Moldova Explained
Billion-dollar Bank Fraud Testimonies: “Every Month He Gave Me $100 To Be Always Available on the Phone.”
Three managers of the companies investigated in the billion-dollar bank fraud case made statements for the first time about their involvement. They revealed the way the companies obtained millions of dollars un…
29 December 2020
A 800,000 Euros Grant from Japan to Fight COVID-19
Japan will provide Moldova with 800,000 euros for the supply of medical equipment. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Aureliu Ciocoi and the Ambassador of Japan to Moldova, Katayama Yoshihiro, signed the Grant Agr…
29 December 2020
Dodon Blames the West for His Defeat
Ex-president Igor Dodon and several Socialist Party deputies visited Moscow. Dodon said there that his defeat in the elections was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, drought in agriculture, and because the West has…
28 December 2020
Maia Sandu’s Inauguration Ceremony
Maia Sandu officially became the 6th President of Moldova. The inauguration ceremony of the new president of Moldova took place at the Palace of the Republic. The Prime Minister Ion Chicu and the head of the Pa…
24 December 2020
The Current Government Resigned
The government led by Ion Chicu has resigned, the Prime Minister announced. The prime minister says he made the decision after consulting with President Igor Dodon and Parliament President Zinaida Grecean…
23 December 2020
The World Bank and the US Embassy Criticize the Disputed Draft Laws
The World Bank and the US Embassy in Moldova are worried about the parliament’s new draft laws voted by the Socialist-Shor majority. The World Bank in Moldova refers specifically to three draft laws: reduction…
23 December 2020
No-confidence Motion against the Socialist Government
Igor Dodon said that the no-confidence motion against the government will be debated this week. Also, he will pass the State Budget Draft and the fiscal policy today. Igor Dodon said that on Wednesday, December…
21 December 2020
International Monetary Fund Criticizes Parliament’s Recent Draft Laws
The International Monetary Fund’s representative to Moldova, Rodgers Chawani, criticizes the latest Parliament’s draft laws, which he says “seriously threatens the macroeconomic and financial…
19 December 2020
The State Budget Law Voted: Undemocratic, Lacking Transparency and Violating the Procedures
The Socialist-Shor majority in parliament voted the State Budget Law for the year 2021. The opposition parties highly criticized the law, accusing it of unconstitutionality, lacking transparency, and covering b…
18 December 2020
Maia Sandu Meets the Lithuanian Ambassador, Kestutis Kudzmanas
Maia Sandu had a meeting with the Ambassador of Lithuania to Moldova, Kestutis Kudzmanas. They discussed Lithuania’s support for Moldova’s democratization and European integration. The elected president, Maia S…
18 December 2020
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