Vlad Filat
US humanitarian aid for flood victims reaches Moldova
A consignment of 250,000-dollar-worth humanitarian aid provided by the USA for Moldovan flood victims reached Hincesti district today. US Deputy Ambassador to Moldova Marcus Michelli said that that the consignment comprised adjustable beds, blankets...
Flood risk maintained in southern Moldova
The flood danger is maintained, as a protection dam was broken near the village of Gotesti, Cantemir district, southern Moldova, the government's press service has said. The latest information shows that 49 houses run the risk of being flooded in the...
Moldovan PM chairs first meeting of commission mitigating flood consequences
Prime Minister Vlad Filat chaired the first meeting of the national commission in charge of mitigating the consequences of floods on 19 July, the government's press service has said. Interior Minister Victor Catan said that overflows of the rivers Prut...
Moldova reports decreasing water level in Prut, Dniester rivers
Water level on most segments of the Prut and Dniester rivers is decreasing, with some portions seeing however a slight increase, the Service of Civil Protection and Emergencies said on 17 July. A press officer of the Service of Civil Protection and Emergencies...
Construction of houses for Moldovan flood victims to start this week
The construction of 700 houses for flood victims will start this week, Prime Minister Vlad Filat has told a news conference. Filat specified that the money necessary for the construction works had already been gathered. He noted that design works were...
Government going to force citizens into insuring their property against natural disasters
Moldova needs to have an efficient system of insurance, including compulsory insurance, so as to spare the Government the need to build new houses and bear other huge expenses each time the republic suffers a natural calamity, Prime Minister Vlad Filat...
Floods hit 170 houses in Moldova
Prime Minister Vlad Filat today visited the villages Nemteni and Cotul Morii, Hancesti district, situated on the bank of the Prut river, the government's press service has said. Last night the dam in Nemteni broke and 170 houses were flooded. Inhabitants...
Moldovan premier commemorates victims of Stalin-era repression
Prime Minister Vlad Filat today participated in a string of events to commemorate the victims of deportations and political repression, the government s press service has said. Filat attended the opening of the exhibition Incarcerated Destinies dedicated...
International Road Assessment Programme launched in Moldova
Prime Minister Vlad Filat today participated in the launch of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) in Moldova, the government's press service has said. Attending the event were also Interior Minister Victor Catan, Transport and Road Infrastructure...
Christmas dispute underscores Orthodox Church's mounting clout
By Claire Bigg When, exactly, is Christmas Day? The answer may seem evident to many, but in Moldova this question has been spoiling the seasonal cheer for almost two decades. There are three kinds of Christmas revelers in that small nation on...
