President Maia Sandu, welcomed at the Cotroceni Palace by Klaus Iohannis and Olaf Scholz

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, began her official visit to Romania. The head of state was welcomed at the Cotroceni Palace by the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who is on an official visit to Bucharest.

Trilateral meeting in Bucharest: Maia Sandu will discuss bilateral relations with President Klaus Iohannis and Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Today, in Bucharest, the head of state Maia Sandu will have a meeting with the president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz. According to the press across the Prut, the three state leaders will discuss bilateral relations, as well as topics of European politics, security and energy.

Igor Grosu leaves for an official visit to Lithuania

The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu will go on an official visit to the Republic of Lithuania, from April 3-5, at the invitation of his counterpart from Vilnius. Thus, Igor Grosu will have meetings with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, the President of the Seimas, Viktorija Čmilyté-Nielsen, and the Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.

Maia Sandu: The Republic of Moldova supports the set up of an international court that will investigate the crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine

The Republic of Moldova supports the creation of a special international court that will investigate and prosecute the aggression and crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, said the country's president, Maia Sandu, during her visit to Kiev where she participated with president Volodimir Zelenski at the Bucea 2023 Summit.

Maia Sandu: Within two years, Moldova could be energy independent from Russia

Within two years we could be totally energy independent from the Russian Federation, says Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

Nicolae Ciucă: Romania will continue to be an active promoter of Moldova's integration into the EU

Romania will continue to be an active promoter of Moldova's integration into the European Union, Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă stated during an official visit to Stockholm.

President Maia Sandu in Bucea: "We believe in Ukraine's victory!"

President Maia Sandu, as well as the people of the Republic of Moldova, stand with the global community in remembrance of the terror in the Ukrainian town of Bucea a year ago. The statement was made today by the head of state during her visit to Bucea, a town that has become a symbol of Russian atrocities.

Maia Sandu is in Ukraine: Attends Bucha 2023 Summit

Moldovan President Maia Sandu is in Ukraine today to attend the Bucha 2023 Summit at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The information was confirmed by the head of state on her Twitter account.

Vote in Parliament: The package of laws regarding the SIS activity, approved by PAS deputies

The law on the reform of the Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) was approved, in the first reading, with the vote of 59 PAS deputies. The legislative initiative contains detailed regulations on the powers, obligations and rights of the SIS, and establishes the risks that represent a particular danger to national security.

LIVE // Press statements by the President Maia Sandu and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić

The President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, who is on an official visit to the Republic of Moldova, hold a joint press conference. Watch the officials' statements live on Moldova 1 TV!

Political party switching, condemned in Parliament: Deputies collect signatures for amending the Constitution

More than 20 deputies signed so far the project initiated by the Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS) which provides for the amendment of the Constitution in order to prohibit political party switching. The announcement was made by the executive secretary of the PSRM, the vice-president of the Parliament Vlad Bătrîncea. The deputy called on colleagues from all parliamentary factions to support the project proposed by the BCS.

Romania asks the EU to support the creation of the sanctions regime against those who try to destabilize the Republic of Moldova

Romania requests the support of the member states of the European Union (EU) for the rapid creation of a distinct regime of sanctions aimed at persons responsible for actions destabilizing the constitutional order of the Republic of Moldova. A request in this sense was expressed by the head of diplomacy from Bucharest, Bogdan Aurescu, during a meeting with the ambassadors of the EU member states in Bucharest.