Officially, there is no difference. Both Romania and Moldova have been spelled different ways in English, so older textbooks refer to “Rumania” and “Moldavia. read more
Moldavia is a region in Romania while Moldova is a country! Before, Moldova used to be a part of Romania as well as the Bucovina-region in today’s Ukraine. In 1940 the Russians annexed these regions and in 1992 Moldova declared it’s independence. read more
Home / Articles / Media in Moldova: Between Freedom and Monopoly “The greatest propagandist of Moldova pretends to be the great propaganda fighter,” remarked Maia Sandu, the pro-European leader of the Action and Solidarity Party, about Vladimir Plahotniuc’s recent legislative initiative. read more