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Viorel Moldovan. Photo: Lukáš Vráblik Lenin of the Rovers

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Romania of occupying Bessarabia until 1940. She was angered by a Romanian Foreign Ministry announcement praising the replacement of the Moldovan language with Romanian in all Moldovan laws as a "restoration of scientific truth".

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic has refuted in the strongest terms a statement by Moldovan President Maia Sandu about potential involvement of Serbian citizens in subversive actions aimed at destabilising Moldova, according to alleged Ukrainian information about Russian plans.

The Financial Crimes Unit has identified a Greek branch of a global racket trafficking counterfeit drugs and doping substances, making deliveries to the US and more than 15 countries.

Polish soldiers of the Territorial Defence Force with food at a reception point for refugees from Ukraine established at the train station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, 25 February 2022. About 29,000 people crossed Poland's border with Ukraine over the past 24 hours, with thousands declaring themselves as war refugees, the National Security Department said.

The Moldovan government's majority hangs in the balance, but few analysts see a replacement emerging soon.

The Romanian Academy of Sciences on Thursday dismissed claims put forward by the President of Moldova in Strasbourg that his country has its own language.

It said the theme of a "Moldovan language" promoted by President Igor Dodon at a speech to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Wednesday was a revival of Soviet-era tropes.

A Moldovan historian's new book presents the 'unpleasant pages' of Romanian and Moldovan history and their role in the Holocaust.

A twenty-year-old man was shot with a gas pistol in his head after a dispute in Burgas. The police are searching for the shooter, the ODMWR-Burgas announced.

The incident happened on 14 March 2019 to the Russian High School in the seaside city.

The injured youth is placed in a hospital with head injuries. The boy is a Russian citizen permanently resident in Bulgaria.

The European Commision President, Jean-Claude Juncker, apologised on Wednesday to a Romanian MEP for the appearance of the phrase "Moldovan language" on the website of European Commision - calling it a "regrettable administrative error".