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Moldovan students queue up to apply for scholarships in Romania

About 3,000 lyceum graduates thronged yesterday, August 2, at the former Romanian Consulate on Vlaicu Parcalab Street in Chisinau to obtain a scholarship in Romania.

Ukrainian scholarships not very popular in Moldova

Only 56 Moldovans have applied for the 105 scholarships offered by Ukraine. The situation is similar to the last year, when only half of the available places were occupied.

Carabineer troops to maintain public order at local level

Carabineer troops will be detached to districts to maintain public order, Minister of the Interior Alexei Roibu announced in the quarterly meeting of the Ministry he heads.

€8 000 asked for legalizing unauthorized constructions

The director of a Chisinau firm was caught red-handed by officers of the Center for Combating Corruption and Economic Crime.

Advertising of alcoholic beverages banned

The advertising of alcoholic drinks, including beer, on the radio and TV, and outdoor publicity will be banned. Related amendments to the law on advertising were approved by the Government in the July 27 meeting.

Concessions within National Program for Youth Economic Empowerment

The beneficiaries of the National Program for Youth Economic Empowerment can use 20% of the sum of the loans taken out from banks within this program to increase the circulating capital, for example to purchase raw material and fuel needed by the business. The overdue term for paying interest on the loans to bank was extended from 5 to 10 days.

Students who failed Baccalaureate exams will receive special certificate

The students who failed one or several Baccalaureate exams will be issued with special certificates that they can use to apply to vocational schools, Minister of Education Mihail Shleahtitski said after a meeting with the head of the Education Department of Gagauzia Vera Balova and vice governor of the region Nicolae Stoianov.

• Antidiscrimination bill discriminates people, opinions, Info-Prim Neo, 26 July 2011, 11:34
• ROC Patriarch Kirill confirms readiness to come to Gagauzia, INFOTAG, 25 July 2011, 17:24
• Broadcasting regulator reports on achievements, Info-Prim Neo, 22 July 2011, 10:23
• Vlad Filat dissatisfied with state of affairs in flood-affected villages, Info-Prim Neo, 22 July 2011, 10:10
• Education Ministry will not renounce to reform schools, INFOTAG, 21 July 2011, 11:14
• Liberals propose castration penalty for rapists, Info-Prim Neo, 21 July 2011, 10:21
• Baccalaureate failure rate at 10%, Info-Prim Neo, 19 July 2011, 10:08
• Halt in gas supply postponed, Info-Prim Neo, 18 July 2011, 17:12
• Security cameras may be set up in yards of hospitals and schools, Info-Prim Neo, 18 July 2011, 12:21
• Bulgarian "Focus Radio" will broadcast in Moldova, INFOTAG, 18 July 2011, 9:56
• Two police officers convicted in case of Radu sisters, Info-Prim Neo, 15 July 2011, 14:42
• MoI demilitarization and decentralization will start from 2012, INFOTAG, 15 July 2011, 11:10
• Trade unions to set up International Social Dialogue Center, Info-Prim Neo, 14 July 2011, 11:09
• Yellow code for rain and strong winds, Info-Prim Neo, 12 July 2011, 16:37
• Jostling protest in central Chisinau, Info-Prim Neo, 12 July 2011, 15:56
• Education Sciences provide largest number of budget-funded places, Info-Prim Neo, 12 July 2011, 9:54
• Orthodox christian associations stand resolutely against homosexuality in Moldova, INFOTAG, 11 July 2011, 16:29
• Moldovans live 69 years on average, Info-Prim Neo, 11 July 2011, 10:00
• Chisinau city hall, association organize meeting to venerate deportation victims' memory, INFOTAG, 6 July 2011, 16:41
• Situation in Moldova discussed at forum in Germany, INFOTAG, 6 July 2011, 16:29
• NIT challenges penalty imposed by broadcasting authority, Info-Prim Neo, 1 July 2011, 16:06
• Teachers in reorganizing schools will face contest to keep jobs, Info-Prim Neo, 30 June 2011, 11:14
• About 6,700 young people obtained identity cards for free in 2011, INFOTAG, 30 June 2011, 11:06
• Education Ministry is not closing down schools, but is converting them into culture centers, Minister says, INFOTAG, 30 June 2011, 11:04
• Foreigners adopted 20 Moldovan children in 2011, INFOTAG, 29 June 2011, 17:09
• Education Ministry is dissatisfied with baccalaureate exam results, Denis CENUSA, 28 June 2011, 11:05
• Delegates from 43 countries discuss environment problems in Chisinau, Info-Prim Neo, 28 June 2011, 11:02
• Number of top marks at BAC exams halved, while poor ones doubled, Info-Prim Neo, 28 June 2011, 10:00

Media NGOs statement regarding the sanctioning of Ziarul de Garda for defamation

Media NGOs speak out against the judgment issued by a Court from Chisinau, contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights, sanctioning Ziarul de Garda for pretended defamation of two prosecutors from Glodeni.

• IJC launched a new issue of the biannual analytical magazine Mass-Media in Moldova, Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent, 5 July 2011, 17:48

Activists launch Moldova’s first ‘Space Camp’

A group of Moldovan and international campaigners for ‘free spaces’ recently held a five day ‘Space Camp’ in a botanical park in the north of country.

• Moldovan NGOs make ‘Music against Torture’, Susan Coughtrie and Lucas Farcy, 1 July 2011, 17:21