The Moldovan government on 30 July lifted trade sanctions against Transdniestrian companies. A year ago, after the breakaway authorities in Tiraspol closed Romanian-language schools, Chisinau stopped issuing export and import certificates to Transdniester-based businesses. On 22 July the Moldovan Parliament passed a law on a special status for Transdniester that offers autonomy for the region. In exchange Chisinau wants Tiraspol to hold democratic elections under Moldova’s legislation.
