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World Bank Reports: Beirut Explosion Caused Up to US$8.0 Billion in Damages to Infrastructure and Physical Assets
The Beirut explosion has caused material damage and economic losses up to US$8.1 billion, and Lebanon urgently needs US$605 to US$760 million in the immediate term until December 2020 to recover, according to a…
01 September 2020
Searches for Bribery and Corruption in One of Chișinău’s Cemeteries
On Tuesday, September 1, the agents of the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) and prosecutors carried out searches at several locations in Chișinău, for criminal cases initiated for corruption. The agents det…
01 September 2020
The Epidemiological Situation in Chișinău Related to The COVID-19 Pandemic: an Unfortunate End of Summer 2020
About 60 percent of the total number of new COVID-19 infections in Moldova are from Chișinău. As of August 31, 15,125 cases had been registered in the capital, of which 804 children and 600 medical staff. These…
31 August 2020
On August 31, Moldova honors Romanian Language Day
Today Moldova, as well as Romania, celebrate Romanian Language Day. Officially, Chisinau marks the National Holiday ” Our Language’s Day” on August 31. It’s been 31 years since the day the Supreme S…
31 August 2020
Gas Pipeline Connection to Romania, Iași-Ungheni-Chișinău, Has a New Investor
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) purchases a 25 percent stake in Vestmoldtransgaz, the gas transmission company operating the newly constructed Ungheni-Chișinău gas pipeline. The EBRD…
28 August 2020
Bogdan Zumbreanu, Former Head of the National Anticorruption Center, Sued the Parliament and Asked the Court to Reinstate Him to Office
The former head of the National Anticorruption Center sues the Parliament of Moldova and demands his old position back. The Parliament is in the power of electing the head of the Center, as stated in the 8th Ar…
28 August 2020
Eighteen Thousand People Will Have Access to a New Mini-Football Pitch, Rebuild with the EU’s Support
Nearly 18,000 people, including 3,000 children, will have access to a mini-football pitch and outdoor fitness equipment. The mini-football pitch was rebuilt in a neighborhood in Tiraspol, in the breakaway Trans…
27 August 2020
Parliament’s Autumn Session to Begin on September 1
The autumn session of the Parliament will start on September 1, 2020. The President of the Parliament Zinaida Greceanîi signed the disposition to convene the Parliament in the ordinary session of autumn 2020, o…
27 August 2020
Fugitive Businessman Ilan Shor Investigated Regarding His Involvement in Laundromat
Ilan Shor, a fugitive businessman who was stripped of his immunity as a deputy, the businessman Andrei Timotin, a close friend of Vlad Plahotniuc, Moldova’s tycoon, and the banker Gherman Gorbuntsov are i…
26 August 2020
The Public Services Agency Registered a New Political Party
The Political Party Home We Build Europe, led by Gheorghe Cavcaliuc, is the 64th party registered on August 25, by the Public Services Agency in the list of parties in Moldova. The party declares itself liberal…
25 August 2020
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