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Olga Koshel sits in her pottery studio in Chisinau and works on another piece of ceramics. Together with her Austrian husband Bernhard, she runs the K&K-Ceramics studio. She has to finish an order of 200 wine cups. Continue reading “Olga Koshel – the Master of Arts”
Once the Moldovan band Zdob si Zdub played at the Eurovision-Song-Contest. They delighted their audience with an unmistakable mix of Moldovan folk music, Balkan-Vibes and elements of rock music. Zdob si Zdub landed a summer hit record together with Austrian’s Hubert von Goisern in their country in 2009. Moldovarious.com wanted to know how the Moldovan version of “Koa Hiatamadl” sounds like. Continue reading “Austro-Moldovan Music Fusion”
In the second part of the interview, Başkan Dr. Mihail Formuzal talks about the new Moldovan government, the European Union and he gives insights in his daily work.
Moldovarious.com: The four-party-coalition „Alliance for European Integration” has taken the power in the Republic of Moldova after eight years of Communism. What does this mean for Gagauzia?
Continue reading ““We could be the Switzerland of Eastern Europe””
The main street in Moldova’s capital Chisinau is called Bulevardul Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfînt. All central attractions like the opera, theatres, pubs and shops are situated on it and at the very end you can find the monument of Ştefan cel Mare, one of many in Moldova. Furthermore you can find his portrait on the Moldovan leu banknote and there are a lot of of High-Schools and Colleges called after him. A good reason to take a closer look on this romantic character who became a national hero…
The EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) was launched on 30 November 2005 at the joint request of the presidents of Moldova and Ukraine. EUBAM is an EU mission and fully funded by the European Union. It is an advisory, technical body and has no executive powers. The principal partners of the Mission are the Moldovan and Ukrainian border guard and customs services.
Love and hate, tolerance and intolerance, friendship and betrayal – they all live in us and influence our behaviour. They cause wars and unions, make people hurt or respect and love each other. What would you choose: happiness or pain, peace or sufferings? Continue reading “Racism in Moldova – Fiction or Reality?”
„The ties between Germany and Moldova are historical”, opens Nikolaus von der Wenge Graf Lambsdorff, the German ambassador to Moldova, his lecture at University Perspectiva. „Our Bundespräsident Horst Köhler officially declared that he was a Bessarabia German.” Continue reading ““Our President is Bessarabia German””
Gagauzians have their own government, their own administration, their own university and with Gagauzian their own language. The highest political representative is called Başkan and sits in the capital Comrat. Moldovarious.com visited Başkan Dr. Mihail Formuzal during his public office hours and got to know more about their history, their ambitions in tourism and his opinion about the EU.
Continue reading ““We, Gagauzians, are a tolerant people””
Hardly any positive news hit the headlines from the officially unrecognised Pridnestrovje. That’s why the state owned Radio PMR works hard for a positive international image. Five times a week the news speaker Andrey Smolensky welcomes his German, Austrian and Swiss listeners with the words, “Hallo hier spricht Radio PMR – Hello, this is Radio PMR!” Continue reading “Hier spricht Radio PMR!”
Every national tradition provides for special dishes made on holidays only. In Moldova, there are specialties made on special occasions. For Christmas, the food is mainly made of pork. In rustic households the swine, fattened-up during summer and fall, is usually slaughtered three days before the Christmas Eve, and there is even a saying referring to this tradition: “You cannot fatten the swine on Christmas Eve”!
Continue reading “Taste Across the Frontiers – Festive Courses”