Moldova has declared a state of emergency for 60 days. This decision was taken by the country's parliament after approval by the government. Russia's Gazprom has threatened to cut off gas supplies if Moldova fails to pay its January advance, Kommersant reported.
Moldovan Parliament Speaker Igor Grossu said 58 out of 101 lawmakers supported the state of emergency initiative, according to the local newspaper Deschide. Communist and Socialist parliamentarians did not support the decision.
The reason for the state of emergency was a letter from Gazprom, the gas supplier to Moldova, sent to Moldovagaz on January 18th, warning that if Chisinau did not pay the January advance by January 20th, gas supplies would be suspended. Earlier, the Moldovan government said they were missing about 25m euros.
Gazprom owns 50% of Moldovagaz's shares. The remaining shares are distributed among the Government of Moldova - 35.3% of the shares, the Republic of Transnistria - 13.44% of the shares - and individuals - 1.23% of the shares.
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