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BUCHAREST, Romania President Traian Basescu invited representatives of protesting police officers for discussions Wednesday, as officers launched a third consecutive day of protests across Romania. The president said the discussions were intended “to find solutions” to officers’ problems. The negotiation is to take place on Sunday and will focus on …
Read More »Leaders of the ruling coalition consider that the first sitting of the new Parliament must be held earlier
CHISINAU, Moldova The Leaders of the ruling coalition consider that the first sitting of the new Parliament should be slated for an earlier date, but not for August 28. They told journalists about this on Tuesday before the beginning of the new round on the formation of the new Government. …
Read More »Vladimir Voronin: Gagauz Autonomy – exclusive example of self-determination
The self-determination of the Gagauzes is an exclusive conflict-free example of self-determination in the contemporary European history, Moldovan acting President Vladimir Voronin considers. According to the presidential press service, on Tuesday at the opening of the II World Congress of Gagauzes he recognized that there is a lot of private …
Read More »MPs to receive permits on August 21
CHISINAU, Moldova The newly-elected members of the Parliament will receive their permits at the Government on Friday, August 21. The Central Election Commission made such a decision on Tuesday. The form of the permit remained unchanged.
Read More »AEI leaders: We will discuss with PCRM before first parliamentary sitting
CHISINAU, Moldova The leaders of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) said they will initiate a dialogue with the PCRM before the first sitting of the new Parliament scheduled for August 28. lad Filat, Mihai Ghimpu, Marian Lupu and Serafim Urecheanu today discussed the structure of the Parliament and of …
Read More »AEI and PCRM on waiting positions
CHISINAU, Moldova The Alliance for European Integration (AEI) has not yet fixed the place and date of the meeting with representatives of the Communist Party (PCRM), the PL leader Mihai Ghimpu said. “We, the leaders of the four parties (the PLDM, PL, PDM and AMN – e.n.) will meet and …
Read More »Vladimir Voronin should be deprived of MP seat, IPP expert
CHISINAU, Moldova “It is evident that holding simultaneously the post of head of state, part of the executive and head of Parliament Vladimir Voronin violates the principle of separation of the powers in the state stipulated in the Constitution,” said Vitalie Catana, expert of the Institute for Public Policy (IPP). …
Read More »Romanian Coalition Agrees on Anti-Crisis Measures
BUCHAREST, Romania Romania’s squabbling governing coalition agreed on Monday to put aside its differences, agreeing 32 anti-crisis measures that will be enforced on September 1. Prime Minister Emil Boc’s Democrat-Liberals (PD-L) and the Social Democrat Party (PSD) agreed to increase budget revenues, to cut budget spending and to increase liquidity …
Read More »Leaders the Alliance for European Integration agree upon the distribution of posts
MOLDOVA According to this information, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova Marian Lupu will occupy the President’s post, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Vlad Filat – the Parliament Chairman’s post, Leader of the Moldova Noastra Alliance Serafim Urechean – the Prime Minister’s post. Leaders the Alliance …
Read More »Constitutional Court validates election results
MOLDOVA The decision is final and takes effect upon pronouncement. The Constitutional Court on Friday validated the outcome of the July 29 elections and confimed the distribution of seats in parliament: 48 for PCRM, 18 for PLDM, 15 for PL, 13 for PDM, and 7 for AMN. The Court dismissed …
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