Uncovering Europe What is life near Transnistria amid fears war will spread to Moldova? “I don’t know where we would go if the Russian troops came here. There is nowhere to run.” 17/05/2022
Europe News Where is Transnistria and why does it matter? Three explosions rocked the pro-Russia breakaway region this week, targeting two radio towers that broadcast in Russian, sparking fears it could be dragged into the war in Ukraine. 02/05/2022
Uncovering Europe Why does Transnistria risk being dragged into Russia's war in Ukraine? Tensions have increased in the territory bordering Ukraine where Russia has a military presence, and which has long been engaged in a so-called "frozen conflict". 27/04/2022
Uncovering Europe For Soviet-Afghan war veterans, Ukraine is a conflict 'without honour' Iurie Cibuc, 62, was proud to fight for the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. He doubts that a new generation of Russian soldiers feel the same about the war in Ukraine. 24/03/2022
Uncovering Europe 'Tensions intensifying': Fears grow Ukraine war may spread to Moldova The citizens of the country on Ukraine's western border are concerned that the Russian advance on Odesa might mean trouble with Moldova's own breakaway territory of Transnistria. 18/03/2022
Europe News Moldova faces humanitarian crisis, says PM, needs urgent financial aid Europe's poorest country has 120,000 Ukrainian refugees inside its borders. Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița tells Euronews the country is struggling to cope. 07/03/2022
Uncovering Europe In Moldova's east, Maia Sandu's EU membership bid divides opinion On the border wth Transnistria, the Russia-backed breakaway region, some Moldovans favour Russian links over European. 07/03/2022
Uncovering Europe Georgia's EU bid raises existential question: Where does Europe end? Europe's geographical boundaries have been defined by territory but also politics, culture and religion. 04/03/2022
Uncovering Europe Meet the nationalist who wants to see Moldova and Romania as one state Many Romanians would like to see Moldova and Romania as a single country. Most Moldovans don't agree. 14/10/2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
world news Six ex-Soviet states get €40m to help their COVID-19 vaccine rollout The joint €40 million programme will involve Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. 11/02/2021
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
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
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
Uncovering Europe Moldova elections: Everything you need to know In 2016, just 70,000 votes separated Igor Dodon and Maia Sandu. In 2020, it could be even closer. 29/10/2020
Uncovering Europe In a divided Moldova, President Igor Dodon fights for four more years It's the second-most anticipated presidential election taking place in November. 01/10/2020
Uncovering Europe Belarus should be 'warning for Moldova' ahead of presidential election "The events in Belarus become extremely relevant for Moldova," Maia Sandu told Euronews. "The message coming from Belarus is that today there is 'zero tolerance' for the fraud of the popular will." 25/09/2020
Moldova Moldovan MP 'kidnapped' after defecting from ruling party MPs with the Pro-Moldova party have said Ștefan Gațcan has been kidnapped and forced to resign as a member of parliament after he tried to defect the ruling Socialists. 07/07/2020
Europe News We remain on 'European road' - Moldova's prime minister tells Euronews We remain on our European road. 29/11/2016