Moldova’s opposition Socialist Party says it is launching a campaign to increase the powers of the president and turn the country’s current parliamentary system of government into a presidential one.
Moldova has called for the United Nations to discuss withdrawing Russian troops from its breakaway Transdniester region at its current General Assembly session.
The EU aspirations of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are expected to be the main bone of contention among member states ahead of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Brussels on November 24, a draft statement seen by RFE/RL suggests.
Hundreds of people took part in a rally in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, on September 17 to denounce a new electoral law. (RFE/RL's Moldovan Service)
Hundreds of people have marched in Moldova's capital to protest against a controversial new electoral law.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Natalia Gherman as the head of the UN Regional Center for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia.
A major exhibition of Romanian artist Stefan Luchian's work has opened at the National Art Museum of Moldova, just over 100 years after his death. (RFE/RL's Moldovan Service)
Moldova's pro-Russia president, Igor Dodon, has accused parliament and the country's government of attempting to limit his powers as supreme commander of Moldova's armed forces in the interest of foreign powers -- warning that the alleged effort will lead to mass street protests.
EU lawmakers are pushing for an end to international data roaming charges between the EU and Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, a trust fund for Ukrainian investment, and possibly more sanctions on Russia ahead of a summit in Brussels in November.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon has demanded the dismissal of acting defense chief Gheorghe Galbura after the military sent soldiers to a multinational training exercise in Ukraine against the president's wishes.
Moldovan troops will take part in September 8-23 multinational military exercises in Ukraine despite pro-Russian President Igor Dodon's bid to keep them out of the drills.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon says he has canceled the participation of a small contingent of Moldovan soldiers in upcoming NATO exercises.
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