Candidates for the presidency of Moldova will for the first time be required to take a test on their knowledge of the state language. The elections are scheduled for October 20, according to Point.

Moldova's parliament on Thursday approved a law on referring to the national language as Romanian in all legislative texts and the constitution, despite opposition from a pro-Moscow communist party.

Moldova was part of Romania until World War II, when it was annexed by the Soviet Union and Russian became the official language. During following half-century, Romanian was preserved in Moldovan ...

The Moldovan language is very similar to Romanian, however, has historically been written using Cyrillic script, like Russian, rather than Latin notation, like Romanian. Advertisement.

But at least Moldovan children will finally now know, courtesy of the Russian dictator, that their language is truly Romanian. The truth can be a bitter tonic, but it is the only one worth drinking.

MOSCOW. A recent decision by Moldovan lawmakers to rename the country's official language to Romanian raises questions about Moldova's territorial integrity, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ...

The phrase "Moldovan language" will be replaced with "Romanian language" in the texts of all Moldovan laws and regulations, including the Constitution of Moldova; the Moldovan parliament passed a ...

It then reunited with Romania (the “Moldovan” language, a Soviet confection, is, in ... To Read the Full Story. Join NRPlus Login. Share 23 Comments .

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 10 October during his visit to Romania that the Ukrainian government will make a decision regarding the non-existent Moldovan language. Source: Zelenskyy in ...

The struggle to save Gagauz, a Turkic tongue used by dwindling numbers of people in an ethnic enclave of Moldova, reflects the emotional power of language loyalties across the former Soviet Union.

Moldova's pro-European government faces a new challenge from its restive pro-Moscow Gagauzia region after its leaders denounced proposed judicial reforms and demanded enhanced status for the ...