Turkey hopes that in 2010 the influx of Moldovan tourists to it will increase by 15-20%, compared with 2009.

The Eurasia Foundation (EF), headquartered in Washington DC, has registered in Chisinau an East Europe Foundation (EEF), which will continue the EF activities in the Republic of Moldova. The EF had worked in Moldova 17 years, carrying out programs and projects in the fields of democracy promotion and economy development.

The Russian Youth League of Moldova is inviting young compatriots to take part in an international project called “Our Victory”.

Representatives of the “My Moldova” civil Association Tudor Ghelici and Igor Caldare have demanded from the Government to investigate reasons of Russia’s ban on the consignment of Moldovan wine in bulk.

The Veronica Garstea International Fund of Culture and Art organizes The Golden Voice of Moldova contest. Its objective is to support talented performers, who are able to facilitate the promotion of Moldova’s image at the world arena, the development of the national and world art and culture.

Moldovan free-lance lawyer Mihai Corj has stated that the Acting President, Parliament Chairman Mihai Ghimpu had neither legal nor moral right to lower the voting age in the republic down to 16 years.

Very influential persons from the previous and incumbent authorities stand behind the raider’s capture of the iron-concrete plant in the Pruncului Street 26, the Iovu family considers.

The 5th International Colloquium of Francopoliphonia is taking place at the Free University of Moldova (ULIM) in the frame of the International Days of Francophonia. The colloquium was organized by the Institute of Philological and Inter-cultural Studies of the ULIM.

The initiative group of teachers and priests has worked out the Bill on the compulsory teaching of the subject “The Fundamentals of the Orthodoxy in the Pre-University Education System of the Republic of Moldova. It is planned to introduce this subject after the conduct of a republican legislative referendum to be initiated by Moldovan citizens.

The Civil Group for Protection of Chisinau’s Heritage calls for terminating the destruction of historical and architectural monuments in the center of the capital city.

If the current Parliament agrees to amend Article 78 in the Constitution [election of president in parliament] and to hold an early parliamentary election, this will open a door for the Communists’ coming back into power. Moreover, in such case the Communists may well be able to grasp all the three chief state posts in the republic, believe free-lance lawyers Anatol Plugaru [Moldova’s Minister of State Security in 1991-1992] and Mihai Petrache [ex-Chairman of the Centrist Union of Moldova].

Ex-Minister of Defense, Director the Social Assistance Center of the Metropolitan See of Moldova Valeriu Plesca demands from the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) to cancel its decision on the increase in the tariffs on gas, electric power heating and gas from January 19.

The Congress of the Peoples of Moldova (CPM) regards it is unacceptable to introduce whatever amendments into the current 1994 Constitution.

Currently free-lance lawyers Mihai Petrache [ex-Chairman of the Centrist Union of Moldova] and Anatol Plugaru [Moldova’s Minister of State Security in 1991-1992] have recommended to Prime Minister Vlad Filat to initiate legal proceedings against Communist Party leader Vladimir Voronin for his public libelous speculations about Filat’s involvement into major cigarette smuggling.

Chairman of “My Moldova” citizens’ association Fedor Ghelici has officially invited ex-President of Moldova, leader of the Moldovan Communist Party MP Vladimir Voronin to take part in a live television debate “to discuss the outcome of the Communists’ 8-year-long rule and the reasons of the current crisis in Moldova”.