Dorin Recean, met with Moldovans from Switzerland and Liechtenstein: "I invite you to continue working together, to build a better future in Moldova"

The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova, as well as the Government's actions to develop the country's economy, were discussed in Zurich by Prime Minister Dorin Recean and Moldovans settled in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Volodmir Zelenskiy spoke by phone with US President Joe Biden about the armed rebellion in Russia

The Wagner Rebellion in Russia was the subject of a phone conversation between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Kiev leader wrote on his Telegram channel that he had a "positive and stimulating conversation" with the White House leader.

Nicu Popescu, one year after the Republic of Moldova obtained the status of a candidate country for the EU: "This historic opportunity opened new horizons for our country"

It's been a year since the Republic of Moldova obtained the status of a candidate country for joining the European Union. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicu Popescu, qualified this period as full of remarkable achievements and progress. According to the official, the EU's first verbal report is a positive one, and our country has registered significant successes in the process of deoligarization, consolidation of justice and development of administrative capacities.

Maia Sandu on a visit to Edineț: "We will continue to make investments"

The government will continue to invest in quality roads, in water and sewage systems, in the modernization of schools and kindergartens, because these, in fact, mean European Moldova, said President Maia Sandu, during the visit to Edineț district.

June 1st will be a non-working holiday

Child Protection Day, marked on June 1, will be a non-working holiday. PAS deputies submitted a legislative initiative to amend the Labor Code. The draft law was approved, during the plenary session, in two readings, with the vote of 70 deputies.

EU will invest 250 million euros to improve cross-border connections between the Republic of Moldova and neighboring countries

The European Union will invest 250 million euros to improve cross-border connections between the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and their EU neighbors - Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland.

Director of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, on a visit to Russia

The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, will visit Russia on Friday, June 23, for discussions about the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is currently under the control of the occupation troops, informs dpa.

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation, urgently summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after a representative of the Russian administration from the occupied Kherson region threatened the Republic of Moldova

"The Republic of Moldova strongly condemns the recent statements of a representative of the Russian Federation from Kherson, a Ukrainian territory under Russian occupation, in which our country was directly threatened", reads the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration announces that it will urgently summon the Russian ambassador to Chisinau and will request the appropriate explanations.

Deputies congratulate the Moldovan footballers for the victory in the match against Poland. "Through work and unity beautiful victories can be achieved"

The deputies from the Parliament in Chisinau gave a standing ovation and congratulated the football team of the Republic of Moldova for the spectacular victory in the match against Poland. The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, noted that work and unity can produce results.

LIVE // Parliament convenes a session

Parliament meets in plenary session. On the agenda are several projects to be examined in the second reading: the draft law on guaranteeing deposits in banks, the project on market surveillance and product compliance, the project on free economic zones.

West eyes Romania as possible F-16 training site for Ukrainian pilots

A coalition of Western countries is eyeing Romania as a possible location to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, according to three people with knowledge of the planning, indicating that NATO countries are moving closer to starting a program that could see the warplanes above Ukrainian skies within months, Politico reports.

War in Ukraine: Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions under attack. Bridges connecting Crimea and the Kherson region were reportedly damaged

The Russians attacked the Odesa region on the night of June 21 to 22, launching Iranian Shahed drones on it, RBC reports. Also, the Russian army launched a missile attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging private houses and infrastructure targets. Also, the Russian press notes that several attacks took place, on the night of June 21 to 22, on the bridges in Cionhar, which connect the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson with the territory of Crimea, a peninsula annexed by the Russians.