Thousands of people carrying red flags have marched in the streets of the Moldovan capital in support of the main pro-Russian opposition Socialist Party, ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon joined his Socialist Party of Moldova (PSRM) in launching an election campaign on November 18.
The European Commission has said it is cutting its financial assistance to Moldova by 20 million euros ($22.7 million) per year for both 2017 and 2018 amid concerns about the rule of law and the democratic backsliding of the country.
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution highly critical of Moldova, saying it has become a “state captured by oligarchic interests” that exert their influence over most part of Moldova's society.
The European Union will not hold an Eastern Partnership summit in 2019, but a "high-level conference" marking the 10th anniversary of the forum will bring together the EU and the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, several sources have told RFE/RL.
Bulgarian prosecutors have charged senior state officials in connection with a document fraud scheme that they said had enabled people from Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkans to obtain Bulgarian passports and travel freely in the European Union.
People protested at the Turkish Embassy in Chisinau, during a visit to Moldova by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The protests follow a joint operation by Turkish and Moldovan security services in which seven Turkish teachers were extradited to Turkey.
Several casualties were reported late October 6 after an explosion in a high-rise building in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau.
Moldova's parliament has overridden a veto by President Igor Dodon, passing legislation that will transfer the site of a former stadium in Chisinau to the United States for its new embassy.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon says he will host his Turkish counterpart in Chisinau in October, weeks after Moldova expelled seven citizens of Turkey, in a move criticized by human rights organizations.
The Moldovan Constitutional Court has suspended the powers of the country’s Russia-friendly president amid a standoff over ministerial appointments with his opponents in Chisinau's pro-Western government.
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