Eurasia Press & News
MOLDOVA The forthcoming two national holidays – the Independence Day of August 27 and the Limba Noastra [Our Language] of August 31 – will be celebrated particularly broadly and solemnly this year in Moldova. The Independence Day program will begin in the morning, when country leadership representatives will lay flowers …
Read More »PL wants Moldovan citizens of all ethnic origins to build European country
MOLDOVA The vice presidents of the Liberal Party (PL) Dorin Chirtoaca and Anatol Salaru refuted the Communists Party’s assertions that the PL is a radical right-wing party that does not tolerate ethnic minorities. Asked Who is to blame for the fact that the other-language speakers do not know and do …
Read More »Romanian tourism minister faces parliament inquiry
ROMANIA Romania’s tourism minister answered questions before a parliamentary committee Tuesday and denied some allegations that she misspent government funds. Elena Udrea’s participation in the hearing was a reversal from her previous refusal to cooperate. Last week she filed a legal complaint against the committee on the grounds that it …
Read More »Romanian ambassador in Sofia accused of collaborating with communist-era secret police
ROMANIA Romania’s council on declassifying communist-era secret police files has asked a Bucharest court to officially confirm Romania’s ambassador in Sofia, Anton Păcureţu, as a collaborator of the Securitate, Romania’s feared communist secret police. Under a ruling of Romania’s constitutional court from 2008, the National Council for Studying the Securitate …
Read More »326,000 Romanian Public Servants to Lose Jobs
ROMANIA Romania’s public sector will shed 326,000 jobs by the 2015 deadline for the enforcement of a new pay law, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said on Tuesday. Currently, there are 1,394 million public sector employees. The firings are in response to the unitary wage law, under which the minimum wage …
Read More »AEI leaders say they are ready for dialogue with PCRM
MOLDOVA The leaders of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) had a meeting on Monday evening and discussed the principles of the dialogue with the Communist Party (PCRM) scheduled for August 25. But this dialogue may not take place. “We agreed on the procedure that we will follow at the …
Read More »PCRM might vote for Marian Lupu if he is proposed for head of state by wide left-wing coalition
MOLDOVA The Communists Party formulated its offer for the formation of a left-wing coalition and the principles according to which they could vote for a head of state at a closed-door meeting on Monday. The Communists decided they will vote for the PLDM Marian Lupu if he is fielded for …
Read More »Romanian government drafts measures to boost economy
ROMANIA The Romanian government is prepared to assume responsibility for several measures aimed at stimulating the country’s economy, including the tax-free reinvested profit and amendments to the law on investments, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Monday. Videanu said the set of measures will translate into a budget effort of nearly …
Read More »Romanian Presidential elections most likely held on November 22, says leftist senator
ROMANIA Romanian social democrat senator Olguta Vasilescu said Monday the social democrats and the democrat liberals agreed on running presidential elections on November 22, a final decision being made in the Government meeting. Vasilescu said it is almost certain the election will be organized on this date, as this was …
Read More »Key state posts will be held by PLDM, PL and PDM
MOLDOVA None of the three main positions in the state will be ceded to the Communists. They will be held by the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM), the Liberal Party (PL) and the Democratic Party (PDM). The statements were made by the PL leader Mihai Ghimpu. “The Moldova Noastra Alliance (AMN) …
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