IPN on May 2 published an OP-ED article entitled “Visa liberalization for Moldova after 4 years: between fighting corruption and migration” written by political pundit Dionis Cenusa. The article says the rise in the number of trips made by Moldovans in the EU clearly shows that the integration into the European Union, on the one hand, acquires more substance, while on the other hand, the profile of beneficiary Moldovans diversifies. Read more ...

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The liberalization of visas is one of the most palpable results in Moldova’s rapprochement with the EU during the past four years. The visa liberalization is among the few instruments generated by the extended dialogue with the EU, which is approved of by most of the political forces, including those with pro-Russian views, said political pundit Denis Cenusa. Read more ...

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“There is a lot of support for content, for journalism, but local media need more help to become sustainable,” confirms Veselin Vačkov, director of the oldest and most prestigious Czech daily newspaper Lidové noviny. According to him, most of the challenges facing media in the Eastern Partner countries are very similar to those that have swept the media landscape in Western European countries in recent years. Read more ...

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The Republic of Moldova does not have special shortcomings on the European segment, president of honor of the Democratic Party of Moldova Dumitru Diacov stated in a TV program. According to him, Moldovan authorities’ last contacts with Brussels had a rather optimistic note. Brussels is very attentive to the list of commitments assumed by the Republic of Moldova. It is important that there are no special shortcomings that would show a negative position of the government on the European integration segment. Read more ...

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Poland is proud of its small and medium-sized enterprises, its system of local administration, but is concerned about the fact that Polish specialists go abroad to work and continues to mourn following the plane crash that killed most of the country’s leaders. The issues were developed by Poland’s Ambassador to Moldova Bartlomiej Zdaniuk in an interview for IPN Agency given on the occasion of the national holiday of Poland that is celebrated on May 3. Read more ...

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“The democratic processes in Poland started earlier than the Constitution of 1791. Our Parliament has existed since the end of the 15th century. During over 500 years, no law could take effect without the Parliament’s vote. So, there was democracy in Poland earlier too, but this was for the nobility only. It was a kind of nobility democracy, aristocratic democracy. Not everyone had political rights. Unlike other states in Western and Eastern Europe, we had yet very powerful representation. Other states witnessed absolutism, but we didn’t. We had a democratic system then already even if, I repeat, not for everyone, but for about 10% of society. This marked our history in the immediate period,” stated Poland’s Ambassador to Moldova Bartlomiej Zdaniuk. Read more ...

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Moldova is to fulfill two more conditions to be able to receive the first installment of the macro-financial assistance provided by the EU – to ensure the full functionality of the National Integrity Authority and to adopt an additional budget for the anticorruption institutions to be able to work, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn stated after the meeting of the Moldova – EU Association Council held in Brussels on May 3. Read more ...

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The vote for Constantin Codreanu, who is the candidate for mayor of Chisinau of the National Unity Party, means a vote for a better future for Chisinau and for the rapprochement with the European Union and Romania. Besides a better life for the city, the very clear political message about Moldova’s future is also important, especially in the context of the upcoming parliamentary elections, said Romanian MP Eugen Tomac, executive president of the People’s Movement Party of Romania. Read more ...

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A number of students of the six universities where the problem-based learning (PBL) method has been implemented will go on formation and study trips to the UK and Denmark. In a news conference at IPN, students involved in the project that is part of the EU program for education, training, youth and sport “Erasmus+” said the PBL method enables to improve the personal and professional capacities. Under this method, they managed to achieve good results and worked in a team and the skills acquired at the university will help them in the professional activity. Read more...

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Brussels follows attentively the political developments on the Moldovan arena, especially the electoral ones, political commentator Anatol Taranu stated in a TV program. The analyst believes the EU took a break in disbursing the funds namely because it wants to see the configuration of the government in Moldova after this autumn’s parliamentary elections. In such conditions, the first installment of the promised assistance will arrive before the elections. Read more ...

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The situation of the freedom of the press in the Republic of Moldova worsens annually and many of the media outlets would disappear if the development partners didn’t support the independence of the media, executive director of the Association of Independent Press Petru Macovei stated in a TV program. “The foreign partners care more about democracy in the Republic of Moldova than the people who came to power and should be concerned about the state of democracy in our country,” said Petru Macovei. Read more ...

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The authorities will make sure that this autumn’s parliamentary elections are held in accordance with the democratic standards and are free and fair, Prime Minister Pavel Filip stated in a meeting with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk held on the sidelines of the meeting of the Moldova – EU – Association Council in Brussels. Referring to the elections, Pavel Filip said effort will be made to make sure that the standards of the OSCE and the Council of Europe are met. Read more…

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This July the National Integrity Authority will most probably have sufficient capacities to deal with the tax returns submitted by public functionaries, director of the Resource Center for Human Rights Sergiu Ostaf stated in a talk show, noting this is one of the conditions imposed by the EU for disbursing the macro-financial assistance. Sergiu Ostaf said this requirement is a matter of principle for the European Union because it ensures an instrument for preventing corruption. Read more…

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The Republic of Moldova didn’t do its homework in the relationship with the European Union. At least this is the impression given by Prime Minister Pavel Filip’s visit to Brussels, where this reported on the fulfillment of the conditions set by the EU for providing macro-financial assistance. The issue was developed in a talk show. Transparency International expert Veaceslav Negruta said the Moldovan delegation was transmitted a harsh message in Brussels – the reform agenda should be implemented and the reforms cannot be simulated as they must produce results. Read more…


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