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.

The Consumer Protection Association shall be demanding justice from Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti in matters of recalculating payments for cold and hot water, which are automatically added to recipients’ bills in excess to what their meters actually show.

An initiative group of Bessarabians studying in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in concert with 11 organizations of Moldovan students from Romania, will provide consultancy services for graduates of Moldovan schools and lyceums willing to continue their studies in Romania.

Moldovan farmers regard the Parliament’s decision to push the VAT rate in agriculture to 20% from the current 8% as a catastrophe.

The Embassy of Germany to Moldova is inviting classical music fans to a traditional summer open-air concert, which will be called this year as “A Note Diplomacy” and will be timed to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The concert will be held in the Green Theater of Chisinau next Sunday, July 15 at 19.30 hrs.

Three Moldovan athletes have won medals at the senior European Championship in Grappling, Pankration and Amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Brussels, Belgium. Altogether, 300 athletes coming from 20 European countries took a part in the event.

Moldovan university graduates can take a part in the International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) program launched by the German Bundestag in cooperation with German universities, submitting applications before July 31.

A number of chairpersons of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) territorial subdivisions have announced their leaving the organization in protest against lack of democracy in it.

The Moldovan Red Cross Society has demanded organizations and institutions to not use its symbols – the Red Cross on white background that represents reverse symbols of the Swiss flag.

The Pro-Moldova Association of Historians and Political Scientists has initiated legal proceedings against the Government of Moldova and against the Ministry of Education with a demand to cancel the Minister’s order on introducing “The History of the Romanians” subject in Moldovan schools and lyceums.