Moldova

Commonwealth of Independent States

Europe, Eastern

Chisinau4

• New York, April 8, 2009-The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Moldovan authorities today to allow Romanian journalists to enter Moldova and report on anti-communist rallies that have swept Moldova's capital, Chisinau, since Monday. (cpj.org)
• CHISINAU - Moldova's parliament has called on international partners negotiating a settlement with the breakaway Transdnestr republic to stop separatists from seizing territory in eastern Moldova. (themoscowtimes.com)
• Previously, Sandu had stated that Russia was attempting to establish a pro-Russian 'government' in Chisinau to use Moldova against Ukraine in the same way Belarus has been used. (yahoo.com)
• In February, Zelenskyy announced that Moscow was considering orchestrating a coup in Moldova, capturing the airport in Chisinau to transfer their military forces through it. (yahoo.com)

20229

• The March 2022 emergency synchronisation with ENTSO-E, triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has pushed Moldova closer to full electricity trade with Europe. (oecd.org)
• Under the presidency of Maia Sandu, elected in 2020 on a pro-Western and anti-corruption ticket, Moldova has pursued membership of the European Union, and was granted candidate status in June 2022. (wikipedia.org)
• Moldova ranks 56th in the world on the Global Innovation Index as of 2022. (wikipedia.org)
• In concert with Ukraine, Moldova connected synchronously to the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) on March 16, 2022. (trade.gov)
• Paris, July 14, 2022 - Authorities in Moldova should investigate journalist Slava Radulov's recent expulsion from covering a public parliamentary meeting, and ensure that the members of the press can work freely in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. (cpj.org)
• In 2022, total trade reached USD 94 million between the EFTA States and the Republic of Moldova, of which USD 34 million represented imports from Moldova and USD 60 million were exports from the EFTA States. (efta.int)
• In 2022 the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) selected Tetra Tech to implement the four-year, $17 million Moldova Energy Security Activity (MESA). (tetratech.com)
• De Februàri 24to 2022 buter/maj but sar 471,000 nàśle nàkhle khatar e Ukraina ande Moldova, taj kodo si e maj bàri migràcia pala jek dźèno ande paśutne thema/phuvya. (hrw.org)
• This paper outlines the results of Oxfam's rapid assessment of Roma refugees in Moldova in July 2022, highlighting the challenges that Roma refugees face when trying to access assistance, and some key humanitarian needs of these refugees. (oxfam.org)

Moldova's1

• Improving Moldova's energy security is critical for both national sovereignty and regional stability, as Moldova is a major transit route for natural gas and its electricity system is closely integrated with Ukraine. (tetratech.com)

Republica Moldova2

• Romanian pronunciation: [molˈdova]), officially the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans. (wikipedia.org)
• Republica Moldova este o economie cu venituri mici-mijlocii. (worldbank.org)

20231

• On 24 March 2023, EFTA and the Republic of Moldova reached an agreement on a comprehensive free trade agreement . (efta.int)

Moldovan7

• In August 1989, Moldova proclaimed Moldovan -- virtually the same as Romanian -- as its state language, and less than a year later the Romanian tricolor -- red, yellow, and blue -- was adopted as the republic's official flag. (rferl.org)
• New York, November 4, 2020 - Moldovan authorities should immediately investigate an incident in which Russian journalist Irek Murtazin was prevented from boarding an Air Moldova flight to Moldova, and ensure that journalists can freely report on the country's presidential elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. (cpj.org)
• During the Soviet rule in Moldova, a State language law was passed in 1989 which declared that Moldovan was the state language of Moldova. (worldatlas.com)
• Again, when the Constitution of Moldova was framed in 1994, Moldovan was mentioned as the official language of the country. (worldatlas.com)
• Russian is a popular foreign language spoken in Moldova due to the former influence of the Soviet Union on Moldovan economy and culture. (worldatlas.com)
• These languages are mostly spoken by Moldovan migrants or expats in Moldova. (worldatlas.com)
• The heroic defiance of Russian aggression demonstrated by the Ukrainian people prevents Moscow from attempting to occupy Moldova , Moldovan President Maia Sandu said at a press conference in Kyiv on Nov. 21. (yahoo.com)

Romania10

• Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. (wikipedia.org)
• Moldova and Romania are cooperating to build an HVDC back-to-back (B2B) interconnector station, along with corresponding transmission lines, which will enable Moldova to physically connect with the Romanian grid and provide access to Romanian and, by extension, other European electricity markets. (trade.gov)
• High-voltage interconnections between Moldova and Romania require the installation of a back-to-back station. (trade.gov)
• Moldova was part of Romania before World War II, and 65 percent of its population of 4.5 million speak Romanian. (rferl.org)
• Closer ties were forged between Romania and Moldova after the Romanian communist regime collapsed during a bloody popular uprising in December 1989. (rferl.org)
• In addition, the pro-Russian population of the Transdniester region on the left bank of the River Dniester -- which had already seceded from Moldova in 1990 -- was showing increasing signs of uneasiness over the fear that newly independent Moldova would seek reunification with neighboring Romania. (rferl.org)
• Ironically, despite the fear of the Transdniester separatists, reunification with Romania was never a serious political goal for Moldova. (rferl.org)
• Pro-Western Moldova, wedged between Ukraine and Romania, became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. (zawya.com)
• Knowledge, dentist confidence and management of periodontal patients among general dentists from Belarus, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova and Romania. (bvsalud.org)
• GDs from Belarus , Lithuania , Macedonia, Moldova and Romania participated in a questionnaire survey . (bvsalud.org)

20191

• Since 2019, EU4Environment has been supporting the Republic of Moldova towards green transformation. (oecd.org)

Republic17

• A digital platform to monitor the progress of the Republic of Moldova towards a green economy, based on green growth indicators, was developed and now hosted on the website of the Ministry of Environment. (oecd.org)
• This report takes stock of the state of the environmental compliance assurance system in the Republic of Moldova, including its legal and institutional framework, monitoring, enforcement and compliance promotion activities. (oecd.org)
• Moldova is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic with its capital in Chișinău, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. (wikipedia.org)
• The constitution of Moldova was adopted in 1994, and the country became a parliamentary republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government. (wikipedia.org)
• For a short time in the 1990s, at the founding of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the name of the current Republic of Moldova was also spelled Moldavia. (wikipedia.org)
• Officially, the name Republic of Moldova is designated by the United Nations. (wikipedia.org)
• SAUM in collaboration and with the support of FAO organized in November 2020 two AGROVOC online meetings with the purpose of enhancing knowledge sharing and improving visibility and access to agricultural research from the Republic of Moldova worldwide. (fao.org)
• The basic purpose of the round table was to strengthen the capacities of institutions and researchers in order to integrate the results of scientific research achieved in the Republic of Moldova in the global information space. (fao.org)
• Ms. Imma Subirats, senior information management officer for the FAO, who leads the AGROVOC, AGRIS and AGORA programmes, greeted the participants highlighting the importance of this event for the Republic of Moldova, as well as the role and importance of the information products AGRIS and AGROVOC for the development of agricultural science and technologies. (fao.org)
• The agenda of the round table included discussions on the aspects and issues concerning AGROVOC use, translation and adaptation of the thesaurus in Romanian and collaboration on AGROVOC dissemination in the Republic of Moldova. (fao.org)
• Attention was drawn to the importance and potential roles that AGROVOC can play in supporting the educational and research process in the Republic of Moldova. (fao.org)
• SAUM plans to organize awareness-raising and information activities in order to enhance the relevance of using the AGROVOC multilingual thesaurus in the Republic of Moldova. (fao.org)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in nearly 170 countries and territories, including the Republic of Moldova, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. (undp.org)
• This study is the first at national level and includes an extensive analysis of the current situation and priority areas of action to reduce plastic waste pollution, considering the increased vulnerability of the Republic of Moldova to the consequences of plastic pollution. (undp.org)
• Led by the Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Urmas Paet (Renew Europe, Estonia) and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, Nathalie Loiseau (Renew Europe, France), a high-level delegation of seven MEPs will carry out a fact-finding visit to the Republic of Moldova, from 31 March to 2 April. (europa.eu)
• Speaking of the latter, it's important to note that while the address displayed here places the museum in Moldova, it actually falls within the widely unrecognised Soviet Socialist Republic of Transnistria. (atlasobscura.com)
• The vaccine scheduler table summarizes the current vaccination schedule for young children, adolescents, and adults in Republic of Moldova. (who.int)

Romanian5

• After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country began to use the Romanian name, Moldova. (wikipedia.org)
• In the late 1980s, during the reforms launched by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, a strong pro-Romanian movement arose in Moldova, inspired by the nationalist revivals sweeping many Soviet republics. (rferl.org)
• The Romanian language is the official language of Moldova. (worldatlas.com)
• However, when the Declaration of Independence of Moldova was signed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Declaration stated Romanian to be the official language of the newly independent Moldova. (worldatlas.com)
• Thus, Romanian once more became the official language of Moldova. (worldatlas.com)

20201

• Moldova achieved important development results over the last two decades, building on an average annual GDP growth of 4.6 per cent before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. (ilo.org)

Transnistria5

• Explosions rocked the small, Russian-aligned breakaway region of Moldova known as Transnistria Tuesday, raising concerns that a new front could open in the war in Ukraine. (nypost.com)
• Transnistria, a Kremlin-friendly strip of land in eastern Moldova, sits along Ukraine's southwestern border, and hosts some 1,500 Russian troops on a nominal peace-keeping mission. (nypost.com)
• Transnistria, a small strip of land in the Russian-aligned breakaway region of Moldova, was attacked Tuesday. (nypost.com)
• Prompted by the imminent fall of the Soviet Union, this small region declared its independence from Moldova - and the bloody conflict waged from 1990-92 was later known as the War of Transnistria. (atlasobscura.com)
• Besides, all three countries have break- away regions which are under the de-facto control of Russia, be it Transnistria in Moldova, Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, or Crimea in Ukraine. (lu.se)

19901

• The PMR is commonly known as Transdniester, and broke away from Moldova proper in 1990. (cpj.org)

Ukrainians4

• Other communities in Moldova also speak the language including ethnic Russians (5.8%), ethnic Bulgarians (8.7%), ethnic Ukrainians (7.7%), and others. (worldatlas.com)
• Over 300 000 Ukrainians have fled to Moldova, putting the country's authorities and resources under severe strain. (europa.eu)
• Tatiana Bellayar was among tens of thousands of Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion a year ago, rushing to find a safe haven by crossing into tiny, impoverished neighbour Moldova. (zawya.com)
• Yet the arrival of some 100,000 Ukrainians to the country of about 2.6 million has brought new attention and a push for resources to crisis-battered Moldova. (zawya.com)

Russia6

• Moldova is one of the countries most affected by the war in Ukraine, not only because of its physical proximity but also because of its inherent vulnerabilities as a small, energy dependent, landlocked economy with close linkages to both Ukraine and Russia. (worldbank.org)
• Moldova is also engaged in a long-standing struggle between pro-Russia and pro-Europe groups. (asianews.it)
• In Moldova, the imperialist powers are signaling their impatience with the local elites' perceived complacency towards the aggressive drive to encircle and isolate Russia. (wsws.org)
• Moldova struggles with a contracting economy, banking crisis and Russia as the new pro-EU government takes office. (politico.eu)
• Russia warns of "grave consequences" after Ukraine and Moldova join Georgia in signing association agreements with the EU. (politico.eu)
• Are the roots of the EU's clash with Russia really to be found in the EU's political and trade deals with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova? (politico.eu)

20214

• In 2021, EFTA and Moldova launched their negotiations towards a free trade agreement. (efta.int)
• Even before the war, Moldova suffered an 'energy crisis which began in 2021, the impact of Covid, and last year's drought affecting its agriculture,' said SI field coordinator Serge Gruel. (zawya.com)
• Associated Trio is the newest sub-regional format of cooperation in Europe, counting only a year since its foundation in May 2021 by the three member states: Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. (lu.se)
• Founded in May 2021 by its three members, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, this partnership aims to cooperate policies among member states and foster the process of Europeanization to bring these countries closer to EU accession. (lu.se)

Russia's1

• Moldova, formerly part of Russia's sphere of influence, is now governed by authorities who are firmly focused on European integration. (inquirer.net)

Breakaway1

• At present, an uneasy ceasefire hangs between Moldova and its breakaway state. (atlasobscura.com)

Ukrainian1

• Moldova offers Ukrainian. (zawya.com)

Sandu1

• The organizers also accused Sandu of trying to drag Moldova into the war in Ukraine. (inquirer.net)

Country's1

• As part of the reforms, Moldova restructured and partially privatized its electricity distribution network, including Premier Energy, a private company that controls 70 percent of the country's electric distribution grid. (trade.gov)

NATO2

• RFE/RL) September 14, 2006 -- NATO and 12 other countries in the alliance's Partnership for Peace Program today began military exercises in Moldova. (rferl.org)
• NATO says the exercises, which are due to run until September 29, were planned two years ago and are in no way connected to the political situation in Moldova. (rferl.org)

19913

• On 27 August 1991, as the dissolution of the Soviet Union was underway, the Moldavian SSR declared independence and took the name Moldova. (wikipedia.org)
• Moldova has made some progress towards adopting free-market, democratic principles since gaining its independence in 1991, but still has significant investment climate shortcomings. (state.gov)
• Next week Moldova will celebrate 10 years since it declared independence from the Soviet Union after the failed 1991 Moscow coup. (rferl.org)

Ukraine and Moldova1

• However, "all of us citizens of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova have already paid a heavy price for that. (asianews.it)

Georgia and Moldova1

• EU promises early benefits for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova from trade and political agreements. (politico.eu)

Crisis2

• The Eastern European country of Moldova is engulfed in a deep political and economic crisis. (wsws.org)
• Swift action from Brussels transformed the Moldova crisis on the ground. (ecfr.eu)

Reforms4

• Moldova has committed to implement reforms embedded within the European Union's Third Energy Package, a suite of legislation adopted in 2009 aimed at creating integrated and competitive energy markets for natural gas and electricity. (trade.gov)
• Moldova regained relative stability after the political and economic turmoil of recent years, but at the same time, progress in implementing necessary reforms has slowed. (state.gov)
• In June 2014, Moldova signed an Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union (EU), including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), committing the government to a course of reforms to bring its governmental, regulatory, and business practices in line with EU standards. (state.gov)
• Dempsey goes on to compare the pace of reforms to the refusal of Ukraine's deposed president Yanukovych to sign the Association Agreement with the EU: "Moldova is a microcosm of Ukraine, where since the early 1990s, the poisonous relationship between the oligarchs and national and local elites has made it impossible to introduce reforms and modernize the state institutions. (wsws.org)

Joint Declaration2

• The Joint Declaration on Cooperation provides that the EFTA States and Moldova shall, when conditions permit, jointly examine actions to be taken in view of establishing a free trade area between them. (efta.int)
• Moscow (AsiaNews) - Georgia, Moldova and the Ukraine have signed a joint declaration in support of integration with the European Union. (asianews.it)

People's2

• In Moldova we focus on creating an environment that supports private sector activity, promoting European standards across sectors and regional integration to bring domestic producers closer to their markets, as well as developing efficient and sustainable public utilities which have a direct impact on people's lives. (ebrd.com)
• The following study centres on young people's outlook on digital transformation in Moldova and seeks to understand the digital needs and challenges which they encounter, as well as their grassroots vision for a better digital future. (undp.org)

Coup1

• In the wake of the failed Moscow coup, Moldova, like many other Soviet republics, moved fast. (rferl.org)

Brussels1

• As long as Moldova kept a pro-EU outlook, Brussels turned a blind eye to many of Chisinau's misdeeds. (politico.eu)

Independence4

• But a decade after independence, Moldova has become Europe's poorest country, struggling with abysmal economic problems, territorial separatism, and political turmoil. (rferl.org)
• RFE/RL correspondent Eugen Tomiuc reports on what 10 years of independence means for Moldova. (rferl.org)
• After 10 years of independence, Moldova has become Eastern Europe's poorest state and the only ex-Soviet state to vote back into power an unreformed communist party. (rferl.org)
• In 2013, after more than a decade, the Constitutional Court of Moldova declared that the official language mentioned in the Declaration of Independence would be preferred and become the official language of Moldova. (worldatlas.com)

Imports3

• Moldova is largely dependent on fossil fuel and electricity imports, with the vast majority of its natural gas imports coming from the Russian Federation. (oecd.org)
• Further integration with Europe for both gas and electricity imports is ongoing as Moldova prioritises moving away from Russian sources of energy. (oecd.org)
• Moldova also imports electricity from Ukraine. (trade.gov)

Poorest2

• Moldova is the second poorest country in Europe by GDP per official capita after Ukraine and much of its GDP is dominated by the service sector. (wikipedia.org)
• Despite a solid economic performance over the past two decades, Moldova remains among the poorest countries in Europe. (worldbank.org)

NGOs2

• About 40 NGOs are present in Moldova, in addition to the five United Nations agencies. (zawya.com)
• The civic platform DA, founded in February this year, is composed of former officials, lawyers, journalists and academics with ties to various European institutions and Western-funded NGOs such as the Soros Foundation in Moldova, the Association for Participatory Democracy and Transparency International Moldova. (wsws.org)

Separatist1

• New York, March 26, 2015-The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of a journalist in the separatist Transdniester region of Moldova and calls on authorities to release him immediately. (cpj.org)

Country4

• U.S. business activity in Moldova continued to grow in 2018, and investors and businesses have demonstrated increased interest in the country. (state.gov)
• During the visit, MEPs will observe the situation on the ground in Moldova, a country neighbouring Ukraine that is currently resisting a Russian invasion. (europa.eu)
• She added that Moldova stands with Ukraine and will continue to support the country. (yahoo.com)
• The priority now is to help the country progress economically, because it was already a fragile environment' a year ago, said Francesca Bonelli, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative in Moldova. (zawya.com)

Region1

• The language is spoken by the Gagauz people of Gagauzia, an autonomous region of Moldova. (worldatlas.com)

Million1

• On Thursday 24 March, Parliament agreed to provide Moldova with €150 million in macro-financial aid to cover a part of its external financing needs. (europa.eu)

Government3

• In 2018, the IMF suspended its three-year program with Moldova after the government passed a package of controversial tax and capital amnesty laws, jeopardizing its economic reform agenda. (state.gov)
• As an ambitious and broad-based Free Trade Agreement, the EFTA-Moldova Agreement covers trade in goods and services, establishment, intellectual property rights, competition, government procurement, trade and sustainable development, as well as legal and horizontal provisions. (efta.int)
• Tetra Tech is collaborating with the Government of Moldova and the private sector to establish a more secure, reliable energy supply for people and businesses. (tetratech.com)

Population1

• Several minority languages of Moldova with a significant population of speakers are also assigned an official status. (worldatlas.com)

Europe4

• Moldova is a member state of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, and the Association Trio. (wikipedia.org)
• The prehistory of Moldova covers the period from the Upper Paleolithic which begins with the presence of Homo sapiens in the area of Southeastern Europe some 44,000 years ago and extends into the appearance of the first written records in Classical Antiquity in Greece. (wikipedia.org)
• MESA builds on Tetra Tech's decades of experience strengthening energy security in Europe and Eurasia , and focuses on providing policy, infrastructure, and science-based solutions to help Moldova power homes and businesses. (tetratech.com)
• Tetra Tech is supporting Moldova to power a secure and sustainable future for all by connecting with Europe, opening doors for investment in solar and wind, incentivizing efficiency, and finding new sources of natural gas. (tetratech.com)

Cooperation1

• A Joint Committee is established which provides the EFTA States and Moldova with a forum and a practical framework to review their cooperation, discuss any other issue of mutual interest and formulate appropriate recommendations. (efta.int)

Electricity3

• Moldova has made considerable efforts to diversify their supply sources and increase the security of both electricity and gas supply. (oecd.org)
• The Project will improve the energy security for Moldova by accelerating the ongoing integration with ENTSO-E and facilitate the development of regional integration as Moldova will introduce a new route for electricity exchange. (ebrd.com)
• Moldova historically has relied on neighboring countries for energy, such as natural gas and electricity. (tetratech.com)