Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them here, however, does not necessarily mean that we agree with every word, nor do...
Tag - Igor Dodon
The recent change of government in Moldova has so far proved unable to make real progress, and has pushed the country further towards Russia. Moldova’s political life...
On Friday, January 10, Viorel Morari, Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, was detained. Initially held for 72 hours, Morari’s arrest was extended on January 13 for a...
After another year of political change in emerging Europe, 12 countries from the region are scheduled to hold parliamentary or presidential elections in 2020, with...
Moldova has officially confirmed its intention to join the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), a Russian-led international financial institution, Elena Gorelova, the...
The swift removal of Maia Sandu’s coalition has alarming implications for Moldovans—as foreign investors evaluate whether they want to do business with President Dodon...
Moldova’s socialist president, Igor Dodon, has formally nominated a close advisor, Ion Chicu (pictured above), to form the country’s next government. Mr...
The Moldovan government, led by prime minister Maia Sandu (pictured above, centre), lost a vote of no-confidence in the country’s parliament on November 12, just...
On November 4 socialist Ion Ceban won the mayoral election for Moldova’s capital, Chișinău, with 52.39 per cent of votes cast – narrowly defeating his opponent...
Ion Ceban (pictured above), the candidate of the Moldovan Socialist party (PSRM), has narrowly defeated Andrei Nastase of the pro-European ACUM bloc to become the new...
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Russian-led economic alliance of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, has signed a free trade agreement with Singapore...
Moldova’s new government has pushed through a major electoral reform, changing the country’s deeply unpopular mixed electoral system. The changes will see...
