Moldova

Moldovan prime minister Munteanu steps down in surprise trigger for government crisis

Munteanu, who has served as prime minister of the European Union candidate nation since November 2025, gave no full explanation for his decision.

|ByREUTERS
Alexandru Munteanu, Moldova's Prime Minister, attends a meeting with members of the media in Chisinau, Moldova, October 28, 2025.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa react as they attend a press conference on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 24, 2026.

Ukraine, Moldova launch first EU accession talks after years of delays and political hurdles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Kyiv will open six clusters of negotiations starting on Monday, focusing on the "fundamentals" of European Union accession.

|ByCORINNE BAUM
Foreign workers in the construction industry with Eldad Nitzan, chairman of the foreign manpower corporations.

Israel’s most overlooked online ambassadors are already here - opinion

From bomb shelters to farms, foreign workers are sharing a human side of Israel that the world rarely sees.

|ByROBERT SINGER
Moldovan singer Vlad Sabajuc, aka Satoshi and representing Moldova with the song 'Viva, Moldova!', performs during the dress rehearsal for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (ESC) at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 16, 2026.

Moldova broadcaster chief resigns after Eurovision jury vote sparks public backlash

Many hundreds of fans took to social media to denounce the voting of Moldova's jury in Saturday's contest, which gave only three votes to neighboring Romania.

|ByREUTERS

Jewish World: Moldova’s choice

Those hoping for a future with the West see Israel as their ticket.

MARCH 29, 2019ByMICHAEL WILNER
Moldova’s President Igor Dodon and his wife, Galina, walk out of a polling station in Chisinau on February 24

Moldova, new to Holocaust remembrance, institutes a plan

Moldova's Jewish residents largely fled or were deported to their deaths during the Shoah, and its government has only marked Holocaust Remembrance Day since 2016.

JANUARY 31, 2019ByMICHAEL WILNER
Moldova's national flag is seen in central Chisinau, Moldova