Acclaimed Romanian Films Take Over Chișinău (2024)

The National Competition "Tekwill Junior Ambassadors" celebrated the most innovative projects in artificial intelligence, programming, and graphic design.

Over 100 professions were introduced to children for the first time in Moldova at a social career guidance project called "City of Professions."

Summer camps across Moldova are finalising preparations to welcome tens of thousands of students this season.

Four Israeli hostages were rescued alive by Israeli troops from Hamas captivity in an operation carried out in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israeli army (IDF) announced, according to The Times of Israel.

The authorities in Chișinău have expressed regret and condemned the actions of three Moldovan citizens who were arrested in Paris for vandalism.

A transnational criminal organisation specialising in human smuggling, composed of Ukrainian and Moldovan citizens, was dismantled by a joint effort of the Moldovan and Ukrainian border authorities.

In a bid to curb imports and shrink its current account deficit, Turkey has imposed additional customs duties of 40% on all vehicles imported from China, according to Reuters.

Veronica Dragalin, Head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (PA), asserts that corruption is a systemic problem plaguing Moldova at all levels, from kindergartens to the highest echelons of power.

The Embassy of Romania in Chisinau hereby announces that, in the context of the upcoming European parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 9th, no polling stations will be established at the Embassy headquarters or at the Romanian Cultural Institute *"Mihai Eminescu." *

The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) is bringing the latest and most acclaimed Romanian films to cinephiles in the Republic of Moldova.

Voters in Slovakia, Italy, Latvia, and Malta will vote on Saturday, June 8, in the elections for the European Parliament.

Ukraine has the right according to international law to attack legitimate military targets in Russia to defend itself, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a visit to new alliance member Sweden on Friday, Reuters reports.

U.S. President Joe Biden met Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday, apologized for congressional delays in approving the latest U.S. aid package, and announced a fresh $225 million tranche on the sidelines of D-Day events, Reuters reports.

The Ministry of Defense announces that it was informed by the Ukrainian airspace surveillance service that last night, at 01:42, a Shahed type drone allegedly violated the airspace of the Republic of Moldova near the city of Tiraspol.

A Russian attack has caused a fire at an industrial facility in Ukraine's central Kyiv region, informed Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the region's military administration, Ukrinform reports.

The European Commission will inform the member states today that the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine have met the conditions to start official accession negotiations, according to the correspondent of Radio Moldova in Brussels, Dan Alexe. However, the final decision, regarding the inclusion of the recommendation to start negotiations in the official statement, will be taken next Wednesday by the ambassadors of the EU member states. Later, at the June 27-28 summit, the leaders of the community block will officially decide on the accession negotiations.

France will transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine and train their Ukrainian pilots as part of a new military cooperation with Kyiv as it fights the Russian invasion, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday, AFP reports.

The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault, AP reports.

The General Prosecutor's Office will investigate why the Intelligence and Security Service and the Ministry of Defense did not intervene in time in the case of the former Chief of Staff of the National Army, Igor Gorgan. According to a journalistic investigation, he allegedly collaborated and provided secret information to the Russian Federation's spy services for decades. The statement was made by the general prosecutor Ion Munteanu, during the show "In Profunzime" on ProTV. He added that the people responsible for the appointment and vetting of Gorgan in management positions will also be investigated, and if the information from the investigation, already confirmed by the SIS, turns out to be true, Gorgan could be charged with homeland treason.

Around 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of age – or 1 in 4 – are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition, a new UNICEF report reveals today, reads a press release of UNICEF.

U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defence of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday, urging Western powers to stay the course with Ukraine and not surrender to Russian tyranny, Reuters reports.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed his participation at Ukraine's peace summit while visiting St. Petersburg for the International Economic Forum, the Hungarian news outlet Telex reported on June 6, writes The Kyiv Independent.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will grant the Republic of Moldova financial assistance worth 160 million dollars. The money will be used to finance the needs of the state budget. The draft law on raising the loan was voted by the Parliament in the first reading.

More than 370 million Europeans with the right to vote in 27 European countries are expected, starting today, June 6, and until June 9, at the polls to elect 720 members of the European Parliament. Deutsche Welle journalist Sabina Fati said, in an interview on Moldova 1 TV, that we need a strong, big Europe that can speak with one voice, and Europeans can have their say in this regard by participating in the elections for the European Parliament.

The EVO government application was launched today in the Republic of Moldova. Thus, the mobile application will make available a wallet of digital documents, where they will be able to access: identity card, driver's license and registration certificates, announced the Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization, Dumitru Alaiba.

The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, asks the legal institutions to communicate more and to explain at what stage the case of the former Chief of Staff of the National Army Igor Gorgan is, who, according to a journalistic investigation, would have delivered secret information to the Russian Federation. The Speaker claims that the case is one of national importance, aimed at the security of the state.

The prosecutor's office is examining the veracity of the information from the investigation of "The Insider" journalists, who wrote that the former chief of the General Staff, Igor Gorgan, was an informant for Russian military espionage. The information was confirmed for "Teleradio-Moldova" by the spokeswoman of the General Prosecutor’s Office, Violina Moraru.

Deputies meet today, June 6, in a new plenary session.

The prosecutors demand 30 days of arrest for the head of the Interpol Bureau Moldova, Viorel Țentiu. He was brought before the magistrates today, June 6.

Four obstetricians from the "Gheorghe Paladi" Municipal Clinical Hospital will stand trial, announced the General Prosecutor's Office (PG). They are accused of negligently violating the rules or methods of providing medical assistance that caused the death of the patient.

At least four people were killed and more than 20 others injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in the Czech Republic on Wednesday night, international news agencies reported, citing authorities, CNN reports.

Police in France have arrested a 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian man on suspicion of trying to make explosives and planning a violent act, BBC reports.

The Superior Council of the Magistracy (CSM) proposed to the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, the appointment of two candidates to the position of judge at the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ). It is about the lawyer Vladislav Gribincea and the magistrate Stella Bleșceaga.

Ukrainian men eligible for military service who hold dual citizenship or permanent residency abroad are now prohibited from departing the country.

If Ilan Șor were to eventually renounce his Moldovan citizenship after obtaining Russian citizenship, this would not affect the ongoing cases in which he is involved.

A former head of the General Staff in the Republic of Moldova has been exposed by investigative journalists. Igor Gorgan is alleged to be an informant for Russia's Chief Intelligence Directorate (GRU).

The Slovenian Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a decree recognizing the state of Palestine.

The Moldovan economy, significantly impacted by the war waged by Russia in neighbouring Ukraine, is exhibiting signs of recovery.

Recent meteorological fluctuations have inflicted widespread damage across various regions of Moldova.

Moldovan IT companies are poised to exchange experiences and technologies with their counterparts from the United Arab Emirates during the Moldova Digital 2024 Summit.

Thirty young job seekers from Chișinău are participating in a vocational guidance camp.

The Republic of Moldova's labour force is shrinking. According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (BNS), the labour force has decreased by nearly 2% compared to the first quarter of 2023. The unemployment rate has also fallen compared to the same period last year.

Five hundred Chinese students are set to arrive at the University of State of Moldova (USM) this coming September.

This morning, on June 4, 2024, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (ACO) of Moldova conducted multiple searches as part of a joint investigation with French authorities.

Ten farmers from the Republic of Moldova are conducting a study visit in Germany to gain insight into the experiences of local farmers who are members of the German Agricultural Chamber.

Russia has intensified its disinformation campaign targeting the Paris Olympic Games, specifically aiming to stir fear of violence during the event and discourage spectators from attending the competitions, according to a Microsoft surveillance centre cited by AFP.

Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) announces that commercial companies in Moldova can now submit requests to sublicense the rights to publicly broadcast (indoors and outdoors) matches from the 2024 European Football Championship.

In the hybrid warfare waged by the Russian Federation against the Republic of Moldova, a key instrument for disseminating disinformation is sponsored advertising on Facebook and Google platforms.

A Moldovan employee of the Migration and Asylum Bureau is facing charges after allegedly organising the illegal migration of two Ukrainian citizens.

The UN Secretariat confirmed that the United Nations will participate in the Peace Summit taking place in Switzerland this June.