Dan Perciun: Attracting foreign students to universities in the Republic of Moldova is a priority

Attracting foreign students to universities in the Republic of Moldova is a priority for the Ministry of Education this year. The relevant minister, Dan Perciun, declared at a press conference that the institution aims to integrate at least one thousand foreign students into the education process in the country, in the academic year 2024-2025.

LIVE // Parliament’s extraordinary session. Reform in justice and electoral legislation, on the agenda

Parliament convenes in extraordinary session today, starting at 11:00. Draft normative acts related to the evaluation of institutional integrity, reform in justice field, electoral legislation and political parties were included on the agenda.

Attention travelers! Abbreviation KIV is replaced by RMO on flight charts starting today

Starting today, January 18, Chisinau International Airport has the abbreviation RMO and not KIV, as it was until now. According to an airline, plane tickets are already available for sale with the new abbreviation and passengers will not be affected by this change.

Ukraine's defence minister cancels trip to France for 'security reasons'

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov cancelled his scheduled visit to France on Thursday "for security reasons", the French Ministry of Armed Forces said in a statement on Wednesday, AFP reports.

Italy pushes for quick decision on EU maritime Red Sea force

Italy would like a political decision made to create an EU maritime security mission for the Red Sea by next week so that it can become operational as soon as possible, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

Russian military says Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow, Leningrad regions

Russia's Defence Ministry said early on Thursday that its air defence units had intercepted and destroyed one Ukrainian drone over the Moscow region and a second over the Leningrad region surrounding the country's second largest city, St Petersburg, Reuters reports.

New American-British attacks in Yemen

The Houthi rebels announced on Thursday that the American and British forces launched a fourth round of strikes in Yemen, assuring at the same time that they will continue their attacks on ships in the Red Sea, reports Agerpres.ro.

Ten Chinese military aircraft have crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait

The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan declared, on Thursday, that in the last 24 hours, 10 Chinese military planes crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, News.ro reports.

Moldova's President rejects Electoral Code amendment

President Maia Sandu has refused to promulgate the law amending the Electoral Code, passed by Parliament at the end of last year, and has sent it for reconsideration.

COVID-19 vaccines prevented nearly 1.4 million deaths in Europe, says WHO

A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that COVID-19 vaccines prevented nearly 1.4 million deaths in the European region.

Davos 2024: Elites discuss geopolitics, inequality, and AI

Beginning on Monday, January 15, the world's political and economic elites gathered, as they do every year, in Davos, the Swiss ski resort that once served as the setting for Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain."

Moldova's ASP employees to file financial disclosures

The representatives of the Public Services Agency (ASP) in Moldova will be required to file financial disclosures, according to the chairman of the parliamentary commission on national security, defence, and public order, Lilian Carp.