Concert dedicated to Union of Bessarabia with Romania. Free entrance to Organ Hall
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24 March 2025 12:00
A concert dedicated to the Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania will be staged at the Organ Hall on March 26, with free admission. The event is organized by the concert institution in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute "Mihai Eminescu" in Chisinau, IPN reports.The theme of this year's edition is "Golden voices that unite us". The program inc
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The former head of the Public Health Division of the Chisinau City Hall was found guilty of falsifying his wealth statement. However, he was acquitted of illicit enrichment, and the seizure of the family's assets was annulled, IPN reports.According to the materials of the case, the former head of the municipal division Mihail Moldovanu introduced false data in the assets and intere
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Officers of the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) carried out searches at the home of a deputy mayor of Orhei, in a case of illegal financing of the election campaign for the position of Bashkan of Gagauzia. He was appointed treasurer in the campaign of a contestant who ran in the 2023 elections held in Gagauzia, IPN reports.The criminal case was started over violation of the manage
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Tens of thousands of cigarettes that were illegally smuggled into the country were seized following a search. The good, with an estimated value of about 500,000 lei, were destined for the domestic and black markets in other countries, IPN reports.At the home of the suspect, a 60-year-old man from the capital city, the police discovered several boxes of cigarettes in the garage, some ma
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Three parties would enter the legislative body if parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, shows the iData Barometer for March 2025. These are the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) for which 27.3% of the respondents would vote, the Party of Socialists (PSRM) for which 12.5% would vote and the “Victory” Bloc for which 11.7% would vote. 5.4% of those surveyed would not
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The ties between the Republic of Moldova and Greece have become closer, especially through tourism. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, about 21,000 Moldovans in 2024 chose Greece as a holiday destination, IPN reports.Statistics show that the number of Moldovan tourists who choose Greece increases constantly, thus strengthening the ties between the two countries.Greece re
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A Moldovan man was seriously injured during an Israeli attack on a United Nations compound in Gaza on March 19, the UN noted in a statement, quoted by IPN.The document says the strikes hitting the UN compound were caused by an Israeli tank and claimed the life of a UN colleague from Bulgaria and left six others – from France, Moldova, North Macedonia, Palestine and the United Kin
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