News archive on the topic "Korinenko"

A referendum on the country's accession to the European Union is being prepared in Moldova. A vote on this issue, at the proposal of President Maia Sandu, is planned to be held in the fall of 2024, simultaneously with the election of the head of state. Not everything is clear about the future referendum, although the idea of ​​European integration is quite popular among the country’s residents. Discussions around the plebiscite do not subside, there is an opinion that it is too early to hold it:...

 The norm of the Customs Code of Moldova on the payment of duties by Transnistrian importers, introduced on January 1, 2024, according to preliminary estimates, will entail additional costs of over $5 million and serious damage to the already strained budget of Transnistria. New restrictions in the economy were urgently discussed by the Security Council under the President of the PMR. Moldova’s demands did not sound like a bolt from the blue –...

President Maia Sandu said that the referendum on Moldova’s accession to the EU will take place without Transnistria, since it will not be possible to open polling stations in this territory not controlled by Chisinau. Residents of the left bank of the Dniester, however, will be able to vote at polling stations on the right bank, the head of the Republic of Moldova said. How fair is this? How much does Pridnestrovie need this? What meaning does the President of Moldova put into...

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova announced that it is going to denounce the next agreements within the CIS - on military observers and collective peacekeeping forces, as well as an agreement on supporting structures for the fight against terrorism. At the same time, news appeared that Ukraine would not participate in the negotiations on the Transnistrian settlement in the “5+2” format due to Russia’s participation in them. Are these events related, to what extent...

In the Republic of Moldova, after local elections, work is underway to form district and municipal councils, the first sessions and constituent meetings are being held, and leadership has already been elected in a number of districts. Representatives of different political parties are creating coalitions in district councils, including quite unexpected ones, and President Maia Sandu has already convened elected mayors for a forum where urban development and...

On October 4, the election campaign officially started in Moldova ahead of general local elections, at which in a month the country's citizens will have to elect heads of localities - mayors - and councilors of local councils. Political life is boiling, international organizations have already deployed their monitoring missions. Representatives of the pro-presidential ruling party PAS are putting strong pressure on strong competitors. Will the opposition representatives survive this...

Political tensions in Gagauzia have entered the top of the main events in Moldova. The conflict within the autonomy is unfolding against the backdrop of complex relations between Comrat and Chisinau. The central authorities are inventing new ways to demonstrate their disdain for autonomy, which is moving in the “wrong direction” and making the “wrong choice.” Here is the latest decision of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu: the Bashkan of Gagauzia, Evgeniy Gutsul, and the Chairman of the People’s Assembly...

The armed rebellion of the Wagner PMC, which began but was quickly eliminated, demonstrated the high influence of Russian events on internal political life on the banks of the Dniester. If Tiraspol watched the events with restraint and alarm, then in Chisinau some politicians did not hesitate to make loud statements, rejoiced at the military mutiny and wanted the start of a civil war in Russia. The ruling PAS party even seriously argued...

In Moldova and Transnistria, March 2 marked the anniversary of the start of a full-scale armed conflict on the Dniester. It raged in the spring and summer of 1992, the bloodshed was stopped after the presidents of the Republic of Moldova and Russia signed an agreement on the principles of a peaceful settlement. Since July 1992, the Joint Peacekeeping Forces, which include contingents of Russia and Moldova, have been serving in the security zone created along the Dniester...

The Moldovan parliament adopted in its final reading high-profile amendments to the Criminal Code - the “law on separatism”. During the voting, he was supported by 60 deputies - representatives of the ruling PAS party. The law must still be promulgated by President Maia Sandu, but judging by how quickly the pro-presidential party worked on this document (the first reading took place in December), the signing and promulgation of the law...

Businessman Renato Usatii returns to Moldovan politics after a break of almost a year and a half and restarts Our Party. In the summer of 2021, he resigned as head of the city of Balti after the unsuccessful performance of the bloc led by his party in the parliamentary elections. Now a new electoral cycle is beginning in the country, and the outrageous politician decided to try his luck again. Having good...

Sunday's rally of the Moldovan opposition is not the end of protests. Supporters of the Shor party accuse the authorities of an unprecedented increase in prices for energy resources and food products, a drop in living standards, and an inability to cope with the crisis in the country. The protesters promise that they will remain in the square until the resignation of the President of Moldova, the government, the dissolution of parliament and the holding of early elections of the head of state and the legislative body.…

The Moldovan airline Air Moldova, which the authorities have banned from operating flights to Moscow, will negotiate with the civil aviation authority to clarify the situation around the banning directive and, if necessary, go to court. This is reported on the company's website. Air Moldova has already published a letter in which it demands appropriate clarification from the national regulator. The document states, in particular, that...

Statements by a member of the Moldovan parliament from the ruling PAS party, Vasile Šoimaru, that Moldova as a “second Romanian state” could abandon Transnistria in order to simplify unification with the “Motherland” continue to be discussed on both banks of the Dniester. How serious is the idea “to cede the Transnistrian region to Ukraine, asking in return for historical Bessarabia and Bukovina to Chernivtsi”, to suppress protest sentiments in Gagauzia by force?...