Mircea Geoană: "If the Republic of Moldova reaches the decision to join NATO, we will be able to discuss this topic"

If the Republic of Moldova, in a profoundly changed geopolitical context, will draw its own conclusions and come to the decision that it would like to join NATO, we will be able, at that moment, to discuss this topic, but never, we make no assertions or statements of working assumptions. The statement was made by the Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Mircea Geoană in an interview for Radio Moldova.

LIVE // Nicu Popescu and Luminița Odobescu hold a press conference

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Luminița Odobescu, hold a press conference.

Maia Sandu welcomes the new Foreign Minister of Romania: "We will continue to work together to promote prosperity"

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, received at the Presidency the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Luminița Odobescu, who is on her first visit to Chisinau since assuming the mandate. According to a press release from the presidential institution, the discussions focused on the European integration of the Republic of Moldova and cooperation with Romania.

Expert: Following the Constitutional Court's decision, Evghenia Guțul will keep her mandate as Bashkan, but it is unclear how the central authorities will work with the member of the Government

Even if following the Constitutional Court's decision to outlaw the "Șor" party, the elected Bashkan of Gagauzia from the party's lists will keep her mandate, it is not clear how the central authorities will work with Evghenia Gutul. This is the opinion of the expert of the Institute for European Policies and Reforms, Mihai Mogildea, who argues that the dissolution of the "Șor" Party does not compromise her powers, but this fact should worry the inhabitants of the autonomy. The statement was made during the "In Context" programme on public television.

Joint meeting of the human rights committees of the Romanian Senate and the Moldovan Parliament will take place in Chisinau

The Chisinau legislature will host a joint meeting of the Human Rights and Interethnic Relations Committee of the Moldovan Parliament and the Committee on Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities of the Senate of the Romanian Parliament. The event will take place on Tuesday 20 June.

The "Șor" party was declared unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court judges declared unconstitutional the "Sor" Party. The High Court granted the Government's request to ban the activity of the party led by Ilan Șor. The decision was announced by Constitutional Court President Nicolae Rosca after more than three hours of deliberations. According to the ruling, "Șor" deputies in Parliament will serve until the end of their mandate as independent deputies.

MEP: Accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova must start as soon as possible

Accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova must start as soon as possible and pre-accession funds must be made available as soon as possible, European Parliament (EP) MEP Victor Negrescu told the Brussels legislature. According to the official, the separatist regime in Tiraspol cannot block our country's European course.

Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu comes to Moldova

Romania's new Foreign Minister, Luminița Odobescu, will pay a two-day visit to Chisinau at the invitation of her Moldovan counterpart, Nicu Popescu, Rador reports. It is the first visit the head of diplomacy from Bucharest has made since taking office.

Delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova will attend the summer session of PACE

A delegation from the Moldovan Parliament will attend the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which starts on Monday in Strasbourg. For five days the topics to be discussed will be the political consequences of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine and the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In the last year, the number of projects between NATO and Moldova has tripled

The number of Moldova's projects with NATO, within the framework of the Programme for Strengthening the Defence Capability of the Republic of Moldova, has tripled - from 6 to 18, said in an interview for Radio Moldova, the head of Moldova's mission to NATO, our country's ambassador to Belgium, Viorel Cibotaru. According to the diplomat, the intensification of relations was influenced by the beginning of the Russian Federation's unjustified aggression in Ukraine and by the decisions taken at the NATO summit in June 2022.

Movement of citizens on the left side of the Nistru, discussed at the meeting of the Special Parliamentary Commission

The subject of the movement of citizens on the left side of the Nistru was discussed at the meeting of the special parliamentary monitoring and control committee on the implementation of the reintegration policy of the Republic of Moldova, reads a press release from the Parliament.

Dorin Recean: More active involvement of civil society in the decision-making process and adaptation of national policies to EU standards is a necessity

The more active involvement of civil society in the decision-making process and the adaptation of national policies to European Union standards is a necessity, said Prime Minister Dorin Recean in his speech at the annual conference "Cooperation between Parliament and civil society". More than 100 representatives of civil society in the country participated in the event. They mentioned that such collaborations aim at the more efficient functioning of state institutions.