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Moldovan law enforcement authorities work towards enhancing national threat assessment capabilities together with OSCE experts
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 24, 2025
Moldovan law enforcement authorities took steps to enhance their capability to assess security threats facing the country at a workshop organized by the OSCE and Moldova’s General Police Inspectorate on 19 and 20 June in Chisinau. Through breakout...
Prime Minister Golob: "The key thing is to ensure Europe's long-term security and competitiveness"
Government of Slovenia
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July 21, 2025
SLOVENIA, July 21 - The two devoted the main part of their talks to current European issues, focusing on the European Commission's recently published proposal for the EU multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034, strengthening competitiveness...
EU Expands Sanctions on Moldovan Opposition Figures
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The European Council has introduced punitive measures against seven people and three organizations in Moldova that are reportedly connected to the exiled opposition figure Ilan Shor. The newly announced restrictions, revealed on Tuesday,...
Ex-Leader states pro-EU polices have increased gas rates in Moldova sevenfold
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Moldova’s former President Igor Dodon has accused President Maia Sandu’s pro-EU government of worsening the nation’s economy, claiming that under her leadership gas prices have increased sevenfold. Speaking on the sidelines of the St....
Law enforcement knock priest to ground throughout anti-LGBT demonstration
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Police in Moldova’s capital, Chisinau, used force against participants during an anti-LGBTQ protest, with footage showing an Orthodox priest being knocked to the ground and a man holding a child being roughly handled and detained. The...
Moldova Gets Accused of Abandoning Heritage
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Senior Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky has claimed that Moldova’s leadership has forsaken the country’s longstanding traditions in return for principles dictated by Western nations. His assertion followed an anti-LGBTQ demonstration in...
Opposition MP says Moldova is becoming pro-EU police state
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) A leading opposition figure in Moldova has condemned what she described as a violent and politically motivated police response to Orthodox Christian demonstrators during an anti-LGBTQ protest in Chisinau. Videos from the Sunday incident...
Moldovan law enforcement officers enhance analytical capabilities with i2 Analyst’s Notebook through OSCE training
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 9, 2025
Analysts from Moldova’s General Inspectorate of Border Police, General Police Inspectorate and Customs Service enhanced their capabilities with i2 Analyst’s Notebook software at a specialized training course organized by the OSCE’s Transnational...
Expert claims LGBTQ agenda forced on Moldova by NATO
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) NATO is allegedly using LGBTQ rights as a political tool to influence Moldova and other Eastern European countries, according to Stevan Gajic, a professor of comparative politics at the Institute of European Studies in Belgrade. Speaking...
Moldovan Financial Intelligence Unit explores virtual asset regulation during OSCE-facilitated study visit to Gibraltar
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 3, 2025
On 2 and 3 June, the OSCE facilitated a study visit to Gibraltar for Moldova’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Hosted by Gibraltar’s Ministry of Justice, Trade and Industry, the visit aimed to deepen Moldova’s understanding of effective...
Moldovan Orthodox bishop once more gets banned from religious visit
MENAFN
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June 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Moldovan Orthodox Bishop Marchel was blocked for the second time from traveling abroad for a religious pilgrimage, prompting accusations of a systematic crackdown by the Moldovan government against the church. The bishop, who had planned...
OSCE expands focus on virtual assets taxation in second workshop in Moldova
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 27, 2025
Building on insights from the first workshop held in May, the OSCE organized a follow-up event on the taxation of virtual assets on 26 and 27 June in Chisinau, Moldova. The workshop brought together eighteen representatives from Moldova’s State...
The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict: Promoting respect for and good practices in the application of international humanitarian law
International Committee of the Red Cross
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July 2, 2025
Chair, Excellencies, In September 2024, Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan, and South Africa launched, jointly with the ICRC, a global initiative to galvanize political commitment to international humanitarian law (IHL). They called upon...
Minister for Social Services and Minister for Older People and Social Security visit Ukraine
Government Offices of Sweden
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May 30, 2025
SWEDEN, May 30 - On 21–23 May, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall and Minister for Older People and Social Security Anna Tenje visited Lviv, Ukraine. While in Ukraine, Ms Waltersson Grönvall and Ms Tenje took part in the...
Minister Fajon visited Slovakia for the first time and shared Slovenia's experiences on the UN Security Council
Government of Slovenia
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May 27, 2025
SLOVENIA, May 27 - The discussions with Minister Blanár centred on political and economic relations between the two countries. Minister Fajon emphasised that Slovakia is Slovenia's 18th largest trading partner in terms of goods trade: “I believe...
II International Film Festival ‘Eurasia-KinoFest’ in Sochi declares winners
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The second edition of the International Film Festival of Eurasian countries, known as Eurasia-KinoFest, has wrapped up in Sochi, Russia. The event brought together participants from 26 countries and spanned over a week, showcasing films...
Moldovan Orthodox bishop banned from religious visit once more
MENAFN
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May 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior Orthodox cleric in Moldova has accused the government of systematically targeting the Moldovan Orthodox Church after being blocked from traveling abroad for a second time. Bishop Marchel claimed on Friday that authorities stopped...
OSCE enhances Moldovan police units’ K9 capabilities
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 20, 2025
The OSCE supported Moldova's General Police Inspectorate (GPI) in adopting a revised regulation to improve the governance of its K9 Directorate and upgrading its K9 capacities through the donation of two specialized vehicles and training...
Presidential frontrunner claims EU candidate chaining voting
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) George Simion, the Romanian presidential frontrunner and leader of the pro-Romanian, Euroskeptic Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), has accused Moldova’s pro-European government of attempting to rig Sunday’s presidential election...
Russian FSB arrests two Moldovan nationals spying in Moscow
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian security officials have apprehended two Moldovan nationals in Moscow who reportedly confessed to conducting espionage on behalf of Moldova’s intelligence services, according to statements from the Federal Security Service (FSB)....