Parliament of the Republic of Moldova turns 32 years of activity. Igor Grosu: The duty of deputies is to improve people's lives

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova turns 32 today. On this occasion, the Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, declared that the duty of the deputies, entrusted when they were elected, is to improve people's lives.

"In context" with Igor Grosu: "We want to be part of the civilized world, the world of peace - that's what was conveyed at the National Assembly"

"We want to be part of the civilised world, of the world of peace - that's what was conveyed at the National Assembly," Speaker of Parliament Igor Grosu said on Moldova 1's "In Context" programme. The head of the legislature admitted that Sunday's event exceeded his expectations and noted that after a period of paid pseudo-protests he had seen a lot of peaceful people.

Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office asks SCM to urgently initiate disciplinary proceedings against judge in Andronachi case

The judge of the Buiucani Court of Chisinau has ordered the examination of the criminal case against ex-deputy Vladimir Andronachi in the "Bank Fraud" case in a closed session, at the request of the defence. As a result, the general public, including journalists, will be forbidden to find out information on the conduct of the judicial investigation, including the statements of witnesses, the content of evidence, etc. in this episode of the bank fraud, said Veronica Dragalin, head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office.

Former editor-in-chief of Nexta, Roman Protasevich, has been pardoned, the official Belarusian press reports

Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition blogger arrested in 2021 after the Ryanair flight he was on was forced to land in Minsk, was pardoned on Monday, the official BelTA news agency reported, according to Reuters, cited by Agerpres.

Huge chance in the European cups! A club from the Republic of Moldova will start the second preliminary round of the Conference League

The Republic of Moldova will be represented next season by 4 teams in the European interclub cups, but the good news is that one of the clubs will avoid the first preliminary round and will start its evolution directly from the second round.

War in Ukraine: A Russian Su-35 aircraft was shot down Sunday night over the Black Sea

The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that a Russian Su-35 aircraft was shot down over the Black Sea on Sunday night. At the same time, Russia is most likely trying to set up a new "elite" attack aviation group, codenamed "Storm". Meanwhile, the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the electricity grid again. It happened because of the disruption of the Dneprovskaya high-voltage power line, connected to a power plant in the Dnipro region under intense attack by Moscow troops.

Charles Michel welcomes the National Assembly Resolution "European Moldova": "Your heart and your home are in the European Union"

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, was impressed by the determination of the people who expressed their desire for the Europeanisation of the Republic of Moldova. The President of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu, also welcomed the resolution of the National Assembly "European Moldova", adopted on Sunday by tens of thousands of Moldovans in Chisinau. He said that "Romania is the gateway for the Republic of Moldova to the European Union, so the two states will be together again".

Igor Grosu asked the Government to initiate the procedure for Moldova's withdrawal from the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Agreement

Speaker of Parliament Igor Grosu has asked the Government to initiate the procedure for Moldova's withdrawal from the Agreement on the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Access to work for all. With ADA support, a project to protect the right to employment is being implemented in Moldova

The right to work and respect for this right will be improved in our country. At the same time, the implementation of international standards will be ensured in terms of facilitating access to vocational-technical education and subsequent employment for people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, as well as people living in villages. In this regard, the project "Strengthening the right to work in the Republic of Moldova" is being implemented. One of its objectives is to strengthen the capacities of the authorities to promote and protect the right to employment.

Igor Grosu, on the next steps to be taken to bring the accession to the European Union closer

The ruling party will promote in Parliament the introduction of European integration into the Constitution, and those who were sceptical will become more convinced of our European path after the "European Moldova" Assembly on Sunday, said Igor Grosu, Speaker of the Parliament, on our radio station's "Morning with Radio Moldova" programme. At the same time, Igor Grosu specified the next steps to be taken by both the government and the citizens in order to be closer to accession to the European Union.

Comrat Court of Appeal examines the legality of the elections of the Gagauz autonomy's Bashkan

A hearing on the legality of the elections of the Gagauz autonomy's Bashkan on 30 April and 14 May has started at the Comrat Court of Appeal. The judges are due to decide whether to validate the election results.

Parliamentary Committee of the Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European Initiative will meet on Tuesday in Chisinau

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova will be hosting the Parliamentary Committee Meeting of the Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European Initiative (CEI PA) on 23 May in Chisinau.