. After the Democrats announced their…
Igor Dodon has the Army, the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS), the Office of the Prosecutor General, the National Anticorruption Center (CNA), the Parliament, and other key state institutions in his hand…