Two tombstones of Poles who lived in Moldova in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and who were interred at the Roman-Catholic Cemetery in Chisinau will be renovated this year as part of a project to rehabilitate Polish heritage. “In the tradition of the Polish people, this connection with the generations that passed away is very important, because if we take care of our ancestors, then our successors will take care of us as well,” stated Bartłomiej Zdaniuk, Ambassador of Poland to Moldova.
Russia opened an investigation against the former leader of the Moldovan Democratic Party Vlad Plahotniuc and his protégé Constantin Țuțu on charges that include transnational organized crime and 28 counts of large-scale drug trafficking. It is alleged that the transnational ring, which included a host of organized groups, was founded in 2012 by Oleg Pruteanu, a Moldovan national, alongside a number of Spaniards. The drugs originated in Northern Africa and reached Russia and other CIS countries via the European Union, according to the investigation. More than 60 suspects have been identified and faced charges.
The Supreme Security Council convened today to discuss energy security among other issues. President Igor Dodon told reporters the Council discussed in particular electricity imports and requested additional information about electricity supply from the Kuchurgan Power Station.
After a number of NGOs and not only demanded that the constitutional judges should resign without delay, these quitted en masse. Judge Veaceslav Zaporojan remained as the Constitutional Court’s caretaker president to handle administrative affairs until the relevant authorities appoint replacements.
Mihai Poalelungi resigned as president of the Constitutional Court last Thursday, just one day before the Venice Commission issued an opinion criticizing the court for not respecting “its own procedures nor the principle of equality of the parties when dealing with the recent political crisis” in Moldova.
Prosecutors sought a warrant for the arrest of Ilan Shor after these violated the restrictions imposed by court. But the request could not be examined at the Cahul Appeals Court for the reason that none of the lawyers appeared in court. However, the prosecutors sequestrated cars, lots, buildings and shareholdings in companies within a criminal case started over the bank fraud. The value of the sequestrated assets wasn’t specified
The main obstacles to the coming of investment to Moldova include the image affected by corruption, the lack of fair justice and the insufficiency of skilled labor force, stated ex-minister of economy Alexandru Muravski. “If the underground economy exceeds 40% of the Gross Domestic Products, it can be considered that the state does not exist. This means the state from economic viewpoint does not have instruments to influence the situation,” he noted, adding the country’s administration should make effort to diminish the underground economy that accounts for a large part of the total economy.
“The Republic of Moldova had been fully isolated at international level for many years, and I do not speak only about the deterioration of the relations with the Russian Federation, but also about the defective communication with the European countries. I want the Republic of Moldova to be full of people from the highest forums visiting us to restore the economic, political and cultural relations,” the MP of the Bloc ACUM Vladimir Bolea stated in the talk show “Emphasis on today” on TVR Moldova, noting Moldova should be more open to communication with the foreign partners so as to establish healthy relations in different areas.
Experts of the National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan are visiting Moldova to estimate the country’s needs related to the promotion of efficient transport with a view to diminishing emissions and their impact on climate and the environment. Dr. Yishinori Kondo said the air in Japan is very clean due to the reduction of emissions following the policies pursued by the Japanese government. The quality of air is assessed by about 1,000 monitoring stations. A series of normative documents adapted after the 1960s are used to monitor and regulate the air quality indicators. the delegation from Japan will formulate the country’s necessities for promoting efficient transport and will remit them to the national authorities.
“I ask to be informed how much the daily pleasure of former Premier Pavel Filip to enjoy bouquets of fresh flowers cost the public budget. They say the price of a bouquet was equal to the monthly salary of an ancillary worker,” stated MP Maria Ciobanu. Under the Parliament’s regulations, if a written request is made to the Government, a response will be provided within 15 days.
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