French president Emmanuel Macron leads the ranking of international leaders trusted by Romanians, according to a new INSCOP Research survey conducted for the Informat.ro platform. Moldovan president Maia Sandu and US leader Donald Trump follow in second and third place. The poll was conducted between April 14 and April 21 on a sample of 1,100 respondents through CATI telephone interviews.

Maia Sandu says reunification with Romania could speed up Moldova’s EU accession Republic of Moldova’s president Maia Sandu told Le Monde that reunification with Romania could accelerate her country’s accession to the European Union, while stressing that such a decision must be backed by citizens. Her remarks come as Moldova continues to pursue its European integration path amid regional geopolitical tensions. In an interview with French newspaper Le Monde, quoted by Digi24.ro , Sandu said that reunification “would allow us to join the EU faster and could help us,” but added that “such a decision must be taken by the majority of citizens.” The Moldovan leader also pointed to alternative scenarios for EU accession, including the possibility of joining the bloc without the breakaway region of Transnistria.

Parlamentul de la Chişinău, controlat de partidul preşedintei pro-europene Maia Sandu, a restricţionat joi utilizarea limbii ruse în plen, obligând deputaţii să ia cuvântul doar în română, ceea ce a determinat partidele de opoziţie pro-ruse şi de dreapta să părăsească sala în semn de protest faţă de „cenzura” pe care, spun ei, partidul de guvernământ PAS ar încerca să o introducă în legislativ.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu addressed the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Chișinău, describing Russia as 'the aggressor' and characterizing it as the most pressing security threat to Europe for decades to come.