- No matter who wins mayoralty, City Hall’s work will be hindered by battles between parties, Antoniţa Fonari pentru Info-Prim Neo, 17 June 2011, 11:42
- Protection of Personal Data within the Dialogue on Visa Liberalization and the Negotiation of the Association Agreement between the R. of Moldova and the EU, Bogdan Manolea, Centrul Român de Politici Europene/Fundaţia Soros-Moldova, 10 June 2011, 16:01
- EU-Moldova Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area: a springboard to modernization or a road to ruin?, Alex OPRUNENCO, Centrul Analitic Independent "EXPERT-GRUP", 10 May 2011, 12:30
- The Council of Europe, the Communists and a New Referendum, Denis CENUSA, 4 March 2011, 11:06
- Coalition 2010, Irina Severin, 26 January 2011, 9:42
- The "shy" regret of Chisinau concerning the events in Belarus, Denis CENUSA, 26 January 2011, 9:41
Parties-Phantoms, Parties - State Institutions, Parties - State Enterprises
20 parties have registered in the current election campaign. Many people say it is a too big number for such a small country as Moldova. At the same time, much more parties could take part in the election campaign.
Activists launch Moldova’s first ‘Space Camp’ © Susan Coughtrie
Biometric passports will go into series production Jan.2011
- "Moldova Azi" information portal is changing its format and editorial content, Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent, 8 August 2011, 15:19
- Moldovan students queue up to apply for scholarships in Romania, Info-Prim Neo, 4 August 2011, 13:44
- Ukrainian scholarships not very popular in Moldova, Info-Prim Neo, 2 August 2011, 14:58
- Kent Larson: USAID will always support process of Moldova democratization, INFOTAG, 1 August 2011, 13:42
- Parliament sets up new commission - for checking civil servants' property and incomes, INFOTAG, 29 July 2011, 9:00
- Scandal in Moldovan parliament over deputies' relatives, INFOTAG, 29 July 2011, 9:00
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The relaxation of visa requirements for the Moldovan citizens depends greatly on the introduction of biometric passports. The European Union has already offered Moldova a €2m grant for biometric reading equipment, which is set to be purchased this year. Biometric passports will go into series production starting from January 2011. Their price hasn't been determined yet, but the minister promised to look for a solution so that it "doesn't bite the citizens".
Speaking about digital television, Oleinic said the ministry planned to make 24 Moldovan channels available nationwide through digital technology by 2015. "This transition will bring about significant benefits to the economy of the country as well as to its citizens by affording them more access to information. Today we have 4 channels (with national coverage), by 2011 we'll have 8, and by 2015 we'll have 24", he stated.
Another advancement, Oleinic added, is the liberalization of the transborder traffic, will will mace Internet servcies betetr and cheaper.
The ICT sector accounts today for 9 percent of Moldova's GDP.
