AGREEMENT | Japan grants 21 million lei for modern audiovisual equipment at "Teleradio-Moldova" Company
Radio Moldova,
26 November 2025 16:30
The Government of Japan is providing a grant of 21 million lei to support the modernization of the "Teleradio-Moldova" Company (TRM). This investment aims to facilitate the purchase of modern audiovisual equipment and to enhance the quality of public media services. On November 26, the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Policy approved a recommendation to initiate negotiations on the Grant Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of Japan.
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Border Police: A Shahed drone flew over the country’s south before entering Romanian airspace # Radio Moldova
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A fresh attempt to advance budget amendments in Chișinău descended into a major scandal during the November 24 session of the Chișinău Municipal Council (CMC).
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The European Union supports the local administration reform in the Republic of Moldova to transform public institutions into more transparent and efficient bodies that can meet citizens' expectations, stated the European Union Ambassador to Chișinău, Iwona Piorko.
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The Constitutional Court (CC) on Monday, November 24, validated the mandates of eight new members of Parliament (MPs) who will complete the legislature's composition following resignations recorded in recent weeks.
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A Russian flight attendant who had jokingly promised to "invite the Ukrainian army for tea" if they reached Moscow has been sentenced to seven years in prison on November 23 for spreading "false information" about the Russian armed forces, according to EFE.
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