Incumbent mayor wins local elections in capital Chisinau, while pro-European parties secure two thirds of local seats.
The second ballot of local elections will take place in the Republic of Moldova on Sunday.
NATO does not seek a new arms race with Russia but it had to adjust to the new security environment, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said at a meeting of NATO defence ministers on Wednesday in Brussels
Romanias Parliament passed the national defence and security strategy for the next 5 years.
Deputy PM Gabriel Oprea takes over prime-ministerial tasks while PM Victor Ponta is recovering from surgery.
The Republic of Moldova's foreign partners no longer conceal their concerns with the incoherence of the administration in that country.
On Tuesday, the government in Chisinau decided to allow the entry of EU citizens into Moldova based on their ID cards, as well as their passports....
This weeks talks between Romanias foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu and senior Moldovan officials were prefaced by a measure received with satisfaction by the authorities in Bucharest.
The political context is tense in Moldova, where the pro-Western Prime Minister resigned last week and pro-Russian candidates prevailed in the first ballot of local elections on Sunday
More than one year after Crimeas annexation by Russia, Europes concerns about Moscows intentions remain unchanged.
