Chisinau, June 16, 2016 – Moldova has made good progress in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity, but the drivers of this progress in the past are likely to exercise a much more limited ...

I found these people with the help of two officers from Moldova's anti-trafficking unit. Victor and Vasile are proud of their work, and determined to rid their country of the trafficking gangs. But it ...

Beneath Moldova's soaring parliament building, a parade of its most precarious file slowly past - bussed in by the thousand from across the country, each with their private tale of poverty and ...

Tiny Moldova may not be on front pages, but worrying signs suggest it’s being put at risk by Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine, writes analyst, conslutant and journalist Cristian Gherasim ...

Europe’s wealth disparity was stark in 2024, with several countries facing severe economic challenges. While many European ...

Moldova, a small and poor country with a Romanian-speaking majority between Ukraine and Romania, has been pulled between Russia and the West since gaining independence from Moscow with the ...

Moldova’s media is heavily influenced by oligarchs and political leaders, and is divided into pro-Russian and pro-Western camps. There is legal protection for freedom of expression but this is ...

After a string of votes marred by Russian interference, Moldova is gearing up to elect its new parliament in September. As ...

According to Zelenskyy, Russia has spent the past 30 years trying to keep Moldova in poverty and instab... advertisement. RBC Ukraine. Europe must not lose Moldova: Zelenskyy warns of looming threat.

In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 file picture Maia Sandu, leader of the ACUM opposition alliance, speaks to people during an electoral meeting in Loganesti, Moldova. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) ...

The region is poor and relies on Russian natural gas, which it does not pay for. A debt of more than US$10 billion (S$13 billion) has built up, according to Russia's Gazprom.

"For three decades, Russia has tried to keep Moldova poor and unstable in order to take full control of it," Zelenskiy said. "If Europe loses in Moldova this year, ...