http://old.ape.md/ 05.04.2025 en http://old.ape.md/ Copyright (c) 2025 http://old.ape.md/ http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2331 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2330 After this week’s U.S. election, not many in the United States or Western Europe are focused on the elections that are taking place in Moldova. Those who have been following saw a fascinating political drama unfold, as Maia Sandu took 38 percent of the vote to Socialist Party’s Igor Dodon’s 48 percent in the first round of voting October 30 — results close enough to force a runoff election between the two candidates scheduled for November 13. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2329 Victoria Bucataru of the Foreign Policy Association, a Moldovan think-tank, suspects that Mr Dodon and Mr Plahotniuc had “a secret alliance” to stop Ms Sandu and her reform agenda. She anticipates that Mr Dodon will follow his announced first visit to Moscow with a reassuring one to Brussels. His election pledges to tear up Moldova’s agreements with the European Union will be ignored, not least because—unlike Russia—the EU, its member countries and America give Moldova large amounts of aid. Ever since $1 billion was stolen from Moldova’s banking system in 2014 (probably by local oligarchs), the country has been dependent on assistance from the IMF to prop up its financial system. Ms Bucataru thinks Mr Dodon’s pro-Russian rhetoric is a way of pressuring the West to keep up the flow of funds, while avoiding any serious reform. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2325 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2320 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2318 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2305 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2294 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2292 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2291 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2290 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2275 IN 1918 the then three-month-old Moldovan republic gave up the struggle for survival and united with neighbouring Romania. It is a sign of how dire things are today, says Iulian Fota, a Romanian analyst, that people are talking about doing so again. Ever since 2014, when the embezzlement of about $1 billion from three banks forced a taxpayer bail-out that has crippled the economy, the country has been lurching towards collapse. Opposition supporters are permanently encamped in front of the government building. Maia Sandu, a former education minister who is rushing to build a new party, says the situation could lead to violence. No one seems to disagree. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2266 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2263 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2255 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2254 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2244 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2242 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2233 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2230 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2227 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2216 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2204 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2199 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2197 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2188 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2187 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2186 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2180 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2177 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2176 Some of the ministers who worked efficiently in the Leanca Government should be offered a post in the future Cabinet too so as to be able to continue the initiated reforms. Such opinions were presented in the program “Moldova live” on the public TV channel Moldova 1, IPN reports. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2175 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2174 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2160 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2154 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2153 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2152 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2151 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2068 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2057 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2052 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2049 Chisinau does not expect negative reactions from any of the EU member states as regards the proposal to abolish the visa regime for Moldovans, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affair and European Integration Natalia Gherman said in an interview for Radio Free Europe, IPN reports. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2048 At the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius [November 28-29], the European Commission will propose to cancel visa regime for Moldova citizens traveling to Europe, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso stated at a news conference in Brussels on Friday. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2044 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2037 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2022 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=2007 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1999 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1984 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1983 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1982 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1978 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1973 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1970 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1959 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1948 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1938 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1931 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1922 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1917 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1913 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1912 If the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement and the Association Agreement are signed at the summit in Vilnius, from political viewpoint this will bring Moldova closer to the European Union, the Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova Dirk Schuebel said in an interview for Radio Free Europe. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1911 The reformation process in Moldova can be faster than now, considers the Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova DirkSchuebel. In an interview for Radio Free Europe, the ambassador said he hopes very much that the debates inside the Alliance for European Integration will not hamper the continuation of reforms and their implementation can be even accelerated. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1910 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1908 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1906 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1890 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1889 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1878 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1863 Moldovan authorities are progressing well in applying the action Plan regarding the liberalization of the visa regime with the European Union, yet there are some debts. The authorities must show political will and capacities in promoting reforms, underlines Corneliu Gurin, legal expert at the Association for Participative Democracy ADEPT. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1862 While Moldova's objective to join the European Union one day is realistic, our country has to overcome a number of obstacles and challenges that could impede its achievement. This opinion was voiced at the EU-Moldova Forum in Berlin, and discussed on Monday in Chisinau at a Press Club meeting of the Foreign Policy Association. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1857 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1856 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1850 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1849 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1836 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1835 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1818 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1817 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1801 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1797 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1794 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1789 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1786 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1784 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1777 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1774 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1767 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1761 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1754 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1737 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1734 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1725 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1724 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1715 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1706 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1702 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1698 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1696 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1691 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1690 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1687 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1683 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1682 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1681 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1676 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1675 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1670 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1669 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1667 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1662 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1657 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1654 Nicu Popescu, head the Russia and Wider Europe Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1652 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1651 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1640 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1638 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1637 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1636 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1632 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1628 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1627 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1626 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1621 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1620 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1596 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1590 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1589 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1585 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1578 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1575 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1569 The Foreign Policy Association (APE) suggests working out a strategy for supporting the Moldovan diaspora, which would set out the principles, objectives and the main course of action and would complexly and integrally tackle the problems faced by the Moldovans living abroad. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1560 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1555 Moldova should not exclude a surprise on the part of the European Union as regards the liberalization of the visa regime because the official Brussels consider the Republic of Moldova makes quick progress in implementing the agreed plan of action, German independent expert Martin Sieg said in a meeting of the Press Club of the Foreign Policy Association. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1554 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1553 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1551 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1548 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1547 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1534 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1528 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1526 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1525 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1522 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1519 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1512 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1507 Twenty years after becoming independent, Moldova’s independence, sovereignty and democracy are still in danger. The threats have not been removed from the country’s agenda. They continue to be powerful and can influence the internal and foreign policy course, Victor Chirila, executive director of the Foreign Policy Association (APE), said in a meeting of the Association’s Press Club. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1506 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1503 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and civil society look with great hope at the Eastern Partnership summit that will take place in Poland in September. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1502 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1491 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1488 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1487 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1484 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1481 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1476 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1474 Igor Munteanu, Moldovan Ambassador to the United States http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1472 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1471 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1468 There are preconditions for the official Transnistrian conflict settlement talks in the 5+2 format to be resumed in Moscow in June, executive director of the Foreign Policy Association (APE) Victor Chirila said Tuesday. According to him, the foreign partners of the official Chisinau should find levers to make Tiraspol return to the negotiating table and accept that the granting of a special legal status to the Transnistrian region within Moldova is the only possible outcome of the talks. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1464 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1452 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1446 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1445 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1415 Former President of Romania Emil Constantinescu made disclosures about the Istanbul Summit of 1999, when Russia pledged to withdraw its troops and munitions from the Transnistrian region. In an international forum in Chisinau, the ex-head of state said the signing of that document by Russia was a present on his birthday by the then Russian President Boris Yeltsin. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1414 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1413 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1412 Coalition governance in a period of transition is inevitable, but any coalition should have a project, ex-President of Romania Emil Constantinescu said in the European Union – Moldova Forum that started in Chisinau on Tuesday evening, Info-Prim Neo reports. Emil Constantinescu took part in the first round of discussions themed “Transition to democracy in Moldova: 20 years of independence”, alongside former Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski and former Moldovan President Petru Lucinschi. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1411 “Democracy and freedom are the values that make people’s lives better. The road to the EU covered by Poland was considered a successful one. That’s why we are ready to share our experience and are very glad when other states succeed in achieving better results than we,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the EU – Moldova Forum that is taking place in Chisinau between March 29 and 31. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1410 Political analyst Oazu Nantoi considers that the Transnistrian conflict is not an internal one and the population of Transnistria is not part of the dispute, while the Tiraspol administration, especially Igor Smirnov, do not represent this population. Related statements were made in the EU-Moldova Forum held in Chisinau. The analyst stressed that a viable solution to the conflict cannot be identified at the negotiating table with Igor Smirnov. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1409 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1408 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1403 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1399 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1389 Andrei Popov, Deputy minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration; Anneli Ute Gabanyi, expert, Berlin http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1384 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1383 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1382 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1381 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1376 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1373 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1366 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1359 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1349 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1344 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1343 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1340 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1336 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1331 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1322 Experts at the Foreign Policy Association (FPA) maintain that a separate ministry should be created to oversee Moldova's European integration process alone. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1321 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1310 With the appointment of Victor Osipov as Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Matters in September 2009, a change in the approach toward the settlement of the Transnistrian conflict has occurred and a series of successes have been attained in a quite short period of time, stated Radu Vrabie, program director of the Foreign Policy Association, at the launch of his survey titled “The Transnistrian Issue and Moldova's European Integration: EU's Role”, Info-Prim Neo reports. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1299 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1275 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1274 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1268 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1261 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1252 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1244 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1243 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1242 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1232 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1230 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1226 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1223 Ukrainian authorities hope that formal negotiations on the Transnistrian issue in the "5+2" format, stopped in 2006, will be resumed after the election of a new Parliament of Republic of Moldova. Until then, officials in Kiev encourage Chisinau and Tiraspol to continue with the “small steps policy”. However, Ukrainian officials believe that the Moldovan-Ukrainian bilateral dialogue is sluggish because of Chisinau. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1222 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1209 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1208 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1207 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1206 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1203 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1202 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1197 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1196 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1195 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1188 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1187 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1186 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1182 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1176 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1175 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1169 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1161 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1154 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1152 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1142 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1141 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1133 On June 28, 2010, after Acting President Mihai Ghimpu issued a decree, the Moldovan people could officially commemorate, for the first time, the occupation of Bessarabia by the Soviet troops on June 28, 1940. The commemoration of this tragic event in our history should have generated a moment of national unity. Regretfully, it rekindled the political and historical divisions/disagreements that have absorbed the energy of the society, the political class, for over 20 years. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1132 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1125 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1112 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1103 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1098 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1095 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1090 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1079 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1078 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1073 Moldova has decidedly bet on an uncertain outcome of visa liberalisation with the EU. In diplomatic terms, Moldova is a few years behind Russia and Ukraine, which are already discussing the possibility of visa-free travel with the EU. But such diplomatic formalities are obscuring the fact that Moldova might actually be in the lead when it comes to implementing many of the necessary technical requirements. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1065 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1063 The ambassadors issue has been the focus of attention during the last few weeks and this is explicable. Moldova has not had ambassadors in the capitals of a number of partner countries for over six months. Among these are Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Lisbon, Budapest, Prague, Stockholm, Sofia, Warsaw, Vienna, Vilnius, Beijing, Ankara, Kiev, Minsk, Baku, and Tel-Aviv. There hasn't been any ambassador in Bucharest for more than a year. Most of the ambassadors hold more than one position, working simultaneously in several states. Consequently, the number of partner states where Moldova is not represented by ambassadors is much higher. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1062 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1057 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1056 A year ago, Moldova suffered Kyrgyzstan-style public disorder following contested elections, which ended with a new pro-EU government pushing a reform agenda taking power. Lenders and investors took note, and on March 24 the Moldova Partnership Forum brought together sponsors and investors at a major donor conference in Brussels. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1046 FEW people have heard of Moldova—and when they have, it is usually for the wrong reasons. A frozen conflict with Russian-backed separatists in Transdniestria has hamstrung the country since 1992. A year ago a rigged election brought riots, followed by hundreds of arrests, scores of alleged beatings and rapes, and three deaths. The outrage led to a new election and the formation of a shaky pro-Western coalition government. Its youthful ministers are in sharp contrast to the greyness of the previous regime, nominally a Communist one but in fact crony-capitalist. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1045 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1042 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1035 Prime Minister Vlad Filat at the opening session of the Moldova Partnership Forum in Brussels today. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1031 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1025 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1020 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1015 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1009 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1008 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1007 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=1001 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=999 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=998 Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has appeared before the Helsinki Commission, a U.S. agency that monitors human rights worldwide, during his first visit to Washington as premier. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=970 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=969 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=950 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=945 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=927 The Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) took place in Chisinau on October 9. This event, in the view of the former government, was to crown the victory of the Communists Party (PCRM) in this year’s parliamentary elections. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=899 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=863 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=853 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=845 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=795 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=768 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=726 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=714 Experts say that the financial aid promised by Moscow to the authorities from Chisinau will allow filling in the gaps in the budget during the election campaign, but it will not solve the structural difficulties of Moldovan authorities and, additionally, Moscow pursues one goal – to drive Chisinau apart from the European project. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=713 On May 27 this year, at the regional reunion of Russian ethnics from Ukraine, Moldova and Belorusia Valeri Kuzmin declared that in regard to “raising the Russian language at the level of state language” in the Republic of Moldova „no positive dynamics has been noticed lately” and that “the problem deserves an enhanced attention”. As stated by the Ambassador, in the period of aggravation of internal political situation which took place immediately after the elections, a sharpening of interethnic relations has also been noticed. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=708 The "Big Daddy" of U.S. Democratic Party politics in the 1960s and '70s, Jesse Unruh, had a wonderfully ribald saying about the role of money and influence in the business of government: "If you can't drink a lobbyist's whiskey, take his money, sleep with his women, and still vote against him in the morning, you don't belong in politics." http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=706 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=703 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=702 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=696 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=685 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=678 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=662 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=660 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=659 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=645 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=644 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=640 One month after a police crackdown that left three young men dead, EU diplomats in Moldova are working on rebuilding internal stability and EU relations. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=638 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=627 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=615 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=596 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=595 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=592 The Eastern Partnership is an EU attempt to expand its "sphere of influence" in the quest for hydrocarbons, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said, in Moscow's first major broadside against the new policy. "We are accused of having spheres of influence. But what is the Eastern Partnership, if not an attempt to extend the EU's sphere of influence, including to Belarus," the minister said on Saturday (21 March) at the Brussels Forum, a high-level symposium. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=591 Apparently panicking in the run-up to the April 5 elections, Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has hoisted the white flag of surrender on Transnistria in return for a pre-election endorsement from the Kremlin. The president can not run for a third term of office but his Communist Party hopes to profit from the Kremlin's televised accolades to Voronin. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=582 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=581 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=578 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=570 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=563 With just six weeks to go before the April 5 parliamentary elections, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov traveled to Moldova on February 23-24, his first visit to that country since taking office in March 2004. The timing of his visit fueled speculation that its real purpose was to underscore Moscow's support for the ruling Communist Party, which is seeking a third successive term in office. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=547 CHIŞINĂU (Imedia) – Moscow will continue providing humanitarian aid to Transnistria throughout this entire year, said Russian M.P. Vladimir Medinski during a visit to Tiraspol. Mr. Medinski is part of the ruling Edinnaia Rossia [Imedia: United Russia] party's general council. Opions on this news by Evghenii Shevciuk, Nicu Popopescu and Vladislav Kulminski. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=546 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=537 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=530 Voronin has always been more sensitive to Russian opposition to GUAM than the other leaders, and that opposition is growing given what many in Moscow see as the anti-Russian policies being pursued by Georgia and a lesser extent by Azerbaijan. Consequently, the Moldovan leader appears to want to distance himself and his country from them. Whether Chisinau will actually decide to leave GUAM or whether Voronin’s remarks now reflect his frustration at being ignored or treated as the odd man out within the grouping remains an open question. But the answer is critical. If Moldova goes, GUAM could disappear from the scene, but if it remains, Voronin’s standing at home and in many places abroad will fall. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=529 Nicu Popescu, a political analyst and researcher with the London-based European Council for Foreign Relations, says that a distinction needs to be made between integration and cooperation. „European integration is absolutely compatible with very good relations with Russia, Ukraine, or Armenia, but is incompatible with integration in the CIS. European integration implies European values and legislation – the CIS is very different from the EU in this sense. Russian standards, for example, when it comes to democracy or the economy, are different from European standards, for which reason Moldova cannot simultaneously integrate in both directions,” argues Mr. Popescu. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=526 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=525 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=489 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=393 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=183&id=392