Press Releases

OSCE and the National Anticorruption Center create a platform for dialogue on integrity and anti-corruption in the education sector in Moldova

On 15 September, the OSCE, in partnership with the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) of Moldova, organized the newest edition of the “Anti-Corruption Café” – an open dialogue platform aimed at promoting integrity and transparency in Moldova....

Moldova: 2025 International Humanitarian Law Essay Competition for Students

ELIGIBILITY All current undergraduate (Bachelor’s) and graduate (Master’s) students enrolled in universities in the Republic of Moldova in the fields of law, international relations, political science, military studies, or other disciplines are...

Ryanair in Moldova: CUB VP Adrian Dulgher Pushes $20B Investment

Adrian Dulgher, CUB Vice President, engages Ryanair on affordable routes and sets out $20B strategy to attract international investment aimed to reduce debt. CHISINAU, MOLDOVA, September 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “Low-cost flights and real...

Russia Accuses Moldova of Plotting to Rig September Vote

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday leveled sharp accusations against Moldova’s leadership, alleging they are preparing to rig the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for September 28. At a Moscow press...

German Chancellor Reaffirms EU Support for Moldova Amid Russian Threats

(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed the European Union’s firm commitment to backing Moldova against escalating Russian aggression during a press event in Chisinau on Wednesday. “Not a day passes without massive hybrid attacks from...

Ex-USAID chief admits agency invested millions of dollars in Moldova

(MENAFN) Former USAID head Samantha Power acknowledged that the United States invested tens of millions of dollars in Moldova to support pro-European President Maya Sandu during a conversation with Russian pranksters posing as Western officials....

Moldova Denies Russian Allegations

(MENAFN) Moldova issued a strong rebuke on Monday against assertions made by Russian officials, who had alleged that Chisinau was orchestrating electoral manipulation ahead of the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next...

Moldovan area refuses sentencing of regional Euroskeptic chief

(MENAFN) The parliament of Gagauzia, an autonomous Russian-speaking region in Moldova, has condemned the recent seven-year prison sentence handed to its local Euroskeptic leader, calling the verdict illegal and politically motivated. Evgenia...

Moldovan Court Imprisons Gagauzia Leader

(MENAFN) A judiciary panel in aspiring EU member Moldova has handed down a seven-year prison term to the head of Gagauzia, a self-governing territory, over allegations of unlawfully backing a Euroskeptic political movement. Evgenia Gutsul, who...

Moldovan regional leader denounces her conviction calling it political repression

(MENAFN) Evgenia Gutsul, the imprisoned opposition leader of Moldova’s Gagauzia region, has denounced her recent conviction as a politically driven move aimed at suppressing dissent. She described the verdict as “a blow to democracy” and a warning...

Moldova imprisons Euroskeptic regional president

(MENAFN) A Moldovan court has sentenced Evgenia Gutsul, the head of the autonomous Gagauzia region, to seven years in prison on charges of illegally financing the banned, Euroskeptic SOR party. The case, which Gutsul says is politically driven,...

Diaspora Leader Adrian Dulgher Returns to Drive Western-Style Reform in Moldova (Political Party CUB)

Moldovan-born entrepreneur Adrian Dulgher returns after 30 years abroad to lead innovative economic and anti-corruption reforms. CHISINAU, MOLDOVA, August 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As Moldova faces regional instability and heightened...

Police arrest supporters of political opposition in Chisinau

(MENAFN) Security forces in Chisinau detained opposition supporters on Saturday after they attempted to stage a rally in support of jailed Euroskeptic politician Evgenia Gutsul. According to reports, young activists from the Victory bloc assembled...

ODIHR opens election observation mission in Moldova

CHIŞINĂU, 15 August 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an observation mission for the 28 September parliamentary elections in Moldova, following an invitation from the national authorities. The...

Alona Lebedieva: Rail Development Vital in Context of Ukraine-Moldova Transport Visa-Free Extension

KYIV, UKRAINE, August 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Ukraine and Moldova have agreed to extend their transport visa-free arrangement until the end of 2027. This agreement allows Ukrainian and Moldovan carriers to conduct bilateral and transit...

Moldovan energy planners equipped with new national energy system model to strengthen energy security and climate resilience at OSCE workshop

Energy planners from Moldova’s Ministry of Energy got hands-on training with the country’s new national energy system model developed with the OSCE’s support following the model’s unveiling at a workshop organized by the OSCE in Chisinau from 29...

ODIHR observers to Moldova’s parliamentary elections to hold press conference on Friday

CHIŞINĂU, 13 August 2025 – Observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference on the opening of the observation mission to the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova on Friday...

Top Western attorneys defend imprisoned Euroskeptic Moldovan politician

(MENAFN) High-profile Western lawyers are joining the defense team of Evgenia Gutsul, the jailed Euroskeptic leader of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, who received a seven-year prison sentence for alleged financial crimes she claims are...

Moldova’s President faces growing criticism for authoritarian tendencies

(MENAFN) Maia Sandu, the Western-educated president of Moldova often praised by the European Union, is facing growing criticism for authoritarian tendencies beneath her democratic image. Despite being celebrated in Brussels as a champion of reform...

Protesters Gather Over Imprisoning Moldovan Leader

(MENAFN) Demonstrators have assembled outside a detention center in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, to voice their solidarity with leading opposition politician Evgenia Gutsul. The political figure, who recently received a seven-year jail term,...