Dmitry Kozak could come to Chisinau in several weeks. President Igor Dodon announced that he offered the Russian official to discuss with all decision makers – the Government, Parliament and Presidential Office. It should be noted that even if the written public mandate of the Eastern envoy refers especially to the economic relations, even a child can understand that Putin’s representative would be happy to please his boss with the liquidation of the shortcoming concerning Moldova’s federalization that was initiated in 2003 on the pretext of resolving the conflict in the eastern districts of the Republic of Moldova.

Even if President Igor Dodon asserts that at the current stage, we cannot speak about plans to politically settle the Transnistrian conflict that embodies the Russian interest in the area, the entire world knows that the influence of the Republic of Moldova on the given issue depends on the measurement that is first of all decided by Moscow.

Over 5,000 teachers signed through the Community “Solidary Teachers” a petition by which they demand to increase their salaries by 50% and to double the salaries of ancillary personnel. The initiative was submitted to the Government by the initiative group, which is hopeful that during a month, until October 5, when it is celebrated World Teachers Day, the authorities will give a positive answer to their request.

Even if the authorities indexed by 8% the salaries of teachers and as of September 1 the pay of a university professor will be 4,840 lei, the teachers are determined to protest, as they did it earlier and not only once.

The Liberal Party is also with the eyes on the future. This results from the statements made by Valeriu Munteanu for a TV channel. He said that to be able to help guide Moldova on the democratic path, the healthy political forces of the country that are anti-Putin, anti-Moscow, pro-European, pro-Romanian and anti-oligarchic should combine forces so as to offer the Republic of Moldova a simple voting option... Yes, this is so, but why the combination of forces is regarded by the opposition as a necessity? When the “principles and values” appear, which is the ministries and instruments, why do those who yesterday pretended to be “enlightened” seem to be “darkening” and they plead again for the union and simple options?

The Germans understand why. According to a press release of the Embassy of Germany in Chisinau, Minister of State for Europe at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Michael Roth told Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova Tudor Ulianovschi in a meeting in Berlin that Germany expects that the parliamentary elections that will be held in Moldova at the start of 2019 will be free and fair and will involve foreign observers. As to the recently adopted law on fiscal amnesty, Michael Roth said the Government of Moldova should take the preoccupations of the international partners and civil society seriously and should fully engage in the fight against corruption and building of the rule of law. As clearly, Mister Roth a detested the annulment of the results of the Chisinau mayoral elections.

Another scandal involves Turkey! Seven foreign citizens working for “Orizont” Lyceums, who are suspected of having ties with an Islamic group that purportedly performs illegal activities in a number of states, were arrested yesterday morning. According to the Security and Intelligence Service, they were declared undesirable and expelled from Moldova.

For some things became clearer in time and the National Resistance Movement ACUM protested at the airport, considering that the arrest and expulsion of seven Turkish citizens – teachers and employees of “Orizont” lyceums - are a very serious abuse committed by the Dodon-Plahotniuc authoritarian regime in exchange for the relations with Erdoğan – the repair of the Presidential Building, the visit by Erdoğan and other favors.
 
The good news is that Radu Albot reached the semifinals of the US Open. Good luck to him!

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