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Romania Bans Ion Ceban Amidst Tensions with Moldova

ROMANIA, JUL 9 – Ion Ceban, First Protrusive of Chisinau, faces a travel ban across Romania and Schengen Area countries due to undisclosed political or security concerns.

  • On Wednesday, Romania's foreign ministry announced that Ion Ceban, who serves as the mayor of Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova, is prohibited from traveling to Romania, including all countries within the Schengen Area.
  • The ban came amid allegations of Russian meddling in Moldova’s electoral process and Romania’s decision to halt its presidential vote due to comparable security threats.
  • Romania's foreign ministry announced that the entry ban applies to the mayor of Chișinău along with two additional individuals from Moldova, citing concerns related to national security amid ongoing regional tensions connected to Moldova's pursuit of EU integration.
  • Ceban, a rival to Moldova's pro-Western president Maia Sandu, was re-elected late last year while Russia denied any interference in Moldova's electoral processes.
  • The decision may deepen geopolitical strains in the area, reflecting Romania's efforts to counter perceived threats and influence amid Moldova's contested political landscape.
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The Prime Minister of Chişinău, Ion Ceban, has been banned in Romania. It can no longer travel throughout the Schengen area, for five years, by journalists from the Garden. The authorities of Bucharest have...

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In a tense geopolitical context and in a crucial electoral year for the Republic of Moldova, the decision of Romania to declare it indisputable on its territory and in the Schengen area on the head of the Chisinian, Ion Ceban, over a five-year period, represents a firm warning to the political actors with double standards and to the formations that promote a prorosive or anti- western agenda. The expert in the Black Sea, Mihai Isaac, stated at t…

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The mayor of Chisinau Ion Ceban argues that the ban on entry into Romania and the Schengen area against him represents a "political refugees" of the current Chisinau government.

·Bucharest, Romania
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Adevarul broke the news in Romania on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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