Andrei Stratan (file) (epa) October 1, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Moldova’s Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan says Eastern European countries need greater representation on the UN Security Council.
Moldovans queueing for visas to Romania (file) (AFP) September 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Romania has decided to simplify its procedures for granting citizenship, amid criticism from Moldova, which stands to lose more of its population to its EU neighbor.
The message from Brussels at a meeting with the members of its European Neighborhood Policy is clear: economic cooperation -- yes; membership -- no.
September 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The European Union announced plans today to strengthen its relationship with its neighbors through its European Neighborhood Policy (ENP).
Though the money sent home by the thousands who work abroad supports Europe's poorest country, the mass exodus is also generating a severe social backlash.
RFE/RL correspondent Elena Moldoveanu (left) interviewing people outside the bureau (RFE/RL) CHISINAU, 24 August, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- RFE/RL Romania-Moldova Service correspondent Elena Moldoveanu recently took to the streets to speak to people lined up near the offices of the Population Registry Bureau in Chisinau.
The process of navigating Moldovan bureaucracy might seem comical -- but not to those standing in line.
Romania's Basescu has dismissed Moldova's 'aggression' (file photo) (official site) August 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Romanian President Traian Basescu has vowed a tough response to Moldova's claim that a Romanian diplomat took bribes to issue visas.
August 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Former Soviet states this week mark the 16th anniversary of the 1991 putsch that triggered the collapse of the Soviet Union, RFE/RL's Russian Service reported.
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer (file photo) (official site) August 9, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- During a recent visit to Chisinau, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer discussed the current state of negotations on the conflict in Transdniester with RFE/RL Romania-Moldova Service correspondent Vasile Botnaru.
Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu spoke to RFE/RL about relations between Bucharest and Chisinau, strained by Romania's new visa requirement for its neighbor.
Ambassador Michael Kirby (official website) U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Michael Kirby says a solution to the frozen conflict in Transdniester must "go through the door of Moscow," and rejects speculation that a resolution on Kosovo's final status could serve as a precedent for other breakaway regions. Vasile Botnaru, the Chisinau bureau chief for RFE/RL's Romania-Moldova Service, spoke with Kirby about the Transdniester conflict, the future of GUAM, and other regional issues.
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