Deputy Prime Minister Cristina Gherasimov briefed the COELA working group on Moldova's advances across clusters 4 and 5 of the EU accession negotiations.
Cristina Gherasimov reported Moldova's progress on clusters 4 and 5 before the COELA working group.
Moldova recorded the highest annual accession progress of any candidate country, per a 2025 EU report.
Chișinău is targeting the signing of an EU accession treaty by 2028.
Moldova's Ministry of Education condemned the attack and said police had been called. Children who witnessed the incident will receive psychological support.
A parent physically assaulted a young teacher in a classroom, in front of children.
Police were notified; psychologists will support both the teacher and student witnesses.
Moldova's Ministry of Education called for zero tolerance toward violence against teachers.
A Kremlin decree on simplified Russian citizenship for Transnistrians is welcomed in Tiraspol, condemned in Chișinău as covert conscription, and flagged in Kyiv as a regional security threat.
Putin signed a decree simplifying Russian citizenship acquisition for Transnistrian residents.
Chișinău says the move aims to recruit Moldovan citizens for the front in Ukraine.
Kyiv calls the decree a threat to regional security.
The Chișinău parliament approved in first reading a bill redistributing corruption, bank fraud and organised crime cases among specialised institutions.
Parliament adopted the anti-corruption competency reform in first reading with 57 votes.
The NAC takes over bank fraud cases and EU funds irregularities.
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office gains broader investigative powers under the draft law.
Former deputy prime minister for reintegration Victor Osipov has been arrested. Journalists, activists and cultural figures are calling for his release in an open letter.
Victor Osipov, former deputy PM for reintegration, was arrested and placed in Penitentiary No. 13.
The case involves alleged links to former intelligence chief Andronachi and Transnistrian duty-free operations.
Dozens of public figures have signed an open letter calling for his release and a review of his detention.
The Rîșcanovca district court ruled that municipal councillor Ion Melnic must publicly retract a social media post linking mayor Ion Ceban to a corruption probe.
The Rîșcanovca court ordered PAS councillor Ion Melnic to retract his post about mayor Ceban.
The post linked a corruption investigation into a former city official directly to mayor Ceban.
The Finnish Embassy in Bucharest warns that Moldovan citizens are being approached with fraudulent offers to arrange visas and employment in Finland — for a fee.
Fraudsters are soliciting money from Moldovans with promises of Finnish visas and jobs.
The Finnish Embassy in Bucharest has issued an official public warning.
No Finnish official procedure involves paid private intermediaries.