Chisinau. The National Council of the Socialist Party (SP) is proposing that at the forthcoming 2009 parliamentary elections, the Socialists should render support to the Ravnopraviye [Equal Rights] Socio-Political Movement headed by Valery Klimenko.

Chisinau. At the 2009 parliamentary elections, the oppositional Moldova Noastra Alliance (MNA) will receive approximately as much as in 2005 – some 34-35% ballots, which will enable it to have 52 mandates in the 101-member Moldovan legislative forum, MNA leader Serafim Urechean stated at the news conference in Infotag today.

Chisinau. The oppositional Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova has lodged an appeal with the Constitutional Court, requesting it to urgently examine the constitutionality of the Dual Citizenship Law.

Chisinau. Genadie Ravei, Mayor of the Cimiseni village (Criuleni raion), maintains the Moldovan authorities would not cease their attempts to intimidate him: since 2005, Chisinau initiated 5 administrative cases against him and two criminal cases.

Chisinau. The League of the Russian Youth in Moldova stands against Moldova’s unification with Romania and for this republic’s remaining an independent state, League Chairman Igor Tulyantsev stated at a news conference in Infotag today.

Chisinau. The Moldova State Agency for Industrial Property (AGEPI) together with the CIS Executive Council is combating the illegal distribution of goods, State Agency for Industrial Property (AGEPI) Director General Dorin Chirosca said this at a News conference in Infotag on Thursday.

Chisinau. The Social Democratic Party is maintaining that the world financial crisis will yet deliver a blow on Moldova, though its first results can be felt already now, SDPM leader MP Dumitru Braghis [who headed the Government of Moldova for two years before the Communists] stated at a news conference in Infotag today.

Chisinau. The National Association of Commodity Producers has stood up with an initiative to work out a program of Moldova’s development for a period ending in 2020.

Chisinau. The National Center on Preventing Violence in Respect of Children (CNPAC), the Ministry of Social Security, Family and Child and the NGO Alliance have launched the campaign on preventing violence against children under the motto: “Notice Me, Hear Me, Help Me!”, which will continue until March 2009.

Chisinau. The Ministry of Education and Youth has launched a campaign, dedicated to the Youth Year, which is finishing in Moldova.

Chisinau. From December 3 to 4 the Ninth Festival of Fine Cuisine will be conducted in one of the Chisinau restaurants, as well as the Second Contest of the Non-professional Youth on the topic “The Culinary Art is a Century-old Tradition”.

Chisinau. Chairman of the My Moldova non-governmental association Feodor Ghelici has accused state officials guilty that there are no permits for Moldovan cargo carriers, who want to go to Ukraine through Belarus.

Chisinau. The European Court of Human Rights examined the application lodged by Nicolae Malai, a national of the Republic of Moldova, who claimed that his human rights had been grossly violated by state officials, when in 2005 he was detained and accused of illegal fishing.

Chisinau. The Liberal Party has announced its giving up the idea to picket the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau, where the CIS Summit of the heads of government is taking place, “in order to avoid possible clashes”.

Chisinau. Chairman of the Democratic Forum of the Romanians of Moldova, Literatura şi Arta newspaper editor, writer Nicolae Dabija is standing for the Romanian Parliament as a candidate from the National Liberal Party of Romania, and says that if he is elected to the forum, he will be sparing no effort to protect the Romanians living outside Romania.