Over 120 citizens of the Republic of Moldova have returned from Israel in the last 24 hours

During yesterday, 121 citizens of the Republic of Moldova returned from Israel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration announced in a statement. Also, 59 Moldovans left for this country.

Chisinau City Day marked today

Today, October 14, Chisinau City Day is celebrated, the day on which the old-style Orthodox Christians celebrate the Protection of the Mother of God. The municipality has prepared for citizens a varied cultural-artistic program, in the open air, to present the culture and beautiful attractions in the city.

Mark Rutte, in a surprise visit to Odessa: "The events in Israel and Gaza will not distract us from supporting Ukraine"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, visiting the Black Sea port of Odesa, vowed on Friday to improve Ukraine's air defences and to increase the security of a "humanitarian corridor" for grain exports, Reuters reports.

The Republic of Moldova and Ukraine will carry out a joint control at the "Novosavițkoe-Cuciurgan" crossing point

The border and customs authorities of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine will carry out a joint control at the "Novosavițkoe-Cuciurgan" rail traffic crossing point. An agreement was signed today in Palanca. The control will be carried out on the territory of Ukraine. The Prime Ministers of the two states agreed to organize joint control at seven other border crossing points, reads the Government's press release.

The government will allocate 4 million lei for the evacuation of Moldovan citizens from Israel and the Gaza Strip in the context of the state of war

The government is going to allocate 4 million lei from the intervention fund for the evacuation of citizens of the Republic of Moldova from the State of Israel and the Gaza Strip. The decision was taken as Israel declared a state of war on its entire territory on October 9. The draft decision was developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, being proposed for public consultation.

CSE decision: Moldovan citizens in Israel will be exempt from the consular fee when issuing the travel document

During the state of war in Israel, all Moldovan citizens benefiting from the travel document issuance service will be exempt from the consular fee. A decision in this regard was taken today by the Commission for Emergency Situations (CSE). Also, the members of the Commission changed the way in which the air operators will transmit to the Border Police the information about the boarded passengers to be transported to the Republic of Moldova.

Deputy of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists Veaceslav Nigai announced today that he is leaving the parliamentary faction

The deputy of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists Veaceslav Nigai announced today that he is leaving the faction, together with a group of members of the Communist Party. The statement was made in a briefing.

Ukraine reopens the Moldovan-Ukrainian border crossing point "Pervomaisc-Cuciurgan"

Ukraine reopens a border crossing point with the Republic of Moldova, on the Transnistrian segment, the information was confirmed for our radio station by the spokeswoman of the Customs Service, Tatiana Șompol.

516 Moldovans returned from Israel in the last 7 days

From October 7 until now, 516 citizens of the Republic of Moldova returned home, and in the same period, 253 Moldovan citizens left for Tel-Aviv, announced the spokesperson of the Government, Daniel Vodă.

Expert // About 1.9 million voters present in the country will participate in the general local elections of November 2023

About 1 million 970 thousand voters present in the country will participate in the general local elections of November 2023. The estimates were made by the expert in economic policies, Veaceslav Ioniță. According to him, from 2011 until now, the number of voters has decreased by 346 thousand.

European Commissioner: The Republic of Moldova has made significant progress in justice reform

The Republic of Moldova has made significant progress in the justice reform, said the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, at the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Siegfried Mureșan: "If the reforms continue at the same pace, the Republic of Moldova could join the European Union in a few years"

If the reforms continue at the same pace as before, the Republic of Moldova could join the European Union in a few years. The statement was made in an interview for the Public Broadcaster “Teleradio – Moldova” by Romanian MEP Siegfried Mureșan.