Владимир Воронин
Christmas dispute underscores Orthodox Church's mounting clout
December 24, 2009By 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...
Poll shows Moldovan communists losing support
December 09, 2009The popularity of the opposition Communist Party and its leader, Vladimir Voronin, has significantly declined, but most Moldovans still believe that this party is capable of successfully resolving the country's social and economic problems, a Barometer...
Moldovan Officials Say Blast An 'Act Of Terror'
October 16, 2009Moldovan officials say the explosion of a grenade at a concert in downtown Chisinau on October 14 that left some 40 people injured was an "act of terror," RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Prosecutor-General Valeriu Zubko said police initially...
Gas supply to be installed in 751 Moldovan villages
August 04, 2009Moldova will have to install the gas supply to another 751 villages, Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said at a sitting, devoted to the gasification problems. At a sitting the President said that the gasification works are already going on in some...
Top Moldovan prosecutor: Romania not officially involved in riots
July 24, 2009Nobody has ever said that Romania was involved in the 7 April events - street protests against the alleged rigging of the 5 April parliamentary election. A statement to this effect was made today by Moldova's Prosecutor-General Valeriu Gurbulea. Gurbulea...
Ex-PM says president's entourage buy up state assets cheaply
July 24, 2009Presidential advisers and other people from the entourage of Moldova's acting President Vladimir Voronin have been involved in fraudulent privatization deals that inflicted millions in losses to the state. Statements to this effect were made today by...