e-journal “Governing and Democracy in Moldova”, year VII, issue 150, December 16–31, 2009

Political year 2009 Igor Botan: As a rule, tragic events reverberate with farces. In this light, developments experienced by Moldova had a reverse succession in 2009. The year began with a farce but ended with a tragic finding – former president Vladimir Voronin and adherents of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) he leads had their "hearts broken" at the end of the year[…]
Economy: retrospectives 2009 vs. forecasts 2010 Iurie Gotisan: The economic crisis had more or less devastating effects on Moldova in 2009 for sure. The Moldovan crisis does not have distinct particularities in general. This crisis is afferent to an economy which is quasi dependent on external factors, as the economic growth in the latest period was particularly due to earnings of Moldovan migrants working abroad, which means that the economy is mainly based on consumption[…]

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