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EU announces 'unprecedented' Moldova recovery plan

By Stephen Mcgrath Jun. 02, 2021 11:54 AM EDT
BUCHAREST (AP) — The Republic of Moldova is set to receive an “unprecedented” 600 million-euro ($733 million) economic recovery package from the European Union...

FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2019, file photo Moldova's President Maia Sandu, then leader of the ACUM opposition alliance, speaks to people during an electoral meeting in Loganesti, Moldova. Moldova's Constitutional Court on Wednesday, April 28, 20121 canceled a state of emergency introduced to combat COVID-19 infections, enabling President Maia Sandu to dissolve parliament and call for an early election on July 11.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
Moldova's president calls early election for July 11

Apr. 28, 2021 02:08 PM EDT

Thousands rally in Moldova in support of pro-EU president

By Corneliu Rusnac Dec. 03, 2020 08:27 AM EST
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Thousands of protesters rallied outside Moldova's parliament building Thursday as lawmakers loyal to the outgoing pro-Russian...

An election official wearing a biohazard suit, for protection against the COVID-19 infection, holds a mobile ballot box as an elderly lady casts her vote in the presidential elections in Hrusova, Moldova, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Moldovans returned to the polls Sunday for the second round of voting in the country's presidential election, facing a choice between the staunchly pro-Russian incumbent and his popular pro-Western challenger after former prime minister, Maia Sandu, who beat the odds to win the first round on November 1 with over 36 percent of to vote, leaving the incumbent, President Igor Dodon, trailing her by over 3.5 points. (AP Photo/Roveliu Buga)
Pro-Western candidate wins Moldovan presidential election

Nov. 16, 2020 05:02 AM EST

COVID-19 cases rising in Moldova, seen as 'out of control'

Jun. 08, 2020 09:19 AM EDT
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova registered a record number of new cases of the coronavirus during the first week of June, the government said Monday, as a...