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Law enforcement tear down opposition rally in post-Soviet capital

(MENAFN) Police in Chisinau, Moldova, detained members of the political opposition after they attempted to stage a rally in support of jailed Euroskeptic leader Evgenia Gutsul. Activists from the youth wing of the Victory bloc gathered at the...

Law enforcement crack sown on opposition picket in post-Soviet capital

(MENAFN) Authorities in Chisinau, Moldova, detained supporters of the opposition Victory bloc after they attempted to hold a protest in support of jailed Euroskeptic leader Evgenia Gutsul. Activists from the party’s youth wing had set up a tent...

Erdogan Accepts Letters of Credentials from New Ambassadors

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally accepted letters of credentials from a group of newly appointed ambassadors, marking the official start of their diplomatic missions in Türkiye. The ceremony underscored...

Gagauzia Parliament Condemns Sentence of Leader

(MENAFN) The parliament of Gagauzia, a self-governing, primarily Russian-speaking territory within Moldova, has dismissed the imprisonment of the local Euroskeptic leader as unlawful and politically charged. Gutsul, who secured election in 2023...

Ukraine detains man trying to escape via paraglider

(MENAFN) Authorities in Ukraine have apprehended a man of military age who was preparing to escape to Moldova using a paraglider, according to the country’s Border Guard Service. This incident comes amid rising cases of draft evasion as the...

Fighting-age Ukrainian gets detained preparing paraglider to escape

(MENAFN) A Ukrainian man of conscription age was stopped by border guards as he tried to escape to Moldova using a paraglider, Ukraine’s Border Guard Service reported. The incident highlights growing draft evasion amid the country’s intensified...

Grow London, London Stock Exchange and The Global City partner with London FinTech Summit to connect global finance capitals and drive cross-border collaboration

London, UK, Aug. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- London FinTech Summit, part of Fintech Week London, has announced strategic partnerships with Grow London (London & Partners), the London Stock Exchange, and The Global City — three of the most...

Putin facilitates migration regulations for post-Soviet state

(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has relaxed entry and employment regulations for Moldovan nationals traveling to Russia for work, despite ongoing tensions with Moldova’s pro-EU and pro-Ukraine government. Moldova, a former Soviet...

EU candidate nations prevents opposition from elections

(MENAFN) Moldova’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has blocked the Euroskeptic Victory political bloc from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections, citing alleged connections to Russia and exiled opposition leader Ilan Shor....

Rose-Roth seminar in Armenia: closer than ever to peace in the South Caucasus

01 October 2025 At the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s (NATO PA) Yerevan Rose-Roth seminar, NATO parliamentarians reaffirmed their support for Armenia’s efforts to strengthen democratic reforms, normalise relations with its neighbours, and pursue...

Blackout hits Eastern Europe

(MENAFN) On July 15, 2025, lawyers across Moldova launched a strike, halting all legal activities and withdrawing from court proceedings. They declared that providing legal assistance during the strike would be a disciplinary violation. This bold...

FSB reports Ukrainian agent caught in Russia

(MENAFN) Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday the arrest of a Moldovan national living in Russia, accused of spying for Ukraine in the western Ryazan Region. The FSB stated that since 2024, the suspect had been in contact...

FSB reports spies from EU aspirant detained in Moscow

(MENAFN) Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested two Moldovan nationals in Moscow, accusing them of working for Moldova’s Security and Intelligence Service (SIS). The FSB announced the arrests on Wednesday, releasing footage of the...

Top Russian MP criticizes EU aspirant due to crossing national heritage

(MENAFN) Senior Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky has accused Moldova's leadership of abandoning the nation’s historical and cultural identity in favor of Western-imposed values. His comments followed violent clashes on Sunday in Chisinau between...

EU blacklists opposition officials in candidate nation

(MENAFN) The European Council has announced sanctions against seven individuals and three organizations in Moldova connected to exiled opposition figure Ilan Shor. The measures, unveiled on Tuesday, target Shor’s close allies, whom Brussels...

Head of AFD visits Ukraine

(MENAFN) Rémy Rioux, head of the French Development Agency (AFD), recently visited Ukraine and Moldova to reaffirm France’s role as a key bilateral partner through the Eastern Partnership and the 2025-2027 European Growth Plan. France has pledged...

Moscow claims EU establishing ‘liberal dictatorship’ in ex-Soviet nation

(MENAFN) Russia has condemned Moldova’s actions against Yevgenia Gutsul, the governor of the autonomous Gagauzia region, calling it an example of the EU promoting “liberal dictatorship” and suppressing political opposition. Russian Foreign...

U.S. Stocks End Midweek in Green on Nvidia’s Historic Surge

(MENAFN) The New York Stock Exchange surged midweek, driven by a tech rally propelled by Nvidia, which became the first company to achieve a staggering $4 trillion market valuation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.49%, adding 217.54...

Trump expands tariff list to eight nations

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that new import tariffs ranging from 20% to 50% will take effect on goods from eight additional countries starting August 1. According to statements made on Wednesday, Trump notified leaders of...

Gagauzia’s leader sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly “illegal financing” of Euroskeptic SOR Party

(MENAFN) On August 5, 2025, the ongoing political conflict between Moldova’s central government and the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia culminated in the sentencing of Gagauzia’s leader, Evgenia Gutsul, to seven years in prison for...