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Politics
FORMER DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: MOLDOVA IS NOT THE FIRST COUNTRY TO INTEGRATE INTO THE EU WITH A “LUGGAGE” OF PROBLEMS FROM THE PAST
26 june, 2024“Everyone in Moldova knows, and our partners also know that there is still a lot of work to be done (in the European integration process).” INFOTAG reports that former Deputy Prime Minister and Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu said in an interview with RFI Romania.
Economics
EX-MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ALEXANDR SLUSARI DREW ATTENTION TO RISKS IN CASE OF LIFTING RESTRICTIONS ON GRAIN IMPORTS
25 june, 2024Former MP Alexandr Slusari believes that the Moldovan government "takes a big risk if it leaves the domestic market unprotected in the middle of the agricultural campaign." He said this on social networks regarding the expiration on Wednesday of the licensing of imports of grain and sunflower to Moldova, introduced from October 2023 at the insistence of the association.
Finances
NATIONAL BANK TO APPLY STRICTER REQUIREMENTS TO BANKS TO PREVENT SYSTEMIC RISKS
25 june, 2024The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) will apply stricter requirements to commercial banks to prevent systemic risks. As INFOTAG reports, this was discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the Parliamentary Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance.
Society
ECHR OBLIGED THE MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT TO PAY 2,500 EUROS TO NGO FOR VIOLATING THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
26 june, 2024The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found the complaint of the National Youth Council of Moldova against the restriction of freedom of expression justified and obliged the government to pay the non-governmental organization 2.5 thousand euros in damages and legal costs.
Transnistria and Gagauzia
PROGRAM OF “NEUTRAL LICENSE PLATES” FOR VEHICLES FROM TRANSDNIESTRIA WILL BE PROLONGED UNTIL DECEMBER 2026
26 june, 2024Vehicles from the left bank of the Nistru River will be able to receive neutral license plates until December 31, 2026. As INFOTAG reports, such a draft law was approved on Wednesday by the Parliamentary Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance. The bill was drafted by a group of deputies from the Action and Solidarity party in order to support the residents of the eastern parts of the country, amid the unresolved conflict.
Culture and sport
EQUESTRIAN ATHLETE ALISA GLINKA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARIS
25 june, 2024Blitz interview of the Secretary General of the National Equestrian Federation of Moldova Natalia Turkina to the sports columnist of the agency INFOTAG Vladimir Sidorenko.
Interview
BIG PARKING LOTS AT ENTRY TO CHISINAU WILL REDUCE TRAFFIC JAMS AND AIR POLLUTION – BUILDING COMPANY DIRECTOR
15 march, 2024A quick and fairly simple solution to three pressing problems for Chisinau at once is proposed by Petru Dacin, Director of the road construction company Dromas Cons. He said in an interview with INFOTAG that his proposal will help the city authorities reduce car traffic and gas pollution, and at the same time guarantee the receipt of considerable additional income to the municipal budget.
Press release
17 SPEAKERS AND OVER A HUNDRED REPRESENTATIVES OF TOP COMPANIES! HOW GPEC SUMMIT CHISINAU: E-COMMERCE & DIGITAL MARKETING, 2024 WENT
26 june, 202417 speakers and more than a hundred representatives of the most important companies in Romania and the Republic of Moldova gathered at GPeC Summit Chisinau: E-Commerce & Digital Marketing, where they shared the most current trends in the field and the most innovative solutions in e-commerce and digital marketing.
Foreign news
5th World Nomad Games Astana 2024
15 мая, 2024The Nomad Games will be held in Astana from 8 to 13 September 2024.
RF EMBASSY COUNTS ON MOLDOVA’S CONSENT TO OPEN POLLING STATIONS FOR RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
18 января, 2024The Russian Embassy in Chisinau confirmed that back in November 2023 it had approached the Moldovan side with information about the intention to hold the election of the President of the Russian Federation in the territory of Moldova for Russian citizens permanently residing in this republic, “and with a request to ensure, as is customary in international practice, security for the would-be polling stations.”
Future generations must be given a seat at the EU table
11 декабря, 2023The EU needs a European Commissioner for Future Generations in its next college to enshrine long-term thinking and act as a guardian and conduit for future generations’ interests, Alberto Alemanno and Elizabeth Dirth write.
Incidents
MAN DIED AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE AS RESULT OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
26 июня, 2024A man died at a construction site in Dumbrava village near Chisinau as a result of an electric shock.
MOLDOVAN CITIZEN WAS PREPARING TO SMUGGLE ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES WITH FAKE EXCISE STAMPS INTO UKRAINE
26 июня, 2024A Moldovan citizen was preparing to smuggle six tons of presumably ethyl alcohol (of unknown origin) and 40,000 Focus cigarettes with counterfeit domestic excise stamps to Ukraine.
TRAFFIC INSPECTORS REFUSED BRIBES THREE TIMES DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
25 июня, 2024Over the past 24 hours, traffic inspectors have three times refused to accept bribes from road users who violated safety rules.