Former Moldovan Finance Minister Natalia Gavrilita has welcomed her nomination by President Maia Sandu as prime minister-designate after her Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won snap elections earlier this month.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has nominated former Finance Minister Natalia Gavrilita to try to become the country's new prime minister.
Almost 140,000 non-EU citizens were refused entry into the EU in 2020 -- mostly Ukrainians, Albanians, and Moldovans.
Analysts say Moscow is looking for ways to maintain influence in Moldova without being overly involved.
The strong victory for the center-right party founded by President Maia Sandu in Moldova’s parliamentary elections has raised hopes that years of debilitating political gridlock may be coming to an end. But serious challenges from what citizens say is an entrenched kleptocracy remain.
Pro-Western President Maia Sandu's party has scored a clear victory in Moldovan snap parliamentary elections that Western observers called "smooth" and "peaceful," a result likely to weaken Russia's influence in the country.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu declared victory for her pro-Europe party after the nation’s snap parliamentary elections, a result likely to weaken Russia's influence and push Europe's poorest country toward further integration with the continent.
Moldova is set to receive half a million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) coronavirus vaccine from the United States.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s pro-European party was leading on July 11 as counting got under way in snap parliamentary elections that are likely to weaken Russia's influence and push Europe's poorest country toward further integration with the continent.
Momentum for early parliamentary elections in Moldova has been building for months. Now, an angry electorate is preparing to decide on July 11 whether the small country on Europe’s edge will move toward the West or remain in Russia's orbit. A look at how it got here and what is at stake.
Parliamentary elections in Moldova are taking place on July 11 without the cooperation of the breakaway region of Trandniester. Most people in the region have Moldovan passports and can travel to nearby districts to vote, but only a few thousand are expected to do so.
The European Commission has put forward a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.72 billion) economic and investment plan for Eastern Partnership countries, with the potential to mobilize up to 17 billion euros ($20.1 billion) in public and private investments.
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