Nicu Popescu announces when the social security agreement with Latvia could be signed

The Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Latvia would sign this year two important agreements for the citizens of both states. It is about the Agreement on the recognition of driving licenses and the one in the field of social security, declared in Riga, in a joint briefing with his Latvian counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu.

NATO Chief warns against underestimating Russia

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday it would be dangerous to underestimate Russia and President Vladimir Putin's ambitions amid the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

More than 40 criminal cases in the customs field, sent to court in 2022

As many as 49 criminal cases in the customs field, with seizures applied in the amount of approximately 46 million lei, were sent to court in 2022, announces the Customs Service jointly with the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS).

EU 'strongly' encourages negative COVID-19 test for travelers coming from China

European Union member states agreed on Wednesday to "strongly encourage" a requirement that would obligate all travelers coming from China, regardless of nationality, to present a negative COVID-19 test as the number of infections surges in the Asian country, Euronews reports.

Mărculești International Airport to be modernized. Two world-renowned operators want to invest

Mărculești International Airport could be modernized and used as a logistics hub for the transportation of goods necessary for the reconstruction of the infrastructure in Ukraine. The statements were made on a TV station by the director of the Investment Agency, Marin Ciobanu.

The snowdrops appeared in the middle of winter

On social networks, several Moldovans posted pictures of the harbingers of spring, even though we are only at the beginning of the month of January. In this sense, meteorologists do not come with good news. The frost seems to avoid us in the next period, and this winter could become the warmest in the history of measurements of the State Hydrometeorological Service, Moldova 1 reports.

Ukraine is waiting for the first tranche of the 18 billion euro aid promised by the EU

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Twitter on Monday, after a telephone conversation with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, that Ukraine is waiting to receive the first tranche of the aid in January 18 billion euros promised by the EU to this country to support its finances while the war with Russia continues, reports Agerpres.

Excise duties on gasoline and diesel will be increased

From January 4, excise duties on gasoline and diesel will increase. For gasoline - from 7,082 to 7,719 lei per ton, and for diesel - from 2,980 to 3,248 lei per ton.

Jens Stoltenberg: NATO must increase arms production in 2023 as the war in Ukraine drags on

NATO must increase arms production as the war in Ukraine drags on and Kiev's need for military materials increases, said the secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, reports Agerpres on Monday.

Economic experts: The year 2023 will be one with multiple crises

The year 2023 will be one with multiple crises, according to economic experts at Deutsche Bank. Representatives of Germany's largest private bank say people are getting poorer and businesses are going bankrupt because of the global energy crisis.

Meteorologists warn: Abnormal temperatures are recorded in the Republic of Moldova for this period

The thermal value in the north of the country yesterday exceeded the climatological norm by 11 degrees, forecaster Natalia Shkarevnea told Radio Moldova. According to the representative of the State Hydrometeorological Service (SHS), the highest temperature in January was in 1971. Then the thermal value exceeded the climatological norm by 13 degrees.

Study: Every third person in the Republic of Moldova suffers from at least one chronic disease

Every third person in the Republic of Moldova suffers from at least one chronic disease, according to the data of a study carried out by the Ministry of Health and the National Bureau of Statistics. Specialists say that with advancing age, the risks of developing a chronic disease, especially diseases of the circulatory system, increase.