The Latest Breaking News from Moldova

Russia restricts imports of agriculture products from Moldova

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Reuters · Aug 9, 2022

Ukrainians at risk from anti-refugee tensions in host countries, report warns

Falsehoods and disinformation could cause breakdown in relations with local communities, says World Vision

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022

Moldova's ex-president calls for snap elections over gas price

Moldova's pro-Russian opposition leader called for snap presidential and parliamentary elections on Tuesday and told the pro-Western government to go to Moscow to negotiate cheaper natural gas from Russia as prices soar.

Reuters · Aug 2, 2022

Moldova gets support from partners amid series of hardships

Moldova received about 600 million euros in pledges at a donors conference to help the tiny country overcome rising inflation and the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Ukraine Recap: Russian threats, Europe frets and China rises

Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine, dressed up for domestic consumption as a “military operation” to “de-Nazify” the country, have sent a shiver of apprehension through the rest of the region. In Moldova, particularly, where the small breakaway enclave of Transnistria gives Russia a foothold, many fear their country could…

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022

Russia's neighbours are looking towards the EU or China for protection

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s increasingly explicit imperial ambitions to reconstitute a Russian empire from the ashes of the Soviet Union has raised considerable fears among former members.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022

Two-Thirds of Ukraine Refugees Plan to Stay Put for Now, Says UN

Around two-thirds of refugees from Ukraine expect to stay in their host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves after Russia's invasion, a survey by the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has found. Most of the refugees from Ukraine, mainly women and children, hope to return home eventually,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 13, 2022

Scotland's entry into EU will be 'simpler and faster' the sooner it happens, says German MEP

THE EU is ready to accept new members again and the process of accession for an independent Scotland will be “simpler and faster” the sooner it…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2022

Ringing the changes: Are citizens' proposals for the EU's future being heard?

At the most recent EU leaders’ summit last week, much of the talk was focused on the future of the European Union, particularly its potential enlargement. Varying degrees of assurances on possible membership were given to Ukraine, Moldova and to a different degree, the Western Balkans states. EU leaders gave…

France 24 · Jul 1, 2022

Ukraine and Moldova gain EU candidate status but face a long road to full membership

For four months, Ukraine has been fighting for its very existence. Having successfully forced Russia to shift focus from a four-fronted offensive to concentrating on the Donbas region in the east of the country, Ukraine is now fighting a bitter war of attrition – losing, depending on whose figures you…

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2022