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CHISINAU — The Eastern European country of Moldova is continuing efforts to attract overseas firms, as it tries to move past political uncertainty."I went with a backpack, and set up a business," says Dutch entrepreneur Luc Vocks, recalling how he moved to Moldova in 2007.Vocks had first visited the former Soviet republic three years earlier, and recalls experiencing "the cliché that one would have of Eastern Europe at that time"."Everything was dirt cheap, and if you were a foreigner you'd get attention," he says.Today, Vocks is the owner of a Moldovan company called DevelopmentAid. Based in the capital Chisinau, it employs 180 people in the country, and runs a website that lists job vacancies in the international development community.Vocks is one of...
November 07, 2024
Moldova cleans up its act to attract foreign businesses
November 07, 2024
German coalition collapses after Scholz fires key minister
November 06, 2024
Ukraine says it fought North Korean troops for first time
November 05, 2024
Mystery fires were 'test runs' to target cargo flights to US, Polish prosecutors say
BERLIN — German police on Tuesday arrested eight alleged members of a far-right militant organization suspected of plotting a neo-Nazi takeover in eastern Germany.More than 450 law enforcement officials raided properties across the state of Saxony as well as in Poland, where the extremist group's alleged ringleader was arrested, according to a statement by Germany’s federal prosecutor.The suspects, some of them underage, are accused of being part of Sächsische Separatisten, or Saxon Separatists, a group of 15 to 20 people characterized by "racist, antisemitic, and in some cases apocalyptic ideas," the prosecutors said."Its members are united in a profound rejection of the liberal democratic order and believe that Germany is nearing 'collapse,'" the...
November 05, 2024
Germany arrests eight suspects accused of neo-Nazi takeover plot
November 04, 2024
Spanish flood rescuers focus search on underground car parks
November 04, 2024
Spain's king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia
November 04, 2024
Pro-EU leader claims Moldova victory despite alleged Russian meddling
November 04, 2024
Domestic violence should not be taboo subject, says Queen Camilla
November 01, 2024
US says around 8,000 troops from North Korea are stationed in Russia's Kursk region
