About Moldova
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
President Igor Dodon and Artists Criticized for Taking Part in an Event, Ignoring Social Distancing and not Wearing Masks
Criticism against the artists and President Igor Dodon, who recently returned from Russia, continues after Dodon participated in an event on August 24, and took group photos in Butuceni, the center of Moldova,…
26 August 2020
President Igor Dodon’s Soviet Vacation
August is the most difficult month for people of the post-Soviet states. In 1991, August was the month of the hopes. Year after year, in August, people return to the old pains with new questions: Was it worth f…
26 August 2020
Moldova’s Gender Pay Gap Persists in Several Economic Activities
The gender pay gap affects more women working in the financial and communications fields, as well as in industry and health assistance. In 2019, women’s average gross monthly salary was around 338.13 euros (67…
25 August 2020
The Secretes Behind Moldova Naval Power
Moldova has no direct access to the sea. Despite this, it has become a real maritime force in the region, with hundreds of ships registered under the Moldovan flag. The flag of Moldova is attractive to fo…
23 August 2020
VIDEO/ Protests in the Grand National Assembly Square
Several hundred protesters gathered on the Grand National Assembly Square on August 23. The protesters demand the resignation of Moldova’s President Igor Dodon, but also of the Prime Minister Ion Chicu. T…
23 August 2020
Bogdan Zumbreanu, former head of National Anticorruption Center, sued the Parliament and asked the court to reinstate him to office
The former head of the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) 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…
21 August 2020
Moldova’s Industrial Production Registers a Decrease for the First Half of 2020 Compared to the Same Period in 2019
The Bureau of Statistics mentioned that industrial production decreased by 7.2 percent in June 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in June 2020, industrial…
20 August 2020
Moldova’s Government Allocated €5.07 Million More to the Farmers Affected by the Drought
On August 19, the Government approved a draft decision, allocating €5.07 million to pay compensations to the farmers, who had suffered from droughts. The money was allocated from the Executive Intervention Fund…
19 August 2020
The Superior Council of Magistracy Set the Date for Convening the Extraordinary General Assembly of Judges
The Extraordinary General Assembly of Judges will convene on October 23. However, the meeting could be postponed because of the epidemiological situation. On August 18, during the meeting of the Superior Counci…
18 August 2020
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