MEP: Moldova is the first country against which such macrofinancial sanctions are applied. EP Petras Austrevicius expressed his conviction that Moldova’s future is in Europe, namely in the European Union, but he cannot say when Moldova will become part of this. His uncertainty is related mainly to the way in which the Moldovan government implements the EU – Moldova Association Agreement. The issue was developed in the program “Politics of

Moldovan authorities criticized by European Parliament There is concern about the continuous and consistent deviation by the Republic of Moldova from the European democratic standards. Regrettably, the Moldovan authorities continue to ignore the common opinion and recommendations of renowned European institutions, among which is the Venice Commission, in particular over the recent amendments made to the electoral legislation. There are departures related to the invalidation of the mayoral elections in

Annulment of “silence day” in elections legalizes political corruption The annulment of “silence day” in elections legalizes political corruption at practical level because the representatives of the power will unrestrictedly walk on the streets and l offer presents and money and will say that this is electoral agitation, member of the Standing Political Bureau of the Party “Action and Solidarity” Sergiu Litvinenko was quoted by IPN as saying in a

RISE Moldova journalist: Man followed me to discredit and intimidate me RISE Moldova journalist Liuba Shevchuk was followed by a professional provocateur. It happened the day after the investigation about the villas owned by the president of the Democratic Party Vladimir Plahotniuc abroad, entitled “Oligarch’s Paradise”, was published. In the talk show “Politics of Natalia Morari” on TV8 channel, the journalist said this was done for the purpose of intimidating

Media NGOs condemn abuses committed against journalists at PDM’s assembly Media nongovernmental organizations condemn the prevention of journalists representing a number of media outlets from covering the rally staged by the Democratic Party (PDM) in Chisinau on October 21, IPN reports. In a statement, the media NGOs say a journalist of the portal agora.md approached Prime Minister Pavel Filip, Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu and president of the PDM Vlad