The lacks of funds, apprehension to take out loans and poor knowledge of entrepreneurship, are the main hindrances that hamper the opening of new businesses by Moldovan migrant workers.

Employees of the Moldovan Institute of Horticultural Research and Food Technologies, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, are indignant about the fact that the central authorities are using fraudulent schemes to liquidate this institution, by giving away its buildings and land plots used for scientific researches.

Students of Romanian higher education institution have promised to help the Moldovan youths who want to continue their studies in Romania. Chairman of the Cluj-based Bessarabian Innitiative Group, Maxim Eni made this statement at a news conference at Infotag today, noting that about 500 volunteers have been selected to this end.

“The entire society should engage in a common struggle for preserving the Russian-speaking secondary school from village Olanesti, Stefan Voda raion,” said Chairman of the Congress of Russian Communities in Moldova, Valery Klimenko, at a news conference at Infotag. He also complained about the fact that the local authorities are deliberately ignoring the decision of the Stefan Voda Raion Court, according to which the Russian-speaking school shall not be closed down.

Moldovan retirees and invalids addressed to the central authorities of the country, asking them to stop the privatization of the ‘Constructorul’ preventative clinic, said Chairperson of the Consumers’ Protection Association, Petru Gutul, at a news conference at Infotag today.

The forestry wealth of Moldova is in a serious danger, believes parliamentarian Iurie Apostolachi, a Liberal Democrat.

Public servants of the Chisinau City Hall are abusing their official positions, thinks a resident of the capital, constructing engineer Nicolae Gurinkov.

Compared with 2009, Moldova citizens have become on the whole more pessimistic. They are feeling less trust in state institutions and courts, as per the findings of the opinion poll, carried out by the Institute of Marketing and Surveys (IMAS) by order of the independent Expert-Grup analytical center with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s support.

“The Moldovan state authorities are standing in the way of any investments, made for the business development in the country,” said on Tuesday at a news conference at Infotag representatives of the Eventis-mobile company.

“The Moldovan populist authorities are infringing on my civil rights,” said parliamentary lawyer Aurelia Grigoriu at a news conference at Infotag today.

Head of the ‘Salvgardare’ Association, Maya Laguta urged people who are discontented with the activities of Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca, as well as with the arbitrary behavior of the municipal authorities, to come into streets for protest actions. She said that the first picket will be held in front of the Chisinau City Hall, on Thursday, at 9:30.

Moldovan farmers are indignant and disappointed with the attitude displayed by the central authorities to the national agricultural sector and are not going to tolerate any longer this situation. Thus, they are threatening with large-scale protest actions. The announcement was made today at a news conference at Infotag, by the President of the Union of Agricultural Producers UniAgroProtect – Alexandru Slusari.

The annual concert, traditionally organized by the German Embassy in Moldova will be entitled ‘Children in the Universe of Music’ and will be held for the 12th time, at the Chisinau-based ‘Green Theater’ in Valea Morilor Park, on July 21, at 21:00.

The Federation of the Association of Basarabians in Romania will organize a fair of Romanian universities in Chisinau, on July 12-14, in order to present the offers of the secondary and higher education institutions of Romania, where Moldovan students and pupils can apply for studies.

Alexandr Verbitky, a resident of Ivancea village, Orhei district accused Parliamentary Lawyer Aurelia Grigoriu of dodging responsibility for a car accident she provoked five years ago.