Deputies from the Gagauzia Popular Assembly have accused Bashkan [Governor] of Gagauzia Mikhail Formuzal of “numerous violations of legislation”.

The European Youth Parliament (EYP) – one of the largest European fora for political debates, education activities and exchange of idea between the European youth – has now been officially founded in Moldova as well.

“The soldiers, killed in action on the Prut River near Stoianovca in June 1941, have sacrificed their lives for the right to people’s memory, no matter if they served in the Romanian army or defended the Moldovan land, like did the Soviet border guards in the first days of that war [the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union against the Nazi Germany, June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945]”, believes Stoianovca Village Mayor Piotr Malkov.

The Anti-Mafia Movement of Moldova has stood up with an appeal to parliamentarians to not vote for Marian Lupu as President of Moldova at December 16 elections.

Former President of the Moldova Women’s Football Association, Roman Perciun, has appealed against a general association meeting’s decision (of December 9, 2011), based on which he was dismissed from the office, and former Minister of Defense Valeriu Plesca was elected to the position.

Products of the Moldovan processing industry may disappear due to a large amount of Ukrainian goods, whose inflow will grow if the Parliament cancels tax on environmental pollution for them, stated acting Chair of the association of wrapper and packed goods producers and importers Apiama, Alexander Bilinkis,

The list of youth organizations in Moldova has been replenished with one more – the Young Guard, founded under the Socialist Party banners.

The Chisinau Primaria [city government] has authorized construction of a building in the 31 August 1989 Street, which has been built without foundation and may collapse in case of earthquake, stated businessman Leonid Dugari.

A group of Socialists in the Parliament of Moldova has proposed to not introduce a 12% tax on reinvested profit of economic agents as it is projected in the draft fiscal policy 2012, but to keep a 0% rate for 5 more years.

The Movement of Transnistrian Refugees (MTR) will organize protest actions in front of the Chisinau Primaria [city government] and Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) on December 12 on occasion of the Human Rights Day (December 10).

Soloist of the Lume band – Irina Tarasiuk – and MC Gootsa have presented a music video to a song they intend to perform within the national selection round of Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

Valery Klimenko, Chairman of the Congress of Russian Communities in Moldova and leader of the Ravnopraviye [Equal Rights] Socio-Political Movement, has called upon all citizens of Russia, residing permanently in Moldova or staying here temporarily, to necessarily go to the parliamentary polls on December 4 and cast ballots for Yedinaya Rossiya [United Russia] governing party.

Petru Puscari, a member of the Basarabeasca Raion Council and several activists from the Communist youth organization in that raion have announced their leaving the Moldovan Communist Party (MCP).

Owner of the Le Bridge Corporation Limited (duty-free store chain), French businessman Frank Arif, has filed a suit of 50 million euros to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank Group, against Moldova.

Former Communist Igor Dodon has joined the Socialist Party of Moldova – so far, as a rank and file member.