moldova

Power lines and multi-storey housing seen from the Chisinau thermal power plant. Photo: AFP

Moldova declares emergency ahead of expected Russia gas cuts

Most of the nation still relies on a power station in the pro-Moscow region of Transnistria for electricity

December 13, 2024| AFP
Maia Sandu said her compatriots had saved Moldova. Photo: AFP

EU hails re-election of pro-EU Maia Sandu in tense Moldova vote

Russia was accused of meddling in the election

November 4, 2024| AFP
Moldova's President Maia Sandu attends a press conference at her campaign headquarters in Chisinau.

Moldova narrowly votes for EU membership amid fraud claims 

President complains of election meddling, Russia denies accusations

October 21, 2024| AFP
Lawmakers take part in a congress of deputies of Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria in Tiraspol. Photo: AFP

Breakaway Moldovan region asks Russia for 'protection'

A Moldovan government spokesman downplayed concerns

February 28, 2024| AFP
Twenty years ago, in April 2003, former PM Edward Fenech Adami (L) and foreign minister Joseph Borg signed the Accession Treaty at the Stoa of Attalos in Athens. On that day, 10 nations signed treaties to join the European Union. File photo: AFP

50 years of EU expansion: who's in and who wants to join?

European Commission recommended opening membership talks with Ukraine, Moldova

November 8, 2023| AFP
Russia's war on Ukraine has breathed new energy into the stalled enlargement process. Photo: Shutterstock

French-German report urges EU to ready for enlargement by 2030

Report does not represent the official German or French positions

September 19, 2023| Times of Malta
Roberta Metsola was given a rousing reception in Moldova.

Metsola addresses huge crowd in Moldova EU membership rally

Membership bid accelerated by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

May 21, 2023| Times of Malta
Demonstrators hold Moldova national flags during a protest organised by a Moldovan member of parliament on behalf of the ‘Sor’ opposition party in Chisinau on March 12. Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP

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Moldova is the second poorest country in Europe by GDP per official capita

March 20, 2023| ARTE
emonstrators hold Moldova national flags during a protest organized by a Moldovan member of parliament on behalf of the "Sor" opposition party in Chisinau.

Moldova smashes pro-Moscow subversion ring 

Seven men arrested

March 13, 2023| AFP
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela (left) speaks with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell as they arrive for a family photo during the EU-Western Balkans leaders' meeting in Brussels. Photo: AFP

EU leaders agree candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova

European Union leaders on Thursday agreed to grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, in a show of support in the face of Russia's war, EU chief Charles Michel said.  "A historic moment. Today marks a crucial step on your path towards the EU,"...

June 23, 2022| AFP
Lorna Borg (second from left) and Douglas Barbaro Sant (far right) with Ukrainian refugees at the Moldova centre.

Maltese volunteers help deliver tons of food supplies from Moldova to Ukraine

'For people fleeing war, a drop is their ocean’

May 18, 2022| Claudia Calleja
Antennas of the "Mayak" radio centre lying on the ground following blasts in Mayak in the Grigoriopolsky district in Moldova's Russian-backed breakaway Transnistria region. Photo: Transnistrian Interior Ministry, AFP

Moldova urges calm after blasts in Russia-backed region

Warning: Graphic content Ex-Soviet Moldova on Tuesday urged citizens to stay calm and stepped up security after a series of blasts in a Russian-backed separatist region raised fears of a spillover from the war in Ukraine. The breakaway region of...

April 26, 2022| AFP