Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Peter Szijjarto has declared unconditional support for Moldova's integration into the European Union, but not for Ukraine. As INFOTAG reports, he said this on Friday at a press conference during a working visit to Chisinau.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Peter Szijjarto believes that “it is necessary to take real actions to speed up the EU enlargement process.” As INFOTAG reports, he said this on Friday at a press conference during a working visit to Chisinau.

The Chairman of the Party of Socialists (PSRM), Igor Dodon, has expressed regret that the Chairman of the Party of Communists, PSRM's partner in the Bloc of Communists and Socialists in Parliament, Vladimir Voronin, criticized the presidential candidate Alexandru Stoianoglo, nominated by the PSRM.

“Joining the European Union was one of Poland's most sensible decisions, now Moldova faces the same choice. Now Moldova is facing the same choice,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, speaking to Moldovan MPs.

The former chairman of the “DA Platform” Andrei Nastase announced his intention to create a new party. As INFOTAG reports, he said this on Wednesday evening during a program on the RLive channel.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that during his country's presidency of the EU, which will start on 1 January 2025, the union's enlargement process will be greatly accelerated. He said this on Wednesday evening at a press conference following a meeting with his Moldovan counterpart Dorin Recean in Chisinau, INFOTAG reports.

The chairman of the MAN (Movement of National Alternative) party, Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban said that the formation will support the constitutional referendum on European integration. According to INFOTAG, he said on air on RliveTV on Tuesday night that the party will register with the CEC as an electoral competitor for the referendum and will campaign for constitutional amendments.

The potential favorites in the presidential race are Maia Sandu, Renato Usatii, Alexandru Stoianoglo. As ‘INFOTAG’ reports, this is evidenced by the data of a sociological survey conducted and presented on Tuesday by iData company.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Moldova. During the visit, he will hold meetings with President Maia Sandu and Prime Minister Dorin Recean, INFOTAG reports. A meeting of government delegations will also take place.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on Monday registered Alexandru Stoianoglo as a presidential candidate.According to INFOTAG, Stoianoglo is running as an independent candidate supported by the Party of Socialists.

The Presidents of Moldova and Romania, Maia Sandu and Klaus Iohannis, have signed a joint declaration on co-operation to enhance Moldova's sustainability. As INFOTAG reports, the document was signed on 31 August during the official visit of the Romanian President to Chisinau on the occasion of the National Holiday - Romanian Language Day.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has repeatedly rejected the applications of Vasile Bolea and Ludmila Corsun to register their initiative groups to collect signatures in support of their candidacies for the Moldovan presidency. According to INFOTAG, they resubmitted the documents to the CEC despite the fact that the court upheld the CEC's decision to deny registration.

President Maia Sandu spoke in favor of fair and honest elections, with the observance of laws. As INFOTAG reports, she said this in a short video interview, which she posted on her Facebook page.

Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi on Friday met with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky. According to INFOTAG, Popşoi wrote on social networks that during the meeting in Prague, he discussed the deepening of the dialog between Moldova and the Czech Republic, with a focus on expanding trade and economic ties and attracting Czech investments.
According to Popşoi, Lipavsky assured of the Czech Republic's full support for Moldova's European integration.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has canceled the registration of the initiative group created to collect signatures in support of Vasile Tarlev’s candidacy for the presidential election. As “INFOTAG” reports, the CEC made such a decision at a meeting on Thursday.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has proposed to the Ministry of Justice to limit the activity of the Revival party. As INFOTAG reports, this decision was adopted unanimously by all nine CEC members at a meeting on Thursday.

The Chisinau Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the CEC decision to refuse to register an initiative group in support of the Party of European Social Democrats (PSDE) presidential candidate Valeriu Plesca.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi will participate from August 30 to September 1 in the 19th GLOBSEC forum to be held in Prague under the auspices of Czech President Petr Pavel. The Foreign Ministry's press service told INFOTAG that the Forum is one of the most important dialog platforms in Europe, designed to emphasize the role of Central and Eastern Europe in maintaining global stability.

Moldova celebrated on Tuesday the 33rd anniversary of the country's independence. According to INFOTAG, on this occasion, in the morning there was a laying of flowers at the monument to Stefan cel Mare and the monument “Mourning Mother” at the Memorial of Military Glory. The event was attended by Prime Minister Dorin Recean, Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, MPs, government members, heads of local administrations, as well as foreign diplomats accredited in Chisinau.

The presidents of the three Baltic States - Estonia - Alar Karis, Latvia - Edgars Rinkevics and Lithuania - Gitanas Naudeda - signed in Chisinau a declaration in support of Moldova's European integration. As INFOTAG reports, they announced this at a joint press conference with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean.