Paula Erizanu
@paulaerizanu.bsky.social
Journalist & writer from Moldova. Often in Romania. Lived in the UK for 12 years.
Words: The Guardian, FT, BBC, London Review of Books etc.
Words: The Guardian, FT, BBC, London Review of Books etc.
Maria Acbaș, a Gagauz entrepreneur and PAS MP, left Parliament after several Telegram channels & opposition MPs revealed that a Moldovan intelligence report from 2023 showed one of her firms received 20k euros from Shor. Processes & interinstitutional communication worked well 😳 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Maria Acbaș, a Gagauz entrepreneur and PAS MP, left Parliament after several Telegram channels & opposition MPs revealed that a Moldovan intelligence report from 2023 showed one of her firms received 20k euros from Shor. Processes & interinstitutional communication worked well 😳 1/2
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Putin is mocking any kind of peace efforts.
The only thing he understands is pressure.
This is what we have to do.
My doorstep ahead of the informal meetings of EU Defence and Foreign Ministers ↓
The only thing he understands is pressure.
This is what we have to do.
My doorstep ahead of the informal meetings of EU Defence and Foreign Ministers ↓
August 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Putin is mocking any kind of peace efforts.
The only thing he understands is pressure.
This is what we have to do.
My doorstep ahead of the informal meetings of EU Defence and Foreign Ministers ↓
The only thing he understands is pressure.
This is what we have to do.
My doorstep ahead of the informal meetings of EU Defence and Foreign Ministers ↓
Moldova may open all negotiation clusters in the same year - something unprecedented- due to the high speed of aligning its legislation to EU legislation, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos announced yesterday on Moldovan tv
August 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Moldova may open all negotiation clusters in the same year - something unprecedented- due to the high speed of aligning its legislation to EU legislation, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos announced yesterday on Moldovan tv
Moldova’s electoral campaign officially starts today. On 28th September Moldovans will take to the polling stations to vote for the geopolitical direction the country will take for the next 4 years.
Amongst people’s top concerns: the cost of living crisis & the war in Ukraine
Amongst people’s top concerns: the cost of living crisis & the war in Ukraine
August 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Moldova’s electoral campaign officially starts today. On 28th September Moldovans will take to the polling stations to vote for the geopolitical direction the country will take for the next 4 years.
Amongst people’s top concerns: the cost of living crisis & the war in Ukraine
Amongst people’s top concerns: the cost of living crisis & the war in Ukraine
Reposted by Paula Erizanu
Finally picked up my copy of @paulaerizanu.bsky.social’s new book about Moldovan history based on many interviews with people who have lived through the major events and changes of the last century. Can’t wait to read it!!
July 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Finally picked up my copy of @paulaerizanu.bsky.social’s new book about Moldovan history based on many interviews with people who have lived through the major events and changes of the last century. Can’t wait to read it!!
Starting today, Romania drops its price ceiling for electricity. This means energy bills will significantly go up; rising inflation; lower purchasing power. Moldova too will be affected by this, since Chisinau buys electricity on the Romanian market
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July 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Starting today, Romania drops its price ceiling for electricity. This means energy bills will significantly go up; rising inflation; lower purchasing power. Moldova too will be affected by this, since Chisinau buys electricity on the Romanian market
hotnews.ro/liberalizare...
hotnews.ro/liberalizare...
Moldova’s ex chief anticorruption prosecutor Veronica Dragalin has been writing open letters to judges who did not make it through the vetting process on the political pressures on her regarding these cases
www.zdg.md/stiri/dragal...
www.zdg.md/stiri/dragal...
April 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Moldova’s ex chief anticorruption prosecutor Veronica Dragalin has been writing open letters to judges who did not make it through the vetting process on the political pressures on her regarding these cases
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www.zdg.md/stiri/dragal...
Moldovan president Maia Sandu gave a state of the nation speech in Parliament today outlining the success in preserving freedom and peace in a turbulent time and the need to protect this progress and continue integrate in the EU in the next 4 years
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April 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Moldovan president Maia Sandu gave a state of the nation speech in Parliament today outlining the success in preserving freedom and peace in a turbulent time and the need to protect this progress and continue integrate in the EU in the next 4 years
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Moldova will hold parliamentary elections on 28 September, the speaker of the Parliament Igor Grosu announced today. The poll is crucial for Moldova’s geopolitics and will determine whether the country can continue its EU integration or whether it will fall back in Russia’s orbit
April 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Moldova will hold parliamentary elections on 28 September, the speaker of the Parliament Igor Grosu announced today. The poll is crucial for Moldova’s geopolitics and will determine whether the country can continue its EU integration or whether it will fall back in Russia’s orbit
Young Romanians are being recruited via Telegram by neonazis from Moldova linked to Russian fascist groups. They are encouraged to act violently towards minorities, antifascist activists, organisations + paedophiles. The process is gamified. The leader is currently in Germany 1/
April 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Young Romanians are being recruited via Telegram by neonazis from Moldova linked to Russian fascist groups. They are encouraged to act violently towards minorities, antifascist activists, organisations + paedophiles. The process is gamified. The leader is currently in Germany 1/
Romanian government supported Crin Antonescu is the new favourite presidential candidate according to a recent poll by AtlasIntel. Far right George Simion would still win 1st round but CA would cap 2nd round.
Previously polls saw reformist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan win the race
Previously polls saw reformist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan win the race
April 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Romanian government supported Crin Antonescu is the new favourite presidential candidate according to a recent poll by AtlasIntel. Far right George Simion would still win 1st round but CA would cap 2nd round.
Previously polls saw reformist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan win the race
Previously polls saw reformist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan win the race
The FSB announced the detention of four "Ukrainian agents" recruited in Moldova. All these people were arrested in 2023-2024. News about the exposure of the "saboteurs" appeared against the backdrop of a diplomatic crisis between Moldova and Russia
theins.ru/news/280520
theins.ru/news/280520
ФСБ заявила о задержании четырех «агентов Украины», завербованных в Молдове. Все эти люди были арестованы в 2023–2024 годах
Задержания, о которых ТАСС выпустил сообщения на ленты новостей, на самом деле произошли в 2023 году: Окрушко — в июле, после взрыва на Куйбышевском НПЗ в Самаре, где он работал, а Измайлову — в авгус...
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April 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The FSB announced the detention of four "Ukrainian agents" recruited in Moldova. All these people were arrested in 2023-2024. News about the exposure of the "saboteurs" appeared against the backdrop of a diplomatic crisis between Moldova and Russia
theins.ru/news/280520
theins.ru/news/280520
Great news. Moldova’s Ziarul de Gardă undercover investigative reporters Măriuța Nistor and Natalia Zaharescu are shortlisted for the European Press Prize.
Meanwhile, Moldovan indie media is under constant attack from pro-Russian, pro-oligarchic and even some pro-EU opposition
Meanwhile, Moldovan indie media is under constant attack from pro-Russian, pro-oligarchic and even some pro-EU opposition
April 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Great news. Moldova’s Ziarul de Gardă undercover investigative reporters Măriuța Nistor and Natalia Zaharescu are shortlisted for the European Press Prize.
Meanwhile, Moldovan indie media is under constant attack from pro-Russian, pro-oligarchic and even some pro-EU opposition
Meanwhile, Moldovan indie media is under constant attack from pro-Russian, pro-oligarchic and even some pro-EU opposition
Moldova's ex minister of defense Anatol Șalaru won the case against Romanian presidential candidate George Simion. The latter sued Șalaru for his declarations that Simion had met up with Russian spies in Chernivtsi, an info confirmed by both Ukrainian and Moldovan intelligence
April 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Moldova's ex minister of defense Anatol Șalaru won the case against Romanian presidential candidate George Simion. The latter sued Șalaru for his declarations that Simion had met up with Russian spies in Chernivtsi, an info confirmed by both Ukrainian and Moldovan intelligence
Big scandal in Moldova as criminals with life sentences have been freed following law amendments voted by governing party PAS. The party has blamed and excluded its member & MP Olesea Stamate for scheming this, saying that they had trusted her too much :/
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ULTIMA ORĂ/ Olesea Stamate a fost exclusă din PAS. Președintele Parlamentului: „Îi cerem să-și depună mandatul de deputat”
Fosta președintă a Comisiei parlamentare juridice, numiri și imunităţi, Olesea Stamate, a fost exclusă vineri, 4 aprilie, din Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate (PAS). Anunțul a fost făcut de către preș...
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April 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Big scandal in Moldova as criminals with life sentences have been freed following law amendments voted by governing party PAS. The party has blamed and excluded its member & MP Olesea Stamate for scheming this, saying that they had trusted her too much :/
www.zdg.md/importante/u...
www.zdg.md/importante/u...
TikTok admits 27,000 fake accounts supported Călin Georgescu & AUR’s electoral campaigns in Romania. Romanian prosecutors say Turkish IPs and Russian email addresses were used by troll farms to create 20,000 TikTok accounts that posted over 2 million comments in November 2024 1/
April 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
TikTok admits 27,000 fake accounts supported Călin Georgescu & AUR’s electoral campaigns in Romania. Romanian prosecutors say Turkish IPs and Russian email addresses were used by troll farms to create 20,000 TikTok accounts that posted over 2 million comments in November 2024 1/
The self-proclaimed authorities of the de facto Russian occupied region of Transnistria propose bill to fine foreign journalists without official accreditation granted by them, including Moldovan journalists
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Apel public privind noile măsuri represive propuse de Tiraspol împotriva jurnaliștilor
În data de 31 martie, așa-numitul „soviet suprem” de la Tiraspol a înregistrat un „proiect de lege” care prevede modificarea
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April 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The self-proclaimed authorities of the de facto Russian occupied region of Transnistria propose bill to fine foreign journalists without official accreditation granted by them, including Moldovan journalists
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promolex.md/apel-public-...
March 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Shor ally and Member of Parliament Irina Lozovan received a six year sentence for being involved in an illegal political financing scheme benefitting a criminal network. On similar charges her husband was also sentenced to five years in prison. They both went missing
March 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Shor ally and Member of Parliament Irina Lozovan received a six year sentence for being involved in an illegal political financing scheme benefitting a criminal network. On similar charges her husband was also sentenced to five years in prison. They both went missing
Breaking: Shor ally & Moldovan Member of Parliament Alexandr Nesterovschi, sentenced to 12 years in prison for involvement in an illegal political financing scheme, fled justice in a Russian embassy car to Transnistria, said head of security services Alexandru Musteață
March 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Breaking: Shor ally & Moldovan Member of Parliament Alexandr Nesterovschi, sentenced to 12 years in prison for involvement in an illegal political financing scheme, fled justice in a Russian embassy car to Transnistria, said head of security services Alexandru Musteață
Saturday morning queues at the Leipzig Book Fair
March 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Saturday morning queues at the Leipzig Book Fair
More than 30 Moldovan mercenaries associated with Horațiu Potra were banned entry to Romania as they were heading to celebrate Călin Georgescu’s bday
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www.antena3.ro/actualitate/...
Peste 30 de mercenari moldoveni din gruparea lui Horațiu Potra au fost opriți la graniță. Voiau să ajungă la ziua lui Călin Georgescu
31 de moldoveni și alte două persoane, mercenari angajați de Horațiu Potra pentru misiuni în Congo, au încercat să intre în România în ultimele zile cu scopul de a ajunge la mitingul din București pen...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
More than 30 Moldovan mercenaries associated with Horațiu Potra were banned entry to Romania as they were heading to celebrate Călin Georgescu’s bday
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www.antena3.ro/actualitate/...
Vladimir Plahotniuc apparently has four citizenships, including a surprising Mexican passport
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Vladimir Plahotniuc apparently has four citizenships, including a surprising Mexican passport
Romanian investigative reporters Victor Ilie & Luiza Vasiliu were surveilled by their targets with the help of Romanian law enforcement following their research into a moneylaundering scheme linked to the British American influencer Andrew Tate
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March 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Romanian investigative reporters Victor Ilie & Luiza Vasiliu were surveilled by their targets with the help of Romanian law enforcement following their research into a moneylaundering scheme linked to the British American influencer Andrew Tate
balkaninsight.com/2025/03/17/b...
balkaninsight.com/2025/03/17/b...
The first major poll ahead of the Romanian presidential re-run says Georgescu far right allies George Simion or Anamaria Gavrila would win the first tour. But Bucharest reformist, pro-European mayor Nicușor Dan would top the second tour
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March 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The first major poll ahead of the Romanian presidential re-run says Georgescu far right allies George Simion or Anamaria Gavrila would win the first tour. But Bucharest reformist, pro-European mayor Nicușor Dan would top the second tour
hotnews.ro/exclusiv-pri...
hotnews.ro/exclusiv-pri...