Moldovan law-enforcement bodies, namely prosecutors and criminal investigation officers do not allow lawyers fulfilling their primary duties – said Gheorghe Amihalachioae, the President of Moldovan Bar Association.

Anatol Bizgu, an aspirant to the post of Director of the National Anti-Corruption Center (NACC), is demanding from Speaker of Parliament Marian Lupu to not hurry with appointing Viorel Chetraru as NACC Director.

Moldovan farmers have said that the recent increase in gasoline and diesel oil price was unjustified. Moreover, they asked the Government and the Parliament to urgently involve in this situation.

The Adjuta Civis Association has demanded that Premier Vlad Filat and the leadership of the Moldovan law-enforcement agencies should create an inter-institutional group that would thoroughly investigate into the legal infringements committed by private entrepreneur Natalia Gorzina.

The implementation of the much-advertised reform of the judiciary sector in Moldova is remaining just a declared priority only, and reform invigoration will depend crucially on the activity of the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court of Justice and the Supreme Magistracy Council, but without a solid support of those who administer justice – courts.

Moldovan schools must have two history subjects in the curriculum – “The History of Moldova” and “The History of the Romanians” so that pupils could freely choose between them, believes Dr. Sergiu Zaharia, Executive Director of the Pro-Moldova Association of Historians and Political Scientists.

The residents of Olanesti village, Stafan Voda Raion have asked for the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin to preserve the Russian secondary school from the settlement, which may be closed down, because of the optimizations carried out by the Moldovan ministry.

Representatives of the United Medical Force Pro Humanitate society of Germany have stood up with accusations against Moldovan customs authorities, who hindered illicitly the importation of humanitarian assistance to Moldova and did not obey to the country’s higher power organs.

Ruslan Barladeanu, Executive Secretary of the initiative group on organization of a referendum on Moldova’s accession to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, has sent an open letter to Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti requesting him to issue a Decree on holding such referendum in Moldova.

The youth movement Voievod and the Scutul Moldovenesc [Moldovan Shield] citizens association have stood up with a condemnation of the action by radical anti-state organizations, in particular the Civil Platform “Actiunea 2012”, to organize a march for Unirea [unification of the Republic of Moldova with Romania] in Balti city on August 5.

The Young Guard youth wing of the Party of the Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, Gagauzia’s youth movement Ileri (Forward) and the Association of the Ukrainian Youth of Moldova will hold in Balti city on August 5 a series of patriotic events within the framework of the ongoing campaign “I Love Moldova”, and will distribute thousands of little flags of the Republic of Moldova, it was announced at a news conference at Infotag on Thursday.

At the protest action scheduled for July 31, Moldovan farmers hope to persuade authorities give up their intention to push the Valued Added Tax in the farm sector to 20% from the current 8%.

The Moldovan Communist Party and the Liberal Democratic Party have more reliable, time-tested supporters than all other political organizations in this republic, according to the data presented by the CBS-AXA Center for Sociological Researches and Marketing at a news conference at Infotag on Tuesday.

The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) regards the AEI authorities’ stance with respect to farmers as “a tax genocide”, and demands to cancel the 2013 budget-and-tax policy and work out a new document.

A Center for Support and Protection of Rights of Russian Compatriots Residing in Moldova was officially launched in Chisinau.