March 2014 - Page 2 of 35

Moldovan citizen held in Transnistrian jail for three years

31.03.2014

Moldovan citizen Vitalie Eryomenko has been held in a prison in Transnistria for three years. In a news conference at IPN, his sister Ala Gherman said that in the period

Zimbru climbs one spot in National Division rankings

31.03.2014

Zimbru outstripped Milsami in the rankings after beating it in Orhei 2-0. It thus climbed to the sixth spot, being 8 points behind Dacia and Veris, which compete for the

Moldova is pressed in energy sector, Vlad Filat

31.03.2014

Pressure is exerted on Moldova given the lack of energy security, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Vlad Filat said. According to him, this pressure is aggravated by the

Mini-invasive thoracic surgeries in cancers to be performed in Moldova

31.03.2014

The first mini-invasive thoracic cancer surgery will be carried out at the Chisinau Oncology Institute by the end of this year. The Institute’s administration is looking for funds to renovate

Responsible authorities ask Chisinau Council to raise school allowance

31.03.2014

The General Division of Education, Youth and Sport requested the Chisinau Municipal Council and the municipal Social Support Fund to increase the allowance offered to children from socially deprived families

Lack of infrastructure prevents travel agencies from cooperating with regions

31.03.2014

The travel agencies of Moldova complain about the lack of conditions for developing internal tourism. Over 50% of the tourist settlements do not have infrastructure, while most of the facilities

Volume of natural gas purchased by Moldova in 2013 for first time lower

31.03.2014

From 2010 until 2012 inclusive, Moldova annually raised the volume of natural gas bought. In money terms, the rise was about 1 billion lei. However, in 2013 Moldova paid for

Official exchange rate for date 31.03.2014

31.03.2014

Currency Code ABR Rate Exchange Rate Albanian lek 008 ALL 10 1.3184 Armenian Dram 051 AMD 10 0.3249 Australian Dollar 036 AUD 1 12.4463 Azerbaijanian Manat 944 AZN 1 17.1569

U.S. financial support for securing border

30.03.2014

The United States offers Moldova US$10 million for securing the border. The announcement was made by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, who paid

Five Moldovans perish in Ukraine road accident

30.03.2014

A Moldovan minibus was involved in a traffic accident in the Ukrainian region Donetsk. There were 21 Moldovans abroad. Five persons were killed, while 16 were rushed to the hospital