National Mourning // Government websites, in black and white, as a sign of respect for the country's first president Mircea Snegur

As a sign of deep respect and gratitude for the first president Mircea Snegur, who passed away, the government websites have their pages in black and white.

EU lifts bans on Ukrainian grain but Poland and Hungary move to impose unilateral restrictions

The European Commission has lifted the temporary bans on Ukrainian grain after Kyiv agreed to tighten control over its agricultural exports, Euronews reports.

Traffic restrictions in Chisinau in connection with the funeral of Mircea Snegur

There will be traffic restrictions tomorrow in Chisinau, in connection with the funeral of the first president of the Republic of Moldova, Mircea Snegur.

Klaus Iohannis: "The lifting of the cooperation and verification mechanism is a success of the entire Romanian society"

The European Commission announced on September 15 that it formally closed the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Romania and Bulgaria.

Marcel Ciolacu: The Republic of Moldova and Ukraine must start EU accession negotiations by this year-end

The Republic of Moldova and Ukraine must start accession negotiations to the European Union by the end of the year, said the Romanian Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, for the Austrian publication Der Standard.

ICAO audit: Air security level in the Republic of Moldova is high. Andrei Spînu: "An important message for the companies we are in dialogue with"

The level of air security is high both for passengers, aircraft crews and the entire aeronautical industry, declared the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Andrei Spînu, after the completion of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) audit to which our country was subjected.

Igor Dodon is free to leave the territory of the Republic of Moldova, but he must attend the court hearings

The former president Igor Dodon, accused in several criminal cases, is free to move outside the Republic of Moldova, being obliged to appear at court hearings. The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the prosecutor's request to extend the ban by another 60 days.

Import of cars in the Republic of Moldova contributes to the increase in the volume of metal waste, economic expert

The Republic of Moldova annually imports approximately 30 thousand cars, which, after a certain period of time, can become metal waste. Thus, currently 15% of the total volume of this type of waste is used cars, said economic expert Veaceslav Ioniță.

European Commission is to decide on restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports to Eastern Europe

The European Commission will decide today whether to maintain restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports in five Eastern European member states. The measure allowed by the European Union aimed to protect producers in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria from goods coming from Ukraine. Four of them requested the extension of the restriction.

Deadline for traders who can claim compensation for switching to self-employment

Two months after the entry into force of the patent reform, 95% of the former patentees switched to self-employment. The data were presented by the Minister of Economic Development Dumitru Alaiba. According to the official, some of them received their ten thousand lei.

Nicu Popescu, in Rome: "Italy is one of the most important commercial partners of the Republic of Moldova"

During the three decades of diplomatic relations, the Republic of Moldova and Italy have managed to build a close and strategic link based on European values, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu, at the joint meeting of the committees for foreign affairs of the Senate and of the Chamber of Deputies from Rome. The head of Moldovan diplomacy reiterated the Government's commitment to continue reforms at the internal level to speed up the accession process of the Republic of Moldova to the EU about new opportunities for collaboration in the economic field and strengthening business partnerships.

Prosecutors: Over 500 children killed in Russian invasion in Ukraine

As a result of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, 504 children have been killed and 1,123 injured, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Sept. 15, citing juvenile prosecutors, writes The Kyiv Independent.