Public activists held a flash mob in front of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau under the slogan “United for free press. The truth cannot be hidden.” As INFOTAG reports, the action took place on Friday on World Press Freedom Day at the initiative of the Center for Independent Journalism and gathered about 15 people.

Moldova was ranked 31st out of 180 countries in the annual press freedom ranking calculated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), down three positions compared to 2023. In 2022 Moldova was ranked 40th.

Recently, mostly young people aged 25 to 34 years old have been migrating from Moldova, which has a negative impact on the labor market in the country. As INFOTAG reports, economist Veaceslav Ionita said in an online program on Friday.

Tax revenues to the national budget exceeded 22.594 billion lei by early May, which is 2.1 billion lei or 10.4% more than in the same period of 2023, according to operative data from the State Tax Service (STS).

Easter should bring happiness for everyone and in every home. Therefore, on April 27, the Social Mission "Diaconia" announced a yellow code of good deeds as part of the "Meal of Joy" (Masa Bucuriei) campaign, gathering dedicated volunteers to make holidays happier for people in need.

Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu congratulated on International Press Freedom Day the journalists ‘who do their work fairly, honorably and inform the citizens of the Republic of Moldova”. According to INFOTAG, Grosu wrote about it on his facebook page, saying that he starts every day, like tens of thousands of people, with reading the press.

The Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture ((AIPA) transferred in April subsidies to agricultural producers totaling 247.25 million lei.

Oazu Nantoi, an MP from the Action and Solidarity party, believes that “Russia is preparing scenarios to destabilize the situation in Moldova in order to seize power.” As INFOTAG reports, Nantoi said this on Thursday evening during a program on JurnalTV channel.

The Executive Committee of the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) has approved the scheme of distribution of solidarity payments - 1.2 million euros each, received from UEFA on the results of three European Cup tournaments of the season 2022-2023.

Moldovan Presidential Advisor for Economic Affairs Veaceslav Negruta has been dismissed from his post.

As part of a program to control the content of nitrates and pesticide residues in products, experts from the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) have identified a batch of bananas from Ecuador, which exceeded the maximum permissible level of residues of hazardous substances.

The political bloc Impreuna (DA Platform, Coalition for Unity and Welfare, League of Cities of Villages -LOC, Party of Change) accuses the authorities of putting pressure on local authorities and proposes its solutions to ensure the autonomy of mayoralties.

The chairman of “Our Party” Renato Usatii is the richest Moldovan politician. As INFOTAG reports, this is evidenced by his income declaration for 2023.

On Thursday, head of the Reintegration Bureau Alin Gvidiani met with a German delegation from the Federal State of Hesse, headed by the Minister for Federal and European Affairs of the Federal State of Hesse, the state's representative in the Federal Government, Manfred Pentz.

The Border Police (BP) has increased the number of officers at the Chisinau airport to avoid threats to its security.

Moldovan customs officers and prosecutors found $100 thousand in a bus traveling from Odesa.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu believes that “European integration is not just a beautiful dream, but a chance for peace and well-being for which all citizens of the country should work every day.” As INFOTAG reports, Sandu wrote about it in social networks on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the European Union, when Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary joined the EU.

The Speaker of Parliament, Igor Grosu, said during a program on the PROTV-Chisinau channel that the basic political treaty between Moldova and Russia is currently not working and may be terminated.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) decided on Thursday to reduce regulated supply prices and gas tariffs. It also analyzed the calculations of Moldovagaz JSC and recognized the presence of objective factors to reduce the forecast of the average annual purchase price of natural gas from 518 dollars per 1000 m3 to 482.5 dollars.

Petrocub (Hincesti) and Zimbru (Chisinau) will play in the final of the Moldovan Football Cup on May 25. As “INFOTAG” reports, it became known the day before after “Petrocub” defeated “Balti” 1:0 in the return semifinal game at the stadium in Balti (in the first game 5:1), and in Tiraspol local “Sheriff” played a draw - 1:1 with “Zimbru” (the first match ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of “Zimbru”).