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Over two thousand students are learning in the eight schools that teach in Romanian in the Transnistrian region, and their number is increasing. According to a report from the Promo-LEX Association regarding the human rights situation in the region, students, parents, and teachers of these institutions continue to be the target of intimidation and hostile messages from the structures in Tiraspol, reports IPN.
According to Promo-LEX, in the last five years, the number of students in institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Research has increased, including that of allophone children. This trend continues despite the demographic decline in the region, where the number of children under 18 has decreased by approximately 33% in the last decade. However, the demand for enrollment in schools teaching in Romanian exceeds the capacity of some institutions, which are faced with a lack of space and conditions insufficiently adapted to the educational process.
The report also signals pressures on families who choose education in Romanian, especially on parents employed in the subordinate structures of the so-called administration from Tiraspol. At the same time, representatives of the de facto structures in the region launch accusations against these schools, presenting them as politically engaged institutions or accusing them of distorting history and glorifying fascism and Nazism.
In August, Alexandr Stetiuc, the deputy of the so-called foreign minister from Tiraspol, labeled schools as “politically engaged” institutions. Subsequently, the alleged deputy Vadim Cravciuc accused them of distorting history and glorifying fascism and Nazism, while Andrei Safonov, a representative of the de facto structures in the region, described them as potential centers of subversion.
Promo-LEX draws attention to the fact that accusations of promoting Nazism and the rhetoric of “denazification” recall the justifications used by the Russian Federation to launch the large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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The Republic of Moldova needs an economic development model adapted to external shocks and current uncertainties. This should include stabilization mechanisms and guide investments towards research, development, and sectors with high added value. The recommendation was made during the launch of a new edition of the publication “Trends in the Moldovan Economy”, prepared by the National Institute of Economic Research of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, reports IPN.
“We can no longer have the same development model that we had or that we elaborated in normal situations and with which we move forward. We need to have a model, I would call it adaptive, which should have incorporated within it some stabilization levers”, declared the vice-rector of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Victoria Cociug.
In turn, researcher Zinovia Toaca drew attention to the difficulty of predicting economic trends in the face of geopolitical uncertainties, high energy costs, low external demand and climate shocks.
“We are a small country, these impulses affect us greatly, whether they come from outside the Republic of Moldova, or they are related to decisions made at the local level, which, we must admit, affect us”, the researcher mentioned.
According to the study, the economy of the Republic of Moldova grew by 0.6% in the first half of 2026. For the entire year, INCE researchers estimate an economic growth of 1.8% and an average annual inflation of 7.3%. At the same time, a 7% increase in industrial production and investments is forecasted.
