Press Review // Romania will support the energy security of the Republic of Moldova and has the necessary capacity to face current challenges
Romania will support the energy security of the Republic of Moldova and has the necessary capacity to face the current challenges and the Russian concern Gazprom will try to reorient the flows in such a way that the Republic of Moldova is provided with natural gas.
Romania will support the energy security of the Republic of Moldova and has the necessary capacity to face the current challenges, writes bani.md concerning the message of the Minister of Energy from Bucharest, Sebastian Burduja sent after the authorities in Chisinau instituted the state of early alert on the natural gas market, as a result of the events in the Kursk region. "We will continue to focus on uniting the energy systems of the Republic of Moldova and Romania, in order to guarantee stability, security and development on both banks of the Prut," said the Romanian official.
Moldova 1 TV states that if the transit of natural gas to Ukraine is stopped, the Russian company Gazprom will try to redirect these flows through the Black Sea, Turkstream and then through the trans-Balkan gas pipeline Bulgaria-Romania-Republic of Moldova. It is the statement of the energy expert, Sergiu Tofilat, who thinks that Gaprom has the obligation to bring our transit to the border with the Republic of Moldova and to assume the expenses in this regard. "For us it is important that the gas that Gazprom continues to deliver to the left bank for free, that electricity be produced for us," said Sergiu Tofilat.
The reference prices for natural gas in Europe are rising again due to fears regarding disruptions in Russian transit, writes realitatea.md concerning the Bloomberg agency. On Thursday, prices reached their highest level since the beginning of December and reached 38.99 euros per Megawatt-hour. Since the beginning of April, prices have increased by about 40%. Although the extent of the Ukrainian advance around the city of Sudja is unclear, Gazprom has given assurances that it will continue to deliver gas through the Sudja station, reads the publication.
A negative vote in the referendum would represent an extremely rare opportunity missed by the Republic of Moldova. Deschide.md proposes an interview with the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Cristina Gherasimov, who mentioned that a positive vote will be the strongest political signal that we are united and want the safety of tomorrow. "If the citizens decide that they do not want to see the Republic of Moldova in the EU, it will be another missed opportunity in the history of the Republic of Moldova."
The Republic of Moldova is negotiating with the European Union to blacklist and sanction several oligarchs, who, along with Russia, contribute to the destabilization of the state. Among them are Ilan Şor, Vladimir Plahotniuc and Veaceaslav Platon. Euronews Romania published an interview with the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Romania, Victor Chirilă, who also talked about the possible plans to overthrow the leadership in Chisinau and how ready our country is to respond to these challenges. According to him, the external partners drew attention to be vigilant and not to allow ourselves to be manipulated by some internal and external forces that want to escalate the internal situation and create false reasons to allow the Russian Federation to involve us in the conflict.
The procrastination of the examination of high-profile criminal cases represents a major problem for the justice sector, writes Ziarul de Gardă. Currently, for more than five years, 822 criminal cases involving 1845 defendants have been examined by the substantive courts of the Republic of Moldova. Among these are the Laundromat files and that of the fugitive Ilan Şor. According to the General Prosecutor's Office, the phenomenon of delaying the examination of criminal cases increases annually by 20%. Among the reasons are the non-appearance of the parties, witnesses and defenders, the high workload of the judges, the lack of magistrates in the courts or the need to get additional evidence.
Bonuses for each "client", lie detector test and salaries in envelope - this is how call centers in Chisinau, which deal with scams, work. Newsmaker.md proposes a material based on the accounts of a former employee, who narrated details of the applied schemes, how the employees are trained, the manipulative messages used to lure customers from all over the world. Thus, eager to get rich on the stock market overnight, thousands of people fell into the scammers' net, investing thousands of euros, and in the end they found themselves without money and stuck. Details, you will find in the article.
During the years 2023-2024, only ten cases of malpractice were given a final decision. Anticorptie.md proposes a material about how, in most cases, although the court declared the doctors guilty of negligence, yet due to the procrastination of the examination of the case, they escape prison. Meanwhile, dozens of people who have suffered dramatic consequences following unsuccessful medical interventions go to medical institutions and courts to find justice. The case of a couple who, due to errors admitted by doctors, lost their child at birth, as well as data on the files initiated, read in the article.
