The majority of Moldovan citizens trust in leaders of the Party of Socialists Igor Dodon, regarding him as best candidate to the post of president, whose direct elections were dated to October 30, 2016. These are the data of the opinion poll, conducted by the Social Opinion Fund at the order of the www.curentul.md portal.

Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have issued a Written Declaration demanding to immediately stop political persecutions in Moldova, “Our Home is Moldova” (OHM) party leader Grigore Petrenco stated at a news conference at Infotag on Friday.

Embassies of Germany and Poland to Moldova, jointly with the Chisinau Primaria [city government] and Serghei Lunchevici National Philharmonic will organize concerts dedicated to the 25th anniversary since the day of signing the German-Polish Treaty on Good-Neighborliness.

The Director of the Scientific-Research Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Food Technologies, Dr. Ilie Donica, has accused the President of the Moldovan Academy of Sciences (MAS), Academician Gheorghe Duca of creating fraudulent schemes of stealing public funds.

Situation in the Moldovan business environment improved in 2Q2016 against 1Q2016. These are the results of a business barometer, conducted by the France-Moldova Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI France Moldavie), the Association of Moldovan-German Economic Cooperation (MDW) and the company Magenta Consulting.

The teaching staff and the parents of students of Dante Alighieri Lyceum in Chisinau have stood up with a resolute demand to dismiss incumbent Minister of Education [Deputy Chairperson of the Liberal Party] Corina Fusu.

The Institute of Lawmaking Lex Scripta calls on Parliament to introduce amendments to the Constitution in relation to the formation of state budget and to cancel the decision on adopting the draft budget law 2016 in the second reading.

The German Embassy to Moldova is conducting a contest of international parliamentary scholarships in German Bundestag and invites Moldovan citizens to participate in it.

The Movement of Refugees from Transnistria is calling on veterans of the 1992 armed conflict to come out on June 8-9 for actions of protest against the Moldovan Government and its false promises.

“Our Home is Moldova” (OHM) party leader Grigore Petrenco called on opposition parties to support political prisoners from Petrenco’s group, who remained under arrest, and to participate in protest actions in support to the arrested demonstrators.

Bishop of Balti and Falesti Marchel is calling on members of the Moldovan Parliament to approve the bill prepared by the Socialist faction stipulating the applying of administrative responsibility for the propaganda of homosexuality among persons under age.

A group of parents encourages parent committees from different pre-university education institutions to join together to create a common platform for discussing and solving problems in the education system.

A new Moldovan airline company, “Fly One”, has appeared on the country’s air transportation market to fly to European countries and Russia.

Horticulturists in northern Moldova need financial support in connection with late April frosts, which affected many plantations in that part of the country.

The Union of Composers and Musicologists of Moldova will conduct the 25th International Festival “Days of New Music” in Chisinau on June 4-12.