From the second decade of November in Transnistria for drunk driving will be able to confiscate a car.

The chairman of the board of the Moldovagaz joint-stock company has expressed concern over “public aggressive statements against some nationalities, including the Gagauz.” He wrote about it on his facebook page, calling such “attacks a dangerous signal of the increasing division of society.”

Since Friday, the felling of oak trees has been banned in Transnistria. The decree was issued by Tiraspol leader Vadim Krasnoselsky, who motivated the decision by the need for “complex development and improvement of territories, preservation of green areas and ensuring the preservation of especially valuable tree species”.

Reintegration of Transnistria into the Republic of Moldova is inevitable - this is the confidence expressed by political analysts. As INFOTAG reports, they said this on Wednesday evening in the program “New Week with Anatol Golea” on TV8.

The head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Veronica Dragalin, has said that the investigation into the voter corruption case is continuing. She said in an interview with BBC radio station that “we are talking about mass bribery of voters with money from Russia.”

Transnistrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky believes that “if war happens in the region, it is a direct way for NATO to clash with Russia.” As INFOTAG reports, he said in an interview with the British publication The Telegraph.

Tiraspol's chief negotiator in the Transnistrian settlement Vitaly Ignatiev claims that Chisinau has restricted the import of medicines from traditional Transnistrian destinations to the region under far-fetched pretexts. In an interview with the Izvestia newspaper (Russia), he said that “the situation with the import of medicines, medical equipment and biologically active supplements is very difficult.”

Tiraspol's representatives in the Joint Control Commission (JCC) have urged their Moldovan colleagues to ensure the security of Transnistrian residents who will vote in the October 20 Moldovan presidential election and referendum. The Transnistrian delegation made such an appeal at the JCC meeting, reiterating its readiness “to cooperate, to freedom of movement of people in the Security Zone, to be open, to prevent escalation of tension and to respond to all aspects that may fall within the competence of the Commission.”

Two Transnistrian pulmonologists Nicolai Bejenari and Inna Blinova are participating in the National Congress on Respiratory Diseases, which is taking place in Moscow.

Residents of the Transnistrian region expect from the new Moldovan president the ability to dialog and the desire for peace. As the news agency INFOTIAG reports, the leader of the region Vadim Krasnoselsky stated this on the eve, once again emphasizing that the authorities of the region will not obstruct the participation of the voters of the left bank of the Nistru River in the presidential elections and the constitutional referendum on October 20.

The European Union's Foreign Affairs Council has placed the governor of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutul, and other leaders of the autonomy on the sanctions list. As the INFOTAG agency reports, such a decision was taken the day before at a meeting in Luxembourg, after the EU Council proposed such a decision last week.

The Foreign Ministry of the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic has reported “readiness to hold a referendum on the real attitude of the region's residents to the European Union” on its own territory. As INFOTAG reports, the ministry explained this by “plans of neighboring Moldova to ignore the position of the Transnistrian people without even trying to offer to open polling stations on the territory of Transnistria.”

A deputy of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia (PAG), Alexander Tarnavski, said that the current authorities of the autonomy have led to its isolation from the outside world. As “INFOTAG” reports, he said this during the program “New Week with Anatolie Golea” on TV8 channel.

The European Union imposes sanctions against the Bascan of Gagauzia and other representatives of the autonomy linked to Ilan Shor. As INFOTAG reports, the decision was made by the European Council and it is to be approved on Wednesday.

Former Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu has considered the possibility of a “Cypriot scenario” in Moldova's accession to the EU. He told TV8 that the best option is still to resolve the conflict before accession - “it will be convenient for both Moldova and partners” and Moldova “has time for it.”

A meeting of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) on Thursday discussed an incident that took place at the peacekeeping post in Vadul-lui-Voda. The Moldovan delegation to the JCC stated that some instructions of the Joint Military Command lead only to conflict situations, so they should be changed. The prohibition of video filming at peacekeeping posts was cited as an example.

Moldova is considering the option of buying gas for Transnistria in order to continue to receive electricity from the Moldovan GRES. According to the INFOTAG agency, this was announced by Energy Minister Victor Parlicov on Jurnal-TV on Wednesday evening, noting that such an option is possible if Gazprom stops supplying gas to the region.

Cars will be confiscated for drunken driving in the Transnistrian region. The Supreme Council has supported the initiative of the regional leader Vadim Krasnoselsky to increase liability for violations of traffic rules. It envisages this measure for people who have been administratively or criminally prosecuted for drunken driving and have again gotten behind the wheel in an inebriated state.

A new archeological museum has been opened on the territory of the Transnistrian University in Tiraspol.

The former vice chairman of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia (PAG), Alexandr Tarnavschi, has appealed in court against the PAG's decision, which resigned him from the post of PAG vice-speaker.