Chisinau. The campaign in the run-up to the March 16 election of the Gagauzia Popular Assembly [parliament] cannot be practically felt in the southern Moldovan autonomous region, experts of the League for Human Right Protection in Moldova (LADOM) are maintaining.

Chisinau. The representatives of territorial organizations of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, who recently joined the LDPM upon quitting the Democratic Party (DP) and the Christian Democratic Popular Party (CDPP), have stated they are going to start legal actions against the leaders of the latter two parties.

Chisinau. The Moldovan Communist authorities’ refusal to permit the agreed-on delivery of humanitarian assistance for Gagauzia is fraught with a new spiral of strain in Moldo-Russian relations, presumes Chisinau Municipal Council member and the Chairman of the Ravnopraviye [Equal Rights] Socio-Political Movement, Valery Klimenko.

Chisinau. The Liberal Party is demanding from the Communist authorities to give up the intention to fire 10 thousand public sector workers for the sake of meeting the International Monetary Fund requirements, according to which State Budget expenditures should not exceed 10% of the nation’s gross domestic product.

Chisinau. The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections has resumed activities and is preparing for monitoring the March 16 election of the Gagauzia Popular Assembly. On this occasion, the Coalition organized a news conference in Infotag today.

Chisinau. The Centrist Union of Moldova (CUM) regards as untimely the Liberal Democratic Party’s idea to organize a nation-wide referendum on amending the Constitution and the Electoral Code.

Chisinau. The Coffee House network of cafes began making the Moldova dulce (Moldovan sweet) coffee on the basis of an exclusive recipe.

Chisinau. In January 200, with funding from the United States government, Lawyers for Human Rights launched the project “Free Legal Assistance to Journalists Dealing with Investigative Article.”

Chisinau. The Popular Action socio-political movement convened a news conference in Infotag today to announce that the much-spoken Moscow’s secret plan of Transnistrian conflict settlement does exist.

Chisinau. The Tiras-Tighina association of war vets and the Justeţe league of officers, veterans and combatants of the law-enforcement, justice and emergency organs have stated they will go out into streets if the Government keeps on ignoring their law-stipulated right of addition to pensions.

Chisinau. The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (LDPM) has initiated legal proceedings against the Ministry of Justice for libel, party leader MP Vladimir Filat stated at a news conference in Infotag today.

Chisinau. The socio-political movement “For the People and the Country” is blaming some political figures in this republic for their demagogical populism.

Chisinau. The My Moldova citizens’ association is urging Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca to set up an auditing commission to take the public means using under an effective strict control.

Chisinau. The drought 2007 had a negative impact, in the first place, on vulnerable strata of the Moldovan population. It is said in the survey “Identification of secondary victims of drought in Moldova 2007-2008”, conducted by the Czech Ambassador and presented at a news conference in Infotag on Monday.

Chisinau. The local mass media cover the corruption phenomenon in Moldova insufficiently well, presume the authors of the first report called “Corruption Coverage in the Mass Media”, just issued by the Independent Journalism Center.