President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in Chisinau. Photo Gallery

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, was greeted this morning in front of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova by the head of the legislature, Igor Grosu, reports IPN.

The two exchanged a few words before entering the Parliament building, then withdrew for official discussions.

Roberta Metsola signed in the Parliament’s Book of Honor. Then, alongside Igor Grosu, she entered the plenary meeting room, where she was greeted with applause by the Moldovan deputies.

The solemn session of the legislature began with the intonation of the anthem of the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. Roberta Metsola started her speech in Romanian and emphasized the importance of the European path of the Republic of Moldova.

After the session at the Parliament, Roberta Metsola went to the Presidency, where she was greeted by the head of state, Maia Sandu. Their bilateral discussion was followed by a joint press conference.



It has been 95 years since the birth of the late writer Vladimir Besleaga. To mark the occasion, the National Museum of Romanian Literature has opened an exhibition dedicated to the author’s life and work, featuring books, photographs, manuscripts, and literary documents, including previously unpublished materials donated by the writer to the museum during the final years of his life, according to IPN.

As part of the commemorative exhibition “The Man of Light: Vladimir Besleaga, 95 Years Since His Birth,” the public has access to a significant portion of the author’s personal archive and to accounts of his literary work.

The opening also featured the presentation of the book “Batranii din casuta cat nuca” by Vladimir Besleaga, published in 2026 by Epigraf Publishing House in Chisinau. The event was attended by writers, literary scholars, journalists, publishers, museum curators, family members, and admirers of his work.

Vladimir Besleaga was born on July 25, 1931, in the village of Malaiesti, Grigoriopol District, and passed away on February 25, 2025, at the age of 93. His novel “Zbor frant” (“Broken Flight”), published in 1966, is considered one of the most important works of postwar prose in the Republic of Moldova.

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President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in Chisinau. Photo Gallery

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, was greeted this morning in front of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova by the head of the legislature, Igor Grosu, reports IPN.

The two exchanged a few words before entering the Parliament building, then withdrew for official discussions.

Roberta Metsola signed in the Parliament’s Book of Honor. Then, alongside Igor Grosu, she entered the plenary meeting room, where she was greeted with applause by the Moldovan deputies.

The solemn session of the legislature began with the intonation of the anthem of the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. Roberta Metsola started her speech in Romanian and emphasized the importance of the European path of the Republic of Moldova.

After the session at the Parliament, Roberta Metsola went to the Presidency, where she was greeted by the head of state, Maia Sandu. Their bilateral discussion was followed by a joint press conference.


A new drone was shot down Saturday morning in Romanian airspace. The Romanian president, Nicusor Dan, announced that the device was intercepted about 10 kilometers west of the town of Sfantu Gheorghe in the Danube Delta and was shot down by a Romanian pilot aboard an F-16 plane, reports IPN.

The Ministry of National Defense of Romania specified that at 08:22, the radar systems detected an unauthorized intrusion into the national airspace by a drone flying in the border area with Ukraine. Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Romanian Air Force, serving in the Air Police combat service, intercepted the target and applied identification and neutralization procedures.

The Romanian authorities specify that the drone was safely shot down in an unpopulated area near the border, and the MApN teams are set to inspect the impact zone. The Ministry announces that it continuously monitors the situation in the airspace and maintains contact with allied structures.

The incident takes place a day after another drone was intercepted by the Romanian Air Forces. On Friday, an aerial target detected about 20 kilometers east of Sulina was shot down by an F-16 plane in the area of Padina, Buzau County.

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1 IANUARIE, 2025
1 IANUARIE, 2025