Now playing Next Moldova Moldova's parliament declares state of emergency over gas crisis Moldova has declared a state of emergency to secure gas supplies amid a crisis over rising prices. 22/10/2021
Now playing Next the global conversation Moldova's new prime minister discusses the country's "renewed energy" "We have massive support from the people and this is what inspires us to move forward." - Natalia Gavrilița, Prime Minister of Moldova. 30/09/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Are Champions League debutants a Russian soft power project? Sheriff Tiraspol is up against the might of Real Madrid on Tuesday. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Moldovan reforms will be for voters, not EU, says country's new PM Natalia Gavrilița also told Euronews that she intends to make the country's economy more attractive to foreign investors. 27/09/2021
Now playing Next Moldova Doctor banned for sending lookalikes to weightlifters' drugs tests A Moldovan doctor has been given a life ban from sport after being found guilty of arranging for lookalikes to give drug testing samples under the names of real weightlifters heading for the world championships. 17/09/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Why has it taken Moldova so long to shake off its Soviet legacy? It's exactly 30 years since Moldova declared independence from the Soviet Union. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next Destinations Moldova’s picture perfect lavender fields smell incredible Moldova hopes to become a world leader in lavender production as its industry gains new life following the collapse of the USSR. 05/08/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Can Moldova's new government solve its oldest problem, Transnistria? The future of the breakaway region - which accounts for 10% of Moldova's claimed territory and over half a million people - could spark a new row with Russia. 23/07/2021
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova's Sandu: 'We have all tools' to reform after election win Moldova's president speaks to Euronews three days after she won a huge mandate in Moldova's parliamentary election. 14/07/2021
Now playing Next Moldova Maia Sandu says 'reign of thieves' is over after Moldova election Moldova's president appears to have secured enough seats in parliament to enable her to enact her reform agenda, early polls suggest. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next Moldova Why is Sunday's legislative election in Moldova so important? There are 20 parties vying for spots in the 101-seat parliament - but the main battle will be between pro-reformists, and those preferring pro-Russian rule. 09/07/2021
Now playing Next Moldova Moldovan President anoints independent anti-corruption body The new body will be tasked with investigating major cases financial and banking cases, as well as the alleged failures of the state's own anti-corruption institutions. 08/06/2021
Now playing Next Moldova EU promises Moldova €600 million ahead of decisive election Moldova's new president, Maia Sandu, wants to move her country closer to the EU and away from Russia. Polls suggest that at least two thirds of Moldovans agree with her. 05/06/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe With new elections, can Moldova's Maia Sandu finish what she started? Her landslide election win in November left her with a hostile, pro-Moscow parliament. Elections on July 11 are a chance to change that. 10/05/2021
Now playing Next Moldova Moldovan President Maia Sandu calls early election for July 11 It came after Moldova's Constitutional Court cancelled a state of emergency meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. 28/04/2021
Now playing Next Real Economy EU helps struggling Moldova out of COVID-19 crisis, but the cash comes with conditions IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION "Europe will never be a safe and prosperous place until the neighbourhood is also safe and prosperous" - EU Commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, on the importance of the EU's Macro-Financial Assistance. 24/03/2021
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Limited access to COVID vaccines for Europe's poor: the case of Moldova Moldova will receive 20% of the country's total COVID-19 vaccine needs through the WHO's co-sponsored COVAX programme. But many more are needed and negotiations with manufacturers are proving to be difficult. 19/03/2021
Now playing Next World Moldova’s vaccine rollout hampered by corruption, says president Recently-elected President Maia Sandu told Euronews she has secured a donation of 200,000 doses from Romania and free access to 20% of Moldova's total vaccine needs through the global vaccine initiative COVAX. But corruption is hampering the rollout efforts. 19/03/2021
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova’s pro-Russian prime minister Ion Chicu resigns Chicu's resignation comes a day before the country’s newly elected pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, is due to take office. 23/12/2020
Now playing Next Moldova Thousands protest in call for resignation of Moldovan government At least 20,000 people gathered in the capital of Moldova on Sunday, calling for the resignation of the government and the dissolution of parliament. 06/12/2020
Now playing Next Moldova Thousands protest after Moldova's new president stripped of key power MPs loyal to outgoing pro-Russia president Igor Dodon voted to strip Maia Sandu, Moldova's new pro-EU president-elect, of control of the powerful state security. 03/12/2020
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova: Sandu is president, but the battle for power has only begun As president, Maia Sandu has few powers which remain at the hand of the country's pro-Russian Socialist party. 16/11/2020
Now playing Next Moldova Moldovan president-elect Sandu will push for parlimentary elections Sandu faced President Igor Dodon in the second round of the country's presidential election. She told Euronews that parliament has to change and is still corrupt. 15/11/2020
Now playing Next Moldova Fearing voter fraud, Moldova war veterans keep an eye on Transnistria Three decades ago they were fighting Russian-backed rebels on Moldova's border with Transnistria. Now they are fighting voter fraud. 15/11/2020
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Moldova votes: Will pro-EU candidate Sandu oust Putin's pick Dodon? Sunday's presidential election has been interpreted as a referendum on the direction of Europe's poorest country, with Dodon representing closer links with Russia and Sandu with the EU. 13/11/2020
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova presidential election has Sandu ahead of Dodon in first round The pro-European candidate leads her pro-Russian rival by around 3 percentage points, paving the way for a tight run-off on November 15. 01/11/2020