Moldova Matters
David Smith, Cristina Panaguta, Daniel Vodă, Chris Flowers, Vasile Tofan, Igor Casu, Hamish FraserThe number one source for English language news about Moldova.
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Moldovan Railways Tests Airport Connection as Part of Passenger Rail Revival
Rail travel in Moldova has been on the decline since the fall of the Soviet Union, but Calea Ferată din Moldova (the Moldovan state railway company) is planning to make significant improvements for passenger connectivity, to try and convinc...
Parliamentary Reforms, Fuel Prices and Regional Uncertainty
Hello and welcome back to Moldova Matters! Today we’re covering part 2 of the Weekly Roundup. If you missed part 1 you can access it here.
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Romania Re-enters Political Crisis
On May 5 Romania’s government collapsed when t...
Spy Swaps, Sheriff Schemes and the Battle Over May 9
Hello and welcome back to Moldova Matters! Last week I was busy reporting out a new investigation into some of the familiar figures behind the new US NGO the “US Moldova Initiative” and their efforts to organize a privately funded Congressi...
Who Is Behind the US Moldova Initiative?
The “US Moldova Initiative” is working to organize a privately funded Congressional Delegation to Moldova in late July 2026. This brand new NGO is organizing, and appears poised to sponsor, the travel of American Members of Congress to...
Reflecting on World Press Freedom Day
In 1993, as nations emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Empire and a wave of democratization movements swept across Africa, the UN General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day. On this day the free press is celebrated a...
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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.
Born and raised in Moldova, I continue to learn about my region every day, and I love sharing some of my thoughts about it here!
Senior Foreign Policy & StratCom Expert at the Institute for Public and European Reforms. Former Spox of the Moldovan Government and MFA. Proud husband & dad. Writing from \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde9Moldova.
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
Investor, operator, and occasional policy thinker. I spend my time backing companies across CEE and thinking about how economies grow - and sometimes don’t.
Author. Historian of Soviet Union; Moldova, Bessarabia; Soviet State Terror and Famine; Nationalism. Based in Chișinău.
Scottish in Moldova. Interested in politics, travel and the post-Soviet space.
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