Most of Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812, when it was ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a vassal …

3 days ago · Moldovan, a form of Romanian, is the state (official) language per the constitution (1994), but in 2013 the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of Romanian, as so noted in the Declaration of …

Moldovan laws and legal systems can be vastly different than our own. In some places you may be taken in for questioning if you don't have your passport with you.

Mar 9, 2025 · It’s an emerging democracy in a difficult European neighborhood, where populations of ethnic Moldovan (Romanian) and Russian speakers peacefully coexist to forge a unique cultural mix. …

Nov 4, 2024 · Up to 700 people are killed in fighting between Moldovan and Transnistrian forces following the breakaway region's unilateral declaration of independence.

Moldova has a population of 2.6 million people (in 2022). By far the largest city and capital of the country is Chisinau (Kishinev). The language of Moldova is Moldovan (same as Romanian); other regional …

4 days ago · Moldova's Parliament voted on Thursday to close a Russian cultural centre, a new bid to reduce Moscow's influence in the country a day after Russia's ambassador was summoned over …

Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians (Romanian: moldoveni, Moldovan Cyrillic: молдовень, pronounced [moldoˈvenʲ]), are an ethnic group native to Moldova, who mostly speak the Romanian …

While the country’s unique language is Moldovan, the official language is still Romanian. This is because in the 1991 Moldovan Declaration of Independence, where the country separated itself from the …

The Moldovan majority took the lead in severing ties with Moscow: sovereignty was declared in June 1990, and the independent Republic of Moldova was proclaimed on August 27, 1991.