Maia Sandu

Moldova

Moldova's pro-EU party wins high-stakes parliamentary election

Moldovans voted on Sunday in a ballot mired by fears of Russian interference.

29 September 2025

Moldova

Polls open in Moldova's parliamentary elections

Police have arrested many people in hundreds of raids leading up to the vote as reports of Russian interference and planned disturbances plagued what many believe is the most consequential election in the country’s recent history.

28 September 2025

World News

Oh it's personal: Viral Russian fakes about European politicians

Russia has increasingly targeted European leaders with false claims and outlandish accusations. European politicians who have expressed strong support for Ukraine are among those attacked the most. What are the most preposterous fake stories about European politicians made by Russian propaganda?

27 September 2025

Moldova

Moldova's PM accuses Russia of using elections to 'take power'

Moldovan authorities have accused Russia of conducting a hybrid war to try to derail the country’s EU path by meddling in elections, illicitly funding pro-Russian parties and running disinformation campaigns.

25 September 2025

Moldova

Russia’s disinfo in Moldova: Bot networks, church spin and vote buying

Russia intensified its “hybrid war” against Moldova as the country is heading to the parliamentary elections on Sunday, Moldovan authorities say. What tools is Moscow using in Moldova this time, and are they different from the disinformation campaign during the 2024 presidential election?

24 September 2025

EuroVerify

Disinformation intensifies ahead of Moldovan parliamentary elections

Euronews' verification team identified a raft of online accounts planting unfounded claims about the government of President Maia Sandu.

3 September 2025

Europe News

EU leaders reaffirm support for Moldova's bid to join bloc

The investment announced by EU leaders on Friday aims to boost Moldova’s economy and reduce its vulnerability to external pressures, particularly from Russia.

4 July 2025

EuroVerify

Bogus Euronews Telegram spreads fakes targeting Romania and Moldova

Euroverify has detected the latest fake Euronews reports being mirrored in Russian state-sponsored media.

11 June 2025

Europe News

Maia Sandu sworn in for second term as Moldova's president

The role, which holds significant powers in areas such as foreign policy and national security, is limited by Moldovan law to two consecutive four-year terms.

24 December 2024

Europe News

Pro-EU Maia Sandu re-elected as president of Moldova

Speaking at the headquarters of her Action and Solidarity party in the capital Chișinău, Sandu said her priority in the coming years would be to be a president for all Moldovans.

4 November 2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Could return hubs solve the EU migration conundrum?

In this edition, we shed light on Italy's Albanian model for processing asylum seekers, and hear how the victory plan of Ukraine's President Zelenskyy went down in Brussels.

26 October 2024

EuroVerify

Kremlin’s hybrid war overshadows Moldova’s EU referendum

European officials say disinformation campaigns and vote-buying schemes risk undermining the integrity of the 20 October ballot.

16 October 2024

Moldova

Moldova accuses Russia of bribing voters ahead of EU referendum

National police chief Viorel Cernautanu revealed that over 130,000 Moldovans were bribed by a Russian network to promote pro-Kremlin candidates, raising concerns about malign influence.

4 October 2024

Moldova

In Chisinau, Charles Michel says Moldova has EU's full support

Charles Michel has assured Moldova that it has the European Union's full support on its road to membership of the bloc.

28 March 2023

Europe News

MEPs call on Brussels to boost support for candidate country Moldova

The small country, which borders Ukraine, is struggling with really high inflation and "hybrid warfare" carried out by pro-Russia agents.

16 March 2023

Moldova

Facebook used in operation to 'destabilise' Moldova government

Facebook has since removed the ads paid by the exiled oligarch Ilan Shor but experts believe they've managed to have an impact on Moldovan society

28 February 2023