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Former Moldovan PM detained in bank fraud investigation

October 16, 2015October 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Moldovan prosecutors detained Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal-Democrat party and former prime minister, on October 16 as part of

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Moldovan capital city re-elects pro-Western mayor

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Incumbent Dorin Chirtoaca won re-election for a third term as mayor of Moldova’s capital city Chisinau, in a run-off on

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Europe 

Pro-Russian parties fail in upset bid at Moldova’s local elections

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Pro-Moscow socialists came in third in the local elections on June 14 in Moldova, despite expectations it could ride a

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Moldovan PM resigns amid investigation of document fraud

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Moldova’s prime minister Chiril Gaburici resigned on June 12 after less than four months on the job, threatening to trigger

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Moldovans demand justice for vanishing $1B, lack of government action

May 4, 2015 The Kyiv Post Moldova

Tens of thousands of Moldovans took to the streets on May 3 in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau to demand

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Moldova after the elections: Politics overtakes reform

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 Corneliu Ciurea for the European Council on Foreign Relations Moldova

What has happened in Moldova in recent months can be explained by saying that political logic is finally taking revenge

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Europe 

Merkel: Russia meddling with countries’ EU aspirations

December 8, 2014 VOANews Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is bitterly accusing Russia of trying to meddle with the desires of eastern European countries to

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Moldova’s pro-EU parties win parliamentary majority, opposition to challenge results

December 6, 2014December 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Moldova’s three parties that campaigned on a promise of continued close ties with the European Union have won 55 of

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Europe 

Pro-EU parties lead in Moldova parliamentary election – partial results

December 1, 2014December 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Moldova’s pro-Russian Socialist party was set to win the most votes in the country’s parliamentary election on November 30, but

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