Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi will participate next week "in a series of events within the framework of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, in order to strengthen relations with partners and enhance Moldova's ability to promote its interests and protect its citizens." He said this in one of the programs on Radio Moldova.

Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu wrote on social media that Moldova needs the support of the Council of Europe in order to face hybrid threats, reports INFOTAG. Grosu said this at a meeting with Pierre-Alain Fridez and Zanda Kalninia-Lukashevica, co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

“The question is no longer whether Moldova can join the European Union, but when it will do so,” Prime Minister Dorin Recean said this while speaking at the Economist Impact government roundtable in Athens on Tuesday.

Moldova plans to open embassies in several more countries next year. As INFOTAG reports, this was announced by Foreign Minister Mihai Popshoi during the program “New Week with Anatolie Golea” on TV8.

Moldova does not join those sanctions against the Russian Federation where there are risks for its economy, Foreign Minister Mihai Popshoi said. As INFOTAG reports, he said on Monday evening in the program “New Week with Anatolie Golea” that Moldova has a commitment to increase the level of synchronization of legislation and other actions with the EU policy. This also applies to sanctions measures.

The European Union Delegation to Moldova recalled that Monday marks eight years since the RM-EU Association Agreement came into force.

Romanian Senate President Nicolae Ciuca has called on the OSCE countries to support not only Ukraine but also Moldova. He said this from the rostrum of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Bucharest, INFOTAG reports. The theme of the annual session of the OSCE PA is “A Parliamentary Perspective on the Role of the OSCE in the Modern Security Architecture”.

PAS authorities have drafted a bill banning presidential and parliamentary elections, as well as referendums during emergencies. This was announced by the chairman of “Our Party” Renato Usatii. The politician, who announced his participation in the 20 October presidential election, published excerpts from the document, INFOTAG news agency reports.

Experts believe that Moldova's strategic choice in favor of European integration will not change even in case of change of power. As “INFOTAG” reports, this was discussed on Thursday evening during the program “New Week with Anatolie Golea” on TV8 channel.

Thursday, June 27, marks 10 years since the signing of the Association Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov spoke about this document, noting that the signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union was “an important step of rapprochement to Europe and brought numerous benefits for Moldova and for each individual citizen,” INFOTAG reports.

A faction of the opposition Bloc of Communists and Socialists has proposed to deprive PAS deputy Oazu Nantoi of the right to participate in the next five plenary sessions for his statements about women. According to INFOTAG, the BCS deputies approached the Speaker of Parliament on Thursday about the matter.

“Everyone in Moldova knows, and our partners also know that there is still a lot of work to be done (in the European integration process).” INFOTAG reports that former Deputy Prime Minister and Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu said in an interview with RFI Romania.

Chairman of the Party of Socialists, former President of Moldova, Igor Dodon, is on a visit to China, where he will participate in a meeting on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the proclamation of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.

Prime Minister Dorin Recean expressed confidence that Moldova will be ready for membership in the European Union by 2030. Recean said this on Tuesday evening after an intergovernmental conference held in Luxembourg, which kicked off the process of negotiations on Moldova's accession to the EU, INFOTAG reports.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called the start of EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova “good news”. According to INFOTAG, der Leyen said this in a video message on X (Twitter) on the occasion of the first Intergovernmental Conferences with Ukraine and Moldova, which on Tuesday will give an official start to negotiations on their membership in the EU.

Prime Minister Dorin Recean, at the head of a governmental delegation, is on a three-day visit to Luxembourg. The government's press service reported that on Tuesday, the delegation will participate in the first meeting of the Moldova-European Union intergovernmental commission, at which the start of negotiations on the country's accession to the EU will be officially announced.

For the first half of 2023, out of 59 political parties registered with the Public Services Agency, 54 parties submitted financial reports to the Central Election Commission, while five did not. For the second half of the year, out of 61 registered parties, 53 parties submitted reports, while eight did not.

On Saturday, the national political council of the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM) confirmed that the formation will run its own candidate in the upcoming October 20 presidential election. It will be the party's chairman, former Prime Minister Ion Chicu.

Representatives of the "Weimar Triangle" countries - German State Minister for Europe and Climate Affairs Anna Luhrmann, Polish Minister for European Union Affairs Adam Szlapka and French Ambassador to Chisinau Graham Paul consider it important that Moldovan citizens unite around the idea of Moldova's integration into the EU. They said this on Friday at a briefing following a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov in Chisinau.

On Friday, President Maia Sandu signed a decree on the opening of talks on Moldova's accession to the European Union. The head of state wrote about it in social networks following a meeting of the National Commission for European Integration.