New Prime Minister for Moldova

The Moldovan Parliament has approved the selection of Vlad Filat as the nation’s prime minsiter. The selection of Mr. Filat comes after the political crisis in Moldova following the first elections in the springtime and then a repeat election in the summer which saw the governing Communist Party lose their majority.

While the next problem for Moldova is the selection of a new President which requires a 66% majority, Mr. Filat states that his priority is to integrate Moldova into the “European Community”. The EU appears to have responded positively to the election and to the desire of the new Moldovan Government to broaden its relationship with Europe.

http://my.nowpublic.com/world/pro-western-prime-minister-moldova 

 

 

New Political Crisis in Moldova

The Republic of Moldova is experiencing another political crisis created in its Parliament. The PCM [Communist Party of Moldova] which won the last elections or stole them [depending on the person's opinion] failed to have their candidate for President Zinaida Greceanii elected.

The PCM has 60 of the 101 votes in Parliament but needed 61 votes for their Presidential Candidate to be elected by Parliament. The rest of the votes are held by the opposition who promised to boycott Greceanii and PCM with the intention of forcing a dissolution of parliament and new elections.

It remains to be seen how the Presidential Deadlock which triggered the current political crisis will play itself. Moldova remains divided after the April 2009 elections in which the opposition claimed that there was fraud. The country is also divided between the older generation who remember the times under the USSR with fondness and the younger generation who wants closer ties with Europe.

Moldova is also divided between the Romanian and Moldovan Speaking People and the Russian Speaking minority located in the Trans-Dniester Region.

 

 

 

Voronin Elected Speaker of Moldovan Parliament as People Flee Country

Vladimir Voronin who is the outgoing President of Moldova has been elected Speaker of Parliament even though his ruling PCM [Communist Party] is one point short of the majority. In Moldova, 61 votes out of 101 are needed in the election of a new president.

The ruling PCM has only 60 votes with the opposition planning to force a new election. Voronin has been preaching the concept of reconciliation but Moldova appears to be divided.

The division of Moldova is between the older generation who have fond memories of Communist Rule when Moldova was a Soviet Republic within the USSR. The older generation favours the PCM while increasing the ties between Moldova and Russia.

The younger generation is in favour of integrating Moldova within the European Union but feel that the ruling PCM is a major obstacle. There is another division besides the generation gap.

Moldova is the home of Romanian Speaking people while the Trans Dniester Region is home to the Russian Speaking people. The Trans Dniester Region has been in a sort of political limbo since its unilateral declaration of independence in 1991.

The Trans Dniester Region has its own currency, passport, and short wave radio station as well as local media. At the same time, Moldovans have been applying for Romanian Citizenship after taking advantage of a law which facilitates such citizenship.

According to a report from the BBC News Website, 1000 people a day have been visiting the central post office in Chisinau the capital of Moldova and filling out their citizenship papers. Many are electing to leave the country if things in Moldova do not improve.

According to President Basescu of Romania, about one million Moldovans or a quarter of the country’s population wants to become Romanian. The Moldovan Government has dismissed this as a provocation and has expressed fears that Romania wants to assimilate Moldova.

The EU has expressed fears that Moldova could be destabilized by the people voting with their feet but have not done much to correct the current situation. It remains to be seen what will happen.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8045834.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8029849.stm

http://my.nowpublic.com/world/voronin-elected-moldovan-speaker-while-people-leave-country

Europe Talks About Moldova/Europa y El Tema Moldova

Radio Romania International has reported on the meeting between Christian Diaconescu [Romanian Foreign Minister] and Gert Pottering [President of the European Parliament. Mr. Diaconescu has also toured the Czech Republic to discus the Moldovan Issue. The Czech Republic occupies the European Presidency.

The European Parliament will meet on the 6^th of May 2009 to discuss Moldova. In the mean time, the British Magazine “The Financial Times” has called on the European Parliament to prove itself when dealing with the Communist Regime in Moldova. The Financial Times has warned that any failure to deal with Moldova could lead to a situation similar to Belarus in which there is a consolidated Communist Regime.

Romania has speeded up the citizenship process for Moldovans. Moldovans can become citizens of Romania within five months if they have ancestors who lost their citizenship as a result of the Soviet Take over of Moldova from Romania during World War II.

Jean Revellon who is the General Director of the ERTU or European Radio and Television Union called on the Government of Moldova to permit live telecasts from Moldova of the situation. At the present time, attempts to interview the protagonists of the Moldova Crisis have been unsuccessful.

Las pagina cibernética de Radio Rumania Internacional reporto acerca de la reunión entre el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores Rumano Christian Diaconescu y el Presidente del Parlamento Europeo Gert Pottering. Hubo reporte acerca de la reunión del Sr. Diaconescu con la República Checa [Presidente de turno para la Unión Europea].

Habrá una reunión especial en el Parlamento Europeo para discutir el tema de Moldova. Mientras tanto, El Presidente de los Sindicatos de la Radio y Televisión Europea [ERTU] Jean Revellon advirtió a Moldova acerca de la necesidad de permitir una cobertura abierta de la crisis en Moldova.

Rumania anuncio que ciudadanos de Moldova cuyos ancestros perdieron la ciudadanía rumana con el robo de territorio rumano hoy en día Moldova durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial lo puedes recuperar en cinco meses.

The Financial Time emitió un reto a la Unión Europea de ponerse los pantalones durante la crisis de Moldova o tener que enfrentar las consecuencias de otro régimen comunista en Europa.

http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=5&art=20916

http://my.nowpublic.com/world/european-parliament-discuss-moldova

Carta Abierta Para Radio Rumania Internacional Acerca de Moldova

Para mi familia en Radio Rumania Internacional, quiero felicitarte por la cobertura acerca de los eventos en Moldova el 9 de Abril 2009 entre las 2300-0000 UTC en 9655 khz 31m. Jamás olvidare de la entrevista mediante los pocos teléfonos funcionando en Moldova con un miembro de la oposición.

Los eventos en la República Moldova ubicada entre Rumania y Ucrania sirven como muestra la necesidad de un servicio de radio de onda corta. En los momentos críticos [con ciertas excepciones] de su historia, los servicios de onda corta son una fuerza de apoyo moral para aquellos en la búsqueda de su libertad y una calidad de vida sobresaliente.

Moldova esta en la encrucijada entre la libertad con su futuro brillante y la esclavitud comunista del pasado con sus largas cadenas. El Gobierno Comunista quiere ocultar la verdad de lo que sucede y están cerrando cadenas de ordenadores. Los teléfonos móviles, telecomunicaciones, televisores, y la vía cibernética funcionan bajo la censura de las autoridades comunistas.

Los comunistas cerraron la frontera entre ambos países, expulsaron a los diplomáticos rumanos, y lanzaron una ofensiva contra Rumania. La respuesta de Rumania y Radio Rumania Internacional fue excepcional pues la nación rumana no cayó en la trampa de romper los lazos diplomáticos. Al contrario, Rumania trato al pueblo de Moldova con los brazos abiertos de la hermandad cristiana y latina.

Radio Rumania Internacional sirvió como fuente para las noticias acerca de los que sucede en Moldova. El pueblo de Moldova busca la información y el aliento de una emisora de onda corta como Radio Rumania Internacional. El Mundo busca información disponible en su totalidad mediante las emisoras de onda corta de Radio Rumania Internacional.

Con la excepción de algunas emisoras, Radio Rumania Internacional logro una cobertura sobresaliente de Moldova. Radio Rumania Internacional merece las alabanzas del mundo y un premio por la cobertura de los eventos en Moldova.

Incluso, considero que Radio Rumania Internacional merece todos los premios en el mundo del periodismo por su reportaje sobre Moldova. Radio Rumania Internacional es una emisora excepcional que muestra como la onda corta ayuda a los pueblos en los momentos críticos de su historia.

Mis mejores deseos para Radio Rumania Internacional hoy y siempre.

Open Letter to Radio Romania International and Moldova

Radio Romania International is the Shortwave Service of Romanian Radio and Television. Every year, the station holds a contest for the Personality of the Year in the country. Since the author is a listener of Radio Romania International by Shortwave Radio, he has decided to write a dedication.

 

He nominated Radio Romania International for Personality of The Year 2009 for its exceptional coverage of the events in Moldova. Since the US Mainstream Media [with certain exceptions] have ignored Moldova, it would be great to talk about Moldova.

 

The nation of Moldova is a European Country located between Romania and Ukraine.

The official languages of Moldova are Romanian, and Russian.

Moldova was once a Soviet Republic that belonged to Romania before 1940. In 1991, Moldova became an Independent Republic within the Commonwealth of Independent States.

 

While the rest of Europe was concentrating on the Euro and progress, Moldova [like Belarus] elected a Communist Government in 2001. The reasons were the division between the older and younger generation. The older generation that felt the pain of changes accompanied by nostalgia for Soviet Times voted for the PCM or Moldovan Communist Party.

 

The PCM chose as its President Vladimir Voronin who thought he could steer a course between the European Union and Russia. The problems of Voronin and the PCM were compounded by the Trans Dniester Region that declared itself independent of Moldova as a Russian Speaking Communist Republic.

 

Regardless, the PCM was reelected in 2005 in spite of the deteriorating economy. The April 2009 Elections gave the PCM a 50% majority and the younger generation decided that enough was enough. The response of the PCM and their concept of Communism With A Human Face was to shut down internet services and telecommunications.

 

With some exceptions, Moldovans who did not agree with the PCM had to rely on Shortwave Radio in the same way that people who disagreed with Bush did from 2001-2009. Radio Romania International has been able to show its solidarity with Moldova by becoming a beacon to its listeners in Moldova.

 

In one program, Radio Romania International interviewed a listener from Moldova and gave him hope and inspiration. Radio Romania International listened as the person from Moldova talked about a generation gap, repression, people being taken from their hospital beds including children, and students labeled as counter revolutionaries.

 

Radio Romania International was present in spirit as news of the expulsion of the Romanian Ambassador from Moldova was made public. Radio Romania International was also present when Moldova announced Anti Romanian Measures such as the Visa Requirements.

 

 

It is with this article that the underwriter has arrived at the conclusion that shortwave radio can still provide reliable transmission in an unstable world and that Radio Romania International deserves to be named Personality of the Year for 2009. 

 

Moldova Update IV

UPDATE:

4-9-2009@ 4:50PM

I have received replies from readers in Moldova who have offered pages to visit concerning the Moldovan Revolution. Unfortunatly, they have been blocked. I managed to visit the webpage of Radio Romania International [The International Broadcaster on Shortwave and Internet].

The President of Moldova Voronin in addition to expelling the Romanian Ambassador to Moldova has done the same thing to one of the ambassador’s advisers. Voronin and the Communist Government seems intent on blaming Romania for the problems in Moldova.

 

Mr. Voronin has introduced visa requirements for visiting Moldova from Romania while the Prime Minister of Romania Emil Broc has accused the Moldovan Government of provocation.

 

Regardless the Romanian Government has stated that it will not allow itself to be provoked. The Moldovan Ambassador to Romania will remain and entry visa to Moldovans free of charge will be provided according to Mr. Broc.

 

There have been reports about Moldovan Government troops arresting children in hospital beds. So much for Communism with a Human Face in Moldova.

 

http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=5&art=20662

 

Update on Moldova III

UPDATE:

4-8-2009@ 3:00PM Miami Time

Radio Romania International, the Shortwave and Internet International Broadcaster of Romanian Radio and Television wrote an editorial titled “Reactions to Events in Kishiniev”.

In the editorial, there is talk of a generation gap in Moldovan Society between the elderly population that lives in the rural areas and the youth who are urban.

The elderly population are described as those who are nostalgic for Communism and repeatedly vote for them. The youth who are concentrated in the urban areas and are Pro European in their thinking want a Moldova that is progressing like the rest of the European Union.

Romanian Magazines have commented about how the “revolution went from Bucharest to Kishiniev [Chisinau]” while others have commented about “the 1989 Revolution in Romania being the first live revolution on television while the 2009 one is the first in Twitter”.

http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=5&art=20626

Update on Moldova II

It appears that the Government has been able to retake parliament. Moldovan President Voronin and the Prime Minister Grecianii has held talks with the opposition while EU Foreign Policy Head Javier Solana has been urging restraint. The UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has also called for restraint.

The talks have not gone anywhere with the Government accusing the students and opposition groups of attempting a coup while the Opposition claims that the election was stolen. President Voronin has asked for intervention from the West in the Moldovan Situation.

 

President Voronin gave a speech on Moldovan TV accusing the opposition of being “Fascist who are drunk with anger and hate with the intention of trampling democracy”. He went ahead and blamed Romania for the violence in Moldova. Mr. Voronin finished his speech by declaring the Romanian Ambassador to Moldova as a “Persona Non Grata” or not welcomed.

 

 The Russian Foreign Ministry has talked about a “plot to undermine Moldova”. One of the International Observers [Baroness Emma Nicholson] in the latest election has expressed doubts that the elections were free and fair. According to Vlad Fillat of the Liberal Democratic Party, the revolt is “a spontaneous action by protesting young people”.

 

The news about the demonstration has spread via the Internet and Twitter. The underwriter attempted to call Moldova and Romania from an undisclosed place in Miami Florida without success. The underwriter also heard Radio Bulgaria on his shortwave radio and there were similar reports to what is being written.

 

There will be more information as the situation in Moldova evolves.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7988893.stm

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7989360.stm

 

 

http://sofiaecho.com/2009/04/07/701893_protesters-clash-with-police-in-moldova-one-person-reported-dead/bulletin

 

Update on Moldova

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL758168320090407? feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4159551,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-rdf

According to Deutsche Welle, The Moldovan Government is considering a recount of the ballots in the last election. In another development, the outgoing President of Moldova accuses the opposition and the students of planning a military coup. The attempts to listen to Moldovan TV or Radio have failed. Radio Romania International is also transmitting the same information in their shortwave radio program as Reuters and Deutsche Welle.