Government urges citizens to join global "Earth Hour" movement

The Government of the Republic of Moldova, together with government institutions, joins the global movement "Earth Hour", an action that consists in turning off public lighting to mobilize society to fight against climate change.

The leadership of the Romanian Parliament will pay a working visit to the Republic of Moldova

The President of the Chamber of Deputies from Bucharest, Marcel Ciolacu, and the President of the Romanian Senate, Alina Gorghiu, will pay a visit to Chisinau at the beginning of next week.

Joint Commission for European Integration will meet in Chisinau: A resolution will be signed

A resolution on the European integration process of our country will be signed at the 9th Meeting of the Joint Commission for European Integration between the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and the Parliament of Romania (CCIE), which will take place on March 28 in Chisinau. At the end, CCIE co-presidents, Petru Frunze and Andrei Daniel Gheorghe, will make press statements.

Another deputy leaves the BCS fraction and joins the Movement for the People

The deputy Irina Lozovan is leaving the Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS), but also the Party of Socialists from the Republic of Moldova. The announcement was made at midnight on social media. She said that she joins the "Movement for the People", which also includes the Shor Party, but remains an independent deputy.

Decision of the Supreme Court: Igor Dodon cannot leave the country. Therefore, he will not go to Mount Athos

Igor Dodon cannot leave the country. The decision was taken on Friday by the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice, who rejected the request of the former head of state's lawyers and left in place the ban on leaving the territory of the Republic of Moldova until 19 May. Thus, the former president breaks his tradition of visiting the Holy Mountain in Greece before Easter.

Vadim Krasnoselski: Tiraspol is ready to work in any format. Reintegration Policy Office says dialogue will continue in "1+1" format

Tiraspol leader Vadim Krasnoselski says the authorities on the left bank of the Dniester are ready to work in any format, just to keep peace in the region. Moreover, he says the OSCE mission has an important role to play in this respect. Representatives of the Reintegration Policy Office in Chisinau also agree, saying that the OSCE mission acts as a mediator in the negotiation process and as a facilitator in maintaining dialogue on neutral platforms. However, at the moment, negotiations can only continue in the "1+1" format, says the Reintegration Bureau.

Protests continue in France. Protesters demand the resignation of the government and the president

Protests continue unabated in France. More than a million people have taken to the streets in several French cities to show their dissatisfaction with the pension law. Protesters are demanding the resignation of the government and the president. In Paris and other cities, protesters set fire to cars and rubbish bins. Police intervened in force to calm the violent crowd. After last night's clashes, more than 170 protesters were detained by police. Charles III's visit to Paris has been postponed because of the unrest. The British monarch was scheduled to arrive on Sunday. The King and his wife Camilla were due to spend three days in France.

Romania continues to help the Republic of Moldova in the educational process. USM and University of Bucharest presented joint projects for 2023-2024

The Republic of Moldova needs high quality education in order to become part of the European Union as soon as possible. Thus, Romania continues to help our country in the educational process. During a joint press conference of the rectors of the State University of Moldova and the University of Bucharest, joint projects for 2023-2024 were presented, including the development of partnerships, the offer of international scholarships and the exchange of experience between the two institutions.

Eurovision 2023: Pasha Parfeni started the international tour to promote the song "Sun and Moon"

Pasha Parfeni, the representative of the Republic of Moldova at Eurovision Song Contest 2023, has started the tour to promote the song "Sun and Moon". Today and tomorrow, the performer is giving a concert in Barcelona (Spain).

Marina Tauber says that the authorities in Chisinau would organize military provocations. Daniel Voda: These are false claims, promoting fear and disunity in society

"Șor" Party deputy Marina Tauber came out today in a press conference and declared that the Chisinau authorities would prepare a military provocation in the Transnistrian region. According to the parliamentarian, this alleged action would take place on the second day of Easter, April 17, and would involve the participation of at least 10 thousand Romanian citizens. In response, government representatives say that the information released in the public space by Tauber is nothing but a falsehood and part of a discourse to promote fear and disunity in society.

Summer time 2023. How we change clocks and when we switch to summer time

On the night of Saturday 25 March to Sunday 26 March, we will switch to summer time. The clocks will be moved forward one hour so that 3:00 will become 4:00. Because of the time change, Sunday will be the shortest day in 2023, at just 23 hours.

Anatolie Topala: "Quality studies mean first of all good teachers, relevant content and modern infrastructure"

Digitization and modernization of educational institutions in the country, as well as increasing the quality of studies are two of the priorities in the field of education, announced today by the Minister of Education, Anatolie Topala. In total, the Ministry of Education and Research aims to achieve five objectives that will contribute directly to economic growth by training highly qualified specialists in the coming years. Priorities include increasing access to quality education, especially for children and young people from vulnerable groups or those with disabilities.