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Weekly Roundup: Moldova's First Missile-Drone Incident
Drone Crash Causes Large Explosion
On the night of August 8, a drone crashed in a field near the town of Crocmaz in the Ștefan Vodă district. According to police the drone crashed into a tree around 2.5 m off the ground, exploded and s...
Moldpres Found "A Lesson for the Whole World" in Chinese Management of Tibet
“Aba – a lesson for the whole world”
That line opened the final paragraph of an article titled “Green China of Tibetan Plateau: Aba region as modern model of coexistence between people, tradition, nature” that was published on August 1...
Weekly Roundup: Drought Drains the Dniester, Powers Down the Danube
Hi and welcome back to Moldova Matters! Normally, August is a very relaxed month in Moldova as people go on extended vacations - this year, not so this month! The new government is moving fast and crises keep building up. Today’s roundup is...
"The Most Business Friendly Country in Europe"
A Deep Dive into the Government Program
On July 21 Vasile Tofan presented his cabinet and government program to parliament for a vote of confidence. At the time I wrote about his choice of ministers as well as his presentation to parliamen...
The Month Ahead - August 2026
Moldovan Flags from the Triumphal Arch - Chris Flowers
August is one of the best months to experience Moldova. The country celebrates two of its most important national holidays - Independence Day on 27 August and Limba Noastră (Our Langua...
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Originally from Virginia I've lived in Moldova since 2012, first as a Peace Corps Volunteer, later as an entrepreneur and small business owner. I write about Moldovan political and economic news to help explain to people why Moldova Matters.
Chris has lived and worked in Moldova for over 10 years with experience in the NGO world, museums, tourism, and other domains. Co-founder of The Legal Aid Society of Moldova (legalaid.md) and DigitalNomadMoldova.com
Iulian Groza is Executive Director of IPRE, an independent think-tank in Chișinău and former Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Moldova. His work focuses on EU accession, foreign and security policy, rule of law and democratic resilience.
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