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Article | May 13, 2012 - 10:06pm

On 10 May, Moldova’s President Nicolae Timofti and his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu agreed in Bucharest to accelerate the development of energy projects already established, including Iasi-Ungheni (north-east country) gas pipeline.

Article | May 6, 2012 - 10:06pm

On 3 May, Moldova-EU consultations in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) started at the headquarters of the Foreign and European Integration Ministry (MAEIE), Moldpress reported, citing the MAEIE information and media communication service.

Article | April 24, 2012 - 11:27am

Bulgaria and Romania have signed an agreement with four of their neighbours which allows them to share common airspace, t he Austrian newspaper Wirtschaftsblatt reported.

Article | April 22, 2012 - 9:29pm

Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov and Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat took part in the official opening of a Bulgarian-Moldovan business forum, news agencies reported.

Article | April 15, 2012 - 7:31pm

Belarus-Moldova trade made up $47.6m in January-February 2012, up 1.6 times over the same period in 2011, BelTA quoted the Embassy of Belarus in Moldova as saying. Particularly, Belarusian export to Moldova reached $39.5m during the two months of this year and was up by 79% over the same period of the previous year.

Article | April 8, 2012 - 8:13pm

Russian investigators probing the embezzlement of about 160m rubles ($5.5m) in Russian humanitarian aid to the breakaway Transdnestr Region of Moldova will search several banks in the republic, Kommersant business paper reported on 4 April.

Article | March 29, 2012 - 11:44am

The quick resolution of individual disputes within the Caucuses can be the only thing that paves the way for possible EU integration, one EU politician has said.

Article | March 25, 2012 - 7:38pm

The issues of updating Belarus-Moldova inter-parliamentary co-operation agreement were discussed during a meeting between Acting President, Chairman of the Parliament of Moldova Marian Lupu and a delegation of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, BelTA reported. 

Article | March 18, 2012 - 9:09pm

On 16 March, Moldova's Parliament approved the election of 65-year-old Nicolae Timofti, who is chairman of the Superior Council of Magistrates, as president, ending nearly three years of political deadlock in the former Soviet republic. 

Article | March 16, 2012 - 1:02pm

The parliament of Moldova has elected a new president, bringing an end to a three-year long political deadlock.

Article | March 11, 2012 - 9:23pm

On 7 March, the Moldovan parliament passed a law that allows for the chemical castration of child sex offences and some instances of rape. Lawmakers said the country was becoming a magnet for sex tourists, news agencies reported.

Article | March 4, 2012 - 7:31pm

On March 1, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said the water utility in Moldova's southern town of Ceadar-Lunga has invited bids for the procurement of equipment in a water system upgrade project co-financed by the bank, news agencies reported.