Reports
PLUGARU, PETRACHE SUGGEST ANNULMENT OF 2009 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Anatol Plugaru, Moldova’s ex-minister of state security in 1991-1992, and Mihai Petrache, ex-Chairman of the Centrist Union of Moldova (CUM), have proposed the Parliament to annul the presidential elections held in 2009 and to organize a new one. They believe this is the only possible way to overcome the aggravating, chronic political crisis in Moldova.
ALGA AND NLP CONSIDER MOLDOVA’S INCUMBENT AUTHORITIES WORSE THAN COMMUNIST RULE
The Association for Protection of Stray Animals (Alga) and Leader of the National Liberal Party Vitalia Pavlicenco consider Moldova’s incumbent authorities worse than the Communist rule.
LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DISAPPROVE OF SUPREME COURT CHAIRMAN’S BEHAVIOUR
The Lawyers for Human Rights association and a group of lawyers defending citizens’ rights in the European Court of Human Rights have stood up with a sharp disapproval of the statements made by Supreme Court Chairman Ion Muruianu at the annual meeting of Moldovan judges last Saturday.
INVESTMENTS OF DANUBE LOGISTICS TO CONSTITUTE $10 MILLION LEI IN 2010
Chisinau. The Danube Logistics SRL, which owns the Giurgiulesti international free port will invest $10 million in its development in 2010.
MY MOLDOVA PROPOSES THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD SUBSIDIZE MILK PRODUCTION AND RAISE PURCHASING PRICES
Chisinau. The public Association “My Moldova” proposes that the Government should subsidize the milk production and raise its purchasing prices, in order to prevent farmers from suffering losses.
VETS ACCUSING TELEVISION CHANNELS OF BIAS
Chisinau. The “Tiras-Tighina” Association of 1992 Transnistrian War Veterans has stood up with accusations against the “pro-communist editorial policies” of the Moldova-1 and NIT television channels.
NISM DIRECTOR DISPUTES CCECC’S ACCUSATIONS
Chisinau. Director of the National Institute for Standardization and Metrology (NISM) Igor Caldare disputes the CCECC’s accusations against him and asserts that the suit, which was instituted against him is political.
EXPERTS POINTING OUT FLARE-UP OF DOMESTIC SITUATION IN TRANSNISTRIA
Chisinau. Independent experts in Moldova are highlighting the continuing aggravation of the political situation in Transnistria caused by an accelerating struggle for power.
NISM DIRECTOR CONSIDERS DECISION ON INSTITUTING CRIMINAL SUIT AGAINST HIM AS UNGROUNDED...
Chisinau. Director of the National Institute for Standardization and Metrology (NISM) Igor Caldare considers as ungrounded a decision by Center for Combating Economic Crime and Corruption to institute a criminal suit against him.
LAW ON PARTIES WAS ADJUSTED TO MOLDOVA UNITA’S INTERESTS – LAWYER CORJ
Chisinau. The Law on Political Parties was amended in the interests of primarily the Moldova Unită party, maintains independent lawyer Mihai Corj.
HUMANISTS STAND FOR DISSOLVING PARLIAMENT
Chisinau. The Moldovan Parliament ought to be dissolved, and an early parliamentary election ought to be announced, otherwise prerequisites for state power usurping may appear in Moldova, believes Ion Mereuta, Chairman of the Party of the Humanists of Moldova.
ITALIAN INVESTOR CANNOT OPEN HIS BUSINESS IN MOLDOVA BECAUSE OF BUREAUCRACY AND CORRUPTION
Chisinau. Italian investor Carlo Pennese, who came to Moldova a year ago, has not been able to open his business in Moldova because of bureaucracy and corrupted officials.
GROUP OF CHRISTIANS ACCUSES MOLDOVAN AUTHORITIES OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN POLICY
Chisinau. A group of Orthodox Christians of Moldova has accused the Moldovan authorities of pursuing the anti-Christian policy.
LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC AUTHORITIES ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO LET COMMUNISTS BACK INTO POWER
Chisinau. Mr. Ruslan Popa, leader of the initiative group creating a new party to be called “Congress of the Peoples of Moldova”, presumes that the incumbent liberal-democratic authorities are actually doing everything the Communist Party needs to come back into power.
MEDIA WATCHDOG CLAIMS COURTS INTERFERE INTO ITS WORK
Chisinau. The Audiovisual Coordinating Council (ACC) has stood up with accusations against Moldovan judiciary institutions, “who interfere into our activities”.
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