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The second round of mayoral elections will take place in the municipality of Chisinau in two weeks. None of the candidates polled more than half of the vote in the June 5 elections. According to the results announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) after counting 100% of the votes, …

Moldova and Ukraine will open joint border station Unguri-Bronita before 2012. The agreement on project implementation was achieved between the customs services of Moldova and Ukraine that signed the respective letter of intent. According to the Moldovan Customs Service, the project is aimed at adjusting the customs infrastructure in conformity …

Members of the European Parliament will debate on Tuesday the extension of Europe’s borderless Schengen zone to the newest members of the EU club, Bulgaria and Romania. The MEPs will vote on Wednesday.

Political deadlock and economic hardship appear to have steered Moldovans towards the opposition Communists in local elections on Sunday. Communist Igor Dodon is leading the mayoral race in the Moldovan capital Chisinau with around 52 percent of the vote, while incumbent mayor Dorin Chirtoaca holds 43 percent, according to

At a ministerial meeting on the project of Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnecter (AGRI) in Bucharest representatives of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary expressed full support for AGRI, which envisages supply of the Caspian liquefied gas through the Black Sea coast of Georgia to Eastern Europe.

The Republic of Moldova has not recognized and is not going to recognize Kosovo as an independent country, Moldova’s Acting President and Speaker of Parliament Marian Lupu stated at the

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited Romania on Monday and said that Italy supports Romania’s bid to join the Schengen Area. “We wanted Romania to join the EU with all our heart and we are now siding with you again for acquiring full-scale EU membership,” said the Italian premier, making

The United States of America supports the open door policy towards the countries that want to join the European Union, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a meeting with Head of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova Marian Lupu. Barack Obama said he will continue to support Moldova’s European aspirations …

The Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi met recently with his Ukrainian counterpart Konstyantyn Gryshchenko, who was on an official visit to Bucharest. The two ministers agreed on having consultations and working meetings at expert level, on European issues, security policies, energy security, and regional cooperation. “We have stated our shared …

UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, urged Romanian authorities Tuesday (May 24th) to make sure key conditions are in place before they introduce four new criminal and civil laws this year. “A reform that truly aims to generate positive changes should foresee prior assessments, …