Joint Commission for European Integration will meet in Chisinau: A resolution will be signed

A resolution on the European integration process of our country will be signed at the 9th Meeting of the Joint Commission for European Integration between the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and the Parliament of Romania (CCIE), which will take place on March 28 in Chisinau. At the end, CCIE co-presidents, Petru Frunze and Andrei Daniel Gheorghe, will make press statements.

Council of Europe welcomes Ukraine's progress against corruption

The Council of Europe on Friday hailed the progress made by parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors in Ukraine in the fight against corruption, which is central to Ukraine's EU accession hopes, reads The Brussels Times .

Another deputy leaves the BCS fraction and joins the Movement for the People

The deputy Irina Lozovan is leaving the Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS), but also the Party of Socialists from the Republic of Moldova. The announcement was made at midnight on social media. She said that she joins the "Movement for the People", which also includes the Shor Party, but remains an independent deputy.

Olaf Scholz claims that China's president should talk not only to Vladimir Putin, but also to Volodymyr Zelensky

German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz claims that the President of China should talk not only with the Head of State of the Russian Federation, but also with the President of Ukraine.

Minister of Defence: The risk of an imminent attack by the Russian Federation is very low, but the authorities are monitoring everything that happens

The risk of an imminent attack by the Russian Federation on the Republic of Moldova at the moment is very low, thanks to Ukraine's military success against Russia, Defence Minister Anatoly Nosatyi told Agerpres in an interview.

Veaceslav Ionita: Refugees from Ukraine had a positive influence on the economy of the Republic of Moldova

Refugees from Ukraine have had a positive influence on the economy of the Republic of Moldova, says economic policy expert Veaceslav Ionita on the show "Economic Analysis". They have been staying in our hotels, motels and tourist pensions, supporting the HoReCa branch, consuming goods and bringing money into the national budget. At the same time, the transport branch also benefited from the exchange of goods to and from Ukraine.

EU grants for the development of social enterprises in Cahul and Ungheni: In which projects the money will be invested

Three social enterprises in Ungheni and Cahul will benefit from grants totalling €60,000 from the European Union under the project "EU for Moldova: Key Regions", implemented by UNDP and UNICEF. Educational and personal development courses will be organised in Cahul, and an online shop will be launched in Ungheni and an inclusive sports hall will be set up.

When we switch to summer time and what it can do to your health

On the night of Saturday 25 March to Sunday 26 March, we will switch to summer time. The clocks will be moved forward one hour, so that 3:00 will become 4:00.

MEC presents its education priorities. Anatolie Topala: We want a system that helps build a resilient society

Minister of Education and Research Anatolie Topala told a press conference that the main priorities in the field of education, to be implemented by 2030, include increasing the attractiveness and relevance of studies for the labour market, making the educational process more efficient through digitisation, and strengthening human resources in the field.

Ensuring the refugees' right to social, medical, accommodation and education services, discussed at the Government

The documentation of people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine, as well as ensuring their right to social, medical, accommodation and education services, were discussed during the meeting of the Commission for the Coordination of Migration and Asylum Activities. The commission met in the context of the activation on March 1 of the temporary protection mechanism for refugees from Ukraine.

Victor Parlicov: We are negotiating a better contract with the Transnistrian side, with a more favorable price for electricity

The Chisinau authorities are negotiating the signing of a long-term contract with the Cuciurgan Power Plant regarding the purchase of electricity at a more favorable price for consumers. The statement was made today by the Minister of Energy, Victor Parlicov, during a conference.

Ambassador of Ukraine in Chisinau: The arrest warrant issued against Vladimir Putin is legal

The arrest warrant issued last week by the International Criminal Court against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, is legal, even though Russia has not ratified the Treaty of Rome, which is at the base of the International Criminal Court, is the opinion of the Ambassador of Ukraine in Chisinau, Marko Schevcenko. On the other hand, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the mandate "irrelevant" because Russia has not ratified the Treaty of Rome, which is why it has "no legal obligation" either. During the public debates organized today by the IPN Agency, titled "Arrest warrant for Putin: effects for Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Europe", the expert Igor Boțan mentioned that the president of Russia can be arrested by 123 states, signatories of the Treaty of at Rome.