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One out of three Moldovans can hardly afford the basics, survey
Every third Moldovan does not have enough money for the basics, a survey reveals. Only 16% of people said their income is enough to secure a decent life. However, they cannot buy expensive goods. Some 4% of respondents said they can afford buying expensive...
Survey: 47% of Moldovans want the EU; 51% want the Customs Union
Although the Government of Moldova is striving to get closer to the European Union, a recent survey reveals that half of citizens lean more towards East than West. Being questioned whether they would vote in a referendum for Moldova’s accession...
LGBT persons in Moldova enjoy more rights
After the enactment of the Law ensuring Equality of Chances on January 1 in Moldova, known also as the “Anti-Discrimination” Law, the country seems to have made slow but steady progress in terms of respect of LGBT rights. Although it is still...
Moldova announces second chemical castration case
Moldovan Prosecutor’s Office announced on Wednesday the second chemical castration case. A 38-year-old man is convicted of having raped his underage daughter during 2005-2011. He will stay in prison for 17 years and will be chemically castrated...
Over 100,000 Moldovan children have one or both parents abroad
More than 100,000 children in Moldova have one or both parents working abroad. This is the data of a survey conducted recently by the Ministry of Labour. 170,000 children from over 65 000 families were involved. Almost 62% of interviewed children had...
517,000 Moldovans live in Russia
More than 500,000 Moldovans reside in the Russian Federation. According to Ria Novosti news agency, the data was provided by Anatolii Fomenco, vice-director of the Federal Migration Service. The official data shows that roughly 10.5 million migrants...
A victim of April 7 found justice at ECHR
Moldova was sentenced again at the European Court of Human Rights. Our state will have to pay damages of over 13 thousand euro to Vitalie Iurcu, a 19-year-old who was beaten by police on the evening of April 7, 2009. The Court found a violation of Article...
Four years after massive unrest in Moldova, justice has not been made
Four years ago, on April 7, tens of thousands of anti-Communist teenagers took to the streets of Moldova’s capital of Chisinau in a rally that was called the “Twitter Revolution.” The roots of the unrest go two days back - April 5,...
Four years since Twitter revolution
Four years ago thousands of people, dissatisfied with April 5th election results, were preparing to protest in the center of Chisinau. "April 6th - day of national mourning. If you have not voted for the Communist Party, take a candle and take to...
Radioactive materials removed from Transnistria
More than 150 sources of ionizing radiation from Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria have been successfully removed. The authorities in both Chisinau and Tiraspol – the so-called capital of the separatist region – together with...
