Most of Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812, when it was ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia …

2 days ago · Moldovan, a form of Romanian, is the state (official) language per the constitution (1994), but in 2013 the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of Romanian, as so noted in the …

Nov 4, 2024 · Up to 700 people are killed in fighting between Moldovan and Transnistrian forces following the breakaway region's unilateral declaration of independence.

Moldovan laws and legal systems can be vastly different than our own. In some places you may be taken in for questioning if you don't have your passport with you.

Mar 9, 2025 · It’s an emerging democracy in a difficult European neighborhood, where populations of ethnic Moldovan (Romanian) and Russian speakers peacefully coexist to forge …

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Moldova has a population of 2.6 million people (in 2022). By far the largest city and capital of the country is Chisinau (Kishinev). The language of Moldova is Moldovan (same as Romanian); …

The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland have traveled to Moldova to mark the country’s 34 years of independence from the Soviet Union, a month before the European Union candidate …

The state language, according to Title I, Article 13 of the Moldovan Constitution, is Moldovan. In Moldova's Declaration of Independence, the same language is called Romanian.

1 day ago · Sandu is final entry in Telegraph’s World Leaders series after defying Kremlin and turning Moldova into Europe’s front line of democracy