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Eight Foreign Ministers and state secretaries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight on a visit to Chisinau

Eight Ministers of Foreign Affairs and state secretaries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) are on a working visit to the Republic of Moldova today, October 15. They will be hosted in Chisinau by Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popșoi.

This Delegation includes officials from Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.

Nordic-Baltic 8 is a cooperation format on current regional and international topics. In 2024 the Nord-Baltic 8 is chaired by Sweden, which took over the coordination of the format after Latvia in 2023.

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Veaceslav Platon, accused of withdrawing over 48 billion rubles from Russia
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Veaceslav Platon, accused of withdrawing over 48 billion rubles from Russia

Controversial businessman Veaceslav Platon is accused of withdrawing more than 48 billion rubles (480 million dollars) from Russia, according to a new investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported.

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Bogdan Nigai

EU Foreign Ministers meet in Luxembourg. The upcoming elections in the Republic of Moldova, on the agenda
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EU Foreign Ministers meet in Luxembourg. The upcoming elections in the Republic of Moldova, on the agenda

The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meets on Monday, October 14, in Luxembourg. The meeting, chaired by Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will include discussions about the Republic of Moldova in the context of the presidential elections and the referendum for EU membership that will take place on October 20, the elections in Georgia, Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the tense situation in the Middle East, reads a statement from the Council.

Moldovan Press Review // Investigation: Withdrawal of 48 billion rubles from Russia by Platon, Plahotniuc and Usatîi
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Moldovan Press Review // Investigation: Withdrawal of 48 billion rubles from Russia by Platon, Plahotniuc and Usatîi

The main press headlines are the EU sanctions imposed on Gagauzia, the intensification of attempts to corrupt voters in the context of the presidential elections and the referendum, and the accusations against Veaceslav Platon, who is accused of withdrawing more than 48 billion rubles from Russia through a scheme coordinated with Vladimir Plahotniuc and Renato Usatîi.

Daniela Cuțu Daniela Cuțu

Daniela Cuțu