The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, presented businessman Vasile Tofan this Saturday as a candidate for prime minister, with the central objective of resuming and channeling the accession negotiations to the European Union, officially initiated on June 15, and closing the country's latest political crisis, originated this time by a...
The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, confirmed this Tuesday the appointment of Eugene Osmocescu, until now Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, as the new acting head of Government, who will assume the position until a definitive replacement for Alexandru Munteanu is designated after his resignation.The office of the...
Several Moldovan opposition parties have rejected this Monday participating in the consultations convened by the country's president, Maia Sandu, to appoint a candidate to replace former Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, who resigned last week alleging that he "cannot exercise his mandate" in coherence with his "principles and beliefs".The opposition formations,...
The Prime Minister of Moldova, Alexandru Munteanu, announced this Friday that he is stepping down, alleging that he "cannot exercise his mandate" in accordance with his "principles and beliefs." Munteanu had assumed the head of government in November 2025, following the victory in the September legislative elections of the Party...
The Prime Minister of Moldova, Alexandru Munteanu, announced this Friday that he is stepping down, stating that he "cannot exercise his mandate" in accordance with his "principles and beliefs." Munteanu had assumed the head of government in November 2025, following the victory of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity...
Russian authorities have summoned Moldova's ambassador to Moscow, Lilian Dari, for consultations this Friday to deliver a protest note regarding the detention of the diplomatic pouch at Chisinau airport, the Moldovan capital, an incident that once again raises tensions between the two states.In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Foreign...
The president of the European Council, António Costa, has warned countries aspiring to join the European Union that, despite the "sense of urgency" perceived in Brussels to advance enlargement given the current geopolitical context, this will not mean lowering or making more flexible the minimum requirements to join the community...
The plenary of the European Parliament has approved this Thursday in a resolution the condemnation of the latest drone incursions and violations of European airspace attributed to Russia, warning that they are part of a broader campaign of intimidation and destabilization against the Union. Therefore, the institution calls for redoubling...
The European Union officially authorized this Monday the start of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, after the signing of the document that validates the opening of the first of the six major groups of chapters. Both Kyiv and Chisinau aim to advance sufficiently in the coming weeks to be...
The European Union foreign ministers decided this Monday to impose sanctions on six individuals to whom they attribute actions aimed at destabilizing, undermining, or jeopardizing the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova, including maneuvers aimed at subverting its democratic processes.Among those sanctioned are individuals linked to magnate Ilan...
The European Union foreign ministers celebrated this Monday the start of the first block of negotiation chapters for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova, although they made their differences clear on the timetable, conditions, and general approach to the enlargement process.The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, stressed upon arrival that...
The meeting this Monday of the European Union's foreign ministers will serve to formalize the start of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova and, at the same time, for the diplomatic heads to gauge whether there is a necessary majority among member states to ban trade with Israeli settlements in...
The Twenty-seven member states have decided this Friday to launch the opening of the first block of chapters for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the community bloc, thus formally initiating negotiations for both countries to join the European Union, after Hungary withdrew the veto it had maintained for...
The Ministry of Defense of Moldova has reported the fall of a drone in the vicinity of the border with Ukraine, after surveillance systems detected the entry of an unmanned aircraft into Moldovan airspace around midnight, in the context of a new wave of Russian attacks against Ukraine."After the intervention...
The European Union is moving forward to launch formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova during this month of June, foreseeably in parallel with the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on June 15 in Luxembourg, after the new Hungarian government has withdrawn the veto that the previous Viktor Orbán Executive...
The European Union is preparing to launch formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova this June, likely coinciding with the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg on June 15. The breakthrough comes after the new Hungarian government lifted the veto that the previous Viktor Orbán administration maintained for two...
The European Union and Moldova have closed this Tuesday a new agreement to deepen their collaboration in the fields of education, employment, and social policies, with the aim of bringing Moldovan systems closer to EU standards and continuing to advance on the country's path to accession to the bloc, planned...
The enlargement of the European Union is back. And not because Brussels has suddenly rediscovered its romantic enthusiasm for the “European family,” but because Vladímir Putin and Donald Trump have done more for Europeanism in two years than several community summits in two decades. The war in Ukraine has forced...