LIVE // The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, officially welcomed to the Presidency

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was welcomed by the Head of State, Maia Sandu, at the Presidency.

The President of Portugal is making an official visit to the Republic of Moldova

The President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is expected today in Chisinau, on an official two-day visit, at the invitation of the head of state Maia Sandu. After the meeting, the two counterparts will hold a joint press conference. At the same time, the leader from Lisbon will meet with the Parliament Speaker, Igor Grosu and with the Prime Minister Dorin Recean.

The presidency of the Republic of Moldova confirms: President of Portugal is paying a two-day visit to our country

The President of the Republic of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will be on an official visit to the Republic of Moldova on October 30-31, at the invitation of the Head of State Maia Sandu, reads a press release of the Presidency. The announcement comes after the Portuguese media wrote about this visit on October 28.

President of Portugal is expected in Chisinau on Monday

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will pay an official visit to the Republic of Moldova on October 30-31. The Portuguese media writes that the visit is taking place at the invitation of President Maia Sandu. The presidential administration in Chisinau has not yet announced the visit of the Portuguese official, reports IPN.

The Parliament appointed three members, proposed by development partners, to the Commission for the External Evaluation of Prosecutors

Parliament on Thursday appointed three members to the Commission for External Evaluation of Prosecutors, following proposals made by development partners. They are the former federal prosecutor in the United States, Christopher Lehmann (Christopher Liman), with experience in investigating fraud and money laundering, the deputy chief prosecutor in the General Prosecutor's Office of Lithuania, Irmantas Mikelionis, and the prosecutor in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Saskia de Vries.

The Parliament takes note of the request for resignation of the director of CNA, Iulian Rusu

Iulian Rusu's mandate as director of the National Anticorruption Center (CNA) has ended. Today, the Parliament accepted the resignation request submitted by him. According to the draft decision, voted by 65 deputies, with the termination of the mandate of the CNA director, the mandates of the institution's deputies – Vadim Cojocaru and Alexandr Pînzari – also terminate by law. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.

Jens Stoltenberg: NATO will support the authorities in Chisinau to face threats from the Russian Federation

The Republic of Moldova will continue to benefit from NATO support to strengthen its defense capacity and to face challenges in the current security framework. This was discussed in Brussels by the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, and the Moldovan Prime Minister, Dorin Recean.

LIVE Deputies met in plenary session

Parliament met in plenary session. There are 42 topics on the agenda.

LIVE Press statements by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Dorin Recean, and the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg

UPDATE The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Dorin Recean, and the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, hold a joint press conference.

Maia Sandu discussed with ENEMO representatives about ensuring transparent, free and fair elections

President Maia Sandu had a meeting on Wednesday with a delegation of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), who came on the sixth mission to monitor the elections in the Republic of Moldova. The discussions focused on ensuring a transparent, free and fair election, in the context of the November 5 local elections, informs the Presidential institution.

Moscow qualifies as a "hostile step" the decision of the SIS to block Russian websites and TV channelss. MAEIE: "We are determined to defend ourselves against fake news"

Russian diplomacy requested the Moldovan authorities to unblock Russian websites and television stations, calling the decision to block them a "hostile step". In reply, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MAEIE) from Chisinau, Igor Zaharov, mentioned that the authorities of the Republic of Moldova will continue to protect citizens from fake news and manipulation.

Prime Minister Dorin Recean discusses EU integration priorities and justice reform in Brussels

The Government's priorities in the process of integrating the Republic of Moldova into the European Union, the reform in the justice sector, as well as the opportunities for deepening cooperation in key areas aimed at the economic development of our country were discussed at the meetings of Prime Minister Dorin Recean with the Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourová, the European Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Director General of the Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the EU, Gert Jan Koopman.