Moldova

Parliament building in Tiraspol, the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state within Moldova. Journalists in the autonomous region of Gaugazia and the breakaway territory of Transnistria face particular impediments to their work. © Alexander Udodov

Mounting Pressure on Moldova’s Independent Press

Experts warn that existing legislation is failing to protect media.

2 May 25

President of Moldova Maia Sandu. © Carl Court/Getty Images

What Next for Moldova?

Country’s European trajectory may depend on healing internal discord and ensuring public trust in the electoral process.

8 Nov 24

Two women vote during the presidential elections and a referendum on joining the European Union, at a polling station in the village Hirbovat, Moldova on October 20, 2024. © Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Moldova: Split Referendum Signals Uncertain Path to EU

No consensus emerges as to whether Europe offers the promising future its supporters envision.

23 Oct 24

Moldova is enduring a disinformation and propaganda campaign from Russia. © Rodion Gavriloi/Wikimedia

Moldova: How Social Networks Amplify Anti-EU Narratives

An organised campaign of pro-Russian propaganda interests could have a major outcome on landmark referendum.

15 Oct 24

A European Union inspired mural in Chisinau, Moldova. © Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images

Moldova’s High Stakes Elections

Pivotal votes will decide whether the country continues on the path of European integration - or chooses closer relations with Russia.

14 Oct 24

Moldova blocked access to more than 20 Russian media websites in October of last year, including Russia Today, saying they had been used as part of an information war against the country. © Misha Friedman/Getty Images

Moldova Struggles to Balance Security and Free Speech

Opinion remains divided on how effective bans on pro-Kremlin outlets have been in protecting country’s information space.

1 May 24

Zinaida Mocan, Mariana Dîmcenco.

Moldova’s Women Mayors

Local elections see growing representation as candidates defy barriers.

8 Mar 24

In the village of Salchia, in southern Moldova, a sign states that the playground was built with funding by Ilan Shor. The fugitive businessman retains significant influence on Moldovan politics despite a sentence in absentia on fraud charges. © Piotr Garciu

Shor: Moscow’s Man in Moldova

Life in exile has not hindered the fugitive magnate’s political powers.

13 Dec 23

Seven grader Elizaveta Chernioglo reads a book in Gagauz at her home in Comrat, the administrative centre of Moldova's autonomous region of Gagauzia. The language struggles for popularity among young Gaguzians who largely speak Russian. © Piotr Garciu

Moldova: Gagauz Language Lags Behind Russian

Numbers of speakers in the country’s autonomous region of Gagauzia are dwindling.

17 Jul 23

Ukrainian children who fled the conflict play in a shelter organised in an exhibition centre, on March 13, 2022 in Chisinau, Moldova. Among the neighbouring countries, Moldova is the one that has received the most refugees in proportion to its population. This is a major challenge for this nation among the poorest in Europe. © Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images

Moldova’s Ukrainian Refugees Find Stability, But Long for Home

Chișinău has granted Ukrainians temporary protection status, with automatic rights to housing, healthcare, education and work.

20 Jun 23

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