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President of Ukraine visits Moldova

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Moldova for the European political summit, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency has reported.
The head of state was one of the first guests of the event, who was personally greeted by Moldovan President Maia Sandu. The leaders held a protocol handshake.
“Today work in Moldova. Participating in the summit of the European political community. Many bilateral meetings. Developing a coalition of fighters and offering a coalition of Patriots. The EU, NATO, the peace formula. All to protect our future,” Zelensky wrote in Telegram.
The European political summit takes place on June 1 in Moldova on the territory of Mimi Castle (Bulboaca district).

Moldovan Parliament abolished the Moldovan language and replaced it with Romanian

The phrase “Moldovan language” will be replaced with “Romanian language” in the texts of all Moldovan laws and regulations, including the Moldovan Constitution. The relevant law “On the implementation of certain decisions of the Constitutional Court (CC)” was adopted Thursday in its second and final reading by the Moldovan Parliament.
The authors refer to three rulings of the CC, including one from December 5, 2013. Given that “acts of the CC, which interpret constitutional texts, have the force of law and are binding,” the authors propose to replace “Moldovan language” with “Romanian language” in the text of the laws.
“In order to implement this law, the Legal Information Resources Agency shall, within 30 days from the date of enactment of this law, ensure the amendment of all legislation of the Republic of Moldova, including the Constitution, in the State Register of Legal Acts,” the document reads.
The law was voted for by deputies from the parliamentary majority of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), as well as independent deputy Gaic Vartanyan, who left the Socialist Party and joined the National Alternative Movement (MAN) headed by Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban.
The bill drew criticism from the opposition Bloc of Communists and Socialists. Deputies of the BCS hung several banners on their rostrum during the voting in Parliament. Earlier they said that they would appeal to the Constitutional Court to challenge the law if it is adopted.
According to the Constitution, amendments to the Main Law may be approved by “two-thirds of votes of deputies” “not earlier than six months after the registration of the corresponding draft law and only with a positive conclusion of the CC.” Also, according to the Constitution, “the Constitution can not be reviewed during a state of emergency, siege and martial law.
In turn, the authors of the bill, represented by a group of PAS deputies, believe that it is a “technical execution” of the decisions of the Constitutional Court, and not an amendment to the Constitution.
Till now, according to article 13 of the Constitution of Moldova, the state language of the Republic of Moldova is “the Moldovan language functioning on the basis of Latin script”. Meanwhile, the Academy of Sciences of Moldova admitted that the correct name of the language is “Romanian”. Romanian language is taught in all schools and educational institutions of Moldova since 1992.

Moldova simplified entry to country for Ukrainians

Moldova’s National Commission for Emergency Situations has simplified the rules of entry into the country for Ukrainians, the Moldovan newspaper Newsmaker has reported.
It is said that the simplification will affect the entry procedure for the Ukrainians, who will now be able to enter Moldova through the Moldovan-Romanian border and Chisinau airport on the basis of ID-card, internal passport and other identity documents.
The decision of the National Commission comes in addition to the February 24 decision on the entry procedure for Ukrainian citizens, which allowed Ukrainians entering Moldova from Ukraine to enter the country under a simplified procedure.
It is specified that Ukrainians will also be able to leave Moldova for Ukraine based on the same documents.

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There is no electricity in Moldova either

Mass power outages have begun in Moldova due to damage to the Ukrainian energy system, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spynu said.
“Today we have a repeat of the situation of November 15. After the damage to the Ukrainian energy system in the last hour, we have mass power outages across the country. Moldelectrica is working to restore electricity connections,” Spynu wrote Wednesday on social media.

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Moldova banned cryptocurrency mining

The Commission for Emergency Situations of Moldova has banned cryptocurrency mining in the country, as well as the import of equipment for it.

According to the decision of the Commission on Emergency Situations, this is one of the measures taken in connection with the energy crisis.

Among other measures – the requirement for the owners of the premises to use heating devices so that the temperature in the room during working hours does not exceed 19 degrees, and outside of working hours – 15 degrees. Also, the owners of the premises will have to abandon advertising, decorative and architectural lighting, as well as turn off the fountains.

In addition, indoor escalators must be suspended from 7 am to 11 am and from 6 pm to 11 pm.

At the end of October, Moldova faced an energy crisis after Ukraine stopped exporting 30% of the electricity needed by the country, and the Moldavskaya GRES cannot supply the contracted 70% due to the reduction in gas supplies to Moldova from Gazprom. So far, urgently during the period of shortage, Moldova buys electricity from Romania.

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Border Service of Ukraine warns of possible interruptions in operation of checkpoints with EU and Moldova

Interruptions are possible in the work of checkpoints on the border with the European Union and Moldova, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has warned.

“Due to enemy shelling and damage to critical infrastructure facilities in western Ukraine, there may be interruptions in the operation of checkpoints on the border with the EU and Moldova,” the State Border Guard Service said in the Telegram channel on Monday.

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