Roberta Metsola reflects on 2024 and hopes for European unity in 2025
A year marked by challenges but also significant achievements – this is how 2024 was characterized by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, who was re-elected to the position this year.
How Moldova plans to meet January energy demands efficiently
SA Energocom has prepared an electricity supply plan for January for the right bank of the Dniester River.
Carolina Străjescu
Moldovagaz loses dominance as Moldova looks to Energocom
“Moldovagaz is only significant as long as it supplies natural gas from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova.
Poland to lead EU Council presidency in 2025: Key priorities
Poland will assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, 2025, for a six-month term (January-June 2025), in a challenging geopolitical context. Its priorities will include European security, support for Ukraine, and strengthening the EU economy.
Moldova's 2024 elections: A crossroad for European integration
National publications are summarizing the year 2024, a year marked by elections of geostrategic importance in several countries across the globe.
Lidia Petrenco
Moldova’s education reform: Tackling teacher shortages and funding gaps
The shortage of teaching staff and the need for additional funding for educational institutions were among the primary challenges faced by the education system in the Republic of Moldova throughout 2024.
Eliza Mihalache
Gazprom's influence: Moldova’s struggle for energy sovereignty
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Moldova took control of a complex and developed energy system, which included both gas transportation and distribution networks, as well as strategic main gas pipelines for the transit of Russian gas to the Balkans.
Bogdan Nigai
Russia opposes European peacekeepers in Ukraine amid peace talks
Russia strongly opposes the potential deployment of a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine if a peace agreement with Moscow is reached.
Moldova extends wheat, corn, and sunflower import restrictions
The Government has approved the extension of the wheat, corn, and sunflower import restrictions until June 30, 2025, in the Republic of Moldova.
Moldovagaz: A major threat to Moldova’s energy security
Moldovagaz poses a threat to the Republic of Moldova, and we must either regain full control of this company to eliminate this vulnerability or reduce its role in energy supply and replace it with another state-owned entity, Energocom, which could perform the same functions currently handled by Moldovagaz.
Infographic // Moldova: First Home Program Expands Eligibility
The maximum interest rate margin that banks can apply to government-guaranteed loans under the "First Home" program in 2025 will remain at 3%.
Moldova’s PM orders legislation changes on nationalization
Prime Minister Dorin Recean has instructed the Ministry of Justice to prepare amendments to the legislation on the nationalization of strategic enterprises within the next three weeks.