Tiina Kaukvere

Aug 30, 2024 | fairobserver.com | Tiina Kaukvere |Marian Manni |Marian Männi

It’s early summer in Moldova, and the cherries are already ripe. Fellow journalist Marian Männi and I pick and pop them into our mouths as we follow our chosen tour guide up a hill. We are exploring Old Orhei, a famous Moldovan landmark and archaeological site. It consists of three villages: Trebujeni to the north, Butuceni to the west and Morovaia to the east. The area is built on a green field, and the Răut River runs through it.

Aug 21, 2024 | emerging-europe.com | Tiina Kaukvere

Consumers in the European Union are increasingly seeing Moldovan labels on their fruit, as the country pivots away from the Russian market. This summer, a heatwave has been suffocating Moldova, where agriculture is an important source of income. Almost everyone has been complaining about the unpredictable weather—for there has been rain too, a great deal of it.

May 12, 2024 | politico.eu | Tiina Kaukvere

Tiina Kaukvere is an award-winning Estonian journalist currently based in Moldova. An hour’s drive from Moldova’s capital city, in the village of Bozeini, Orthodox priest Tudor Roman lit three candles near the altar of a small countryside church. “I pray for forgiveness for Patriarch Kirill’s sins,” he said.

Feb 11, 2024 | fairobserver.com | Tiina Kaukvere |Marian Manni |Marian Männi

Imagine riding home from work on a packed trolleybus. It’s rush hour and most people in this city ride trolleys. Tired women carrying shopping bags and men smelling of cigarettes are swaying in the same rhythm—the bus squeals and shrieks along the way. Suddenly, every trolley stops. Being used to power cuts, you scoff and dismount. It’s going to be a long walk home. This is what life in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, was like in the early 2000s.

Feb 11, 2024 | rb.gy | Marian Manni |Marian Männi |Tiina Kaukvere

Imagine riding home from work on a packed trolleybus. It’s rush hour and most people in this city ride trolleys. Tired women carrying shopping bags and men smelling of cigarettes are swaying in the same rhythm—the bus squeals and shrieks along the way. Suddenly, every trolley stops. Being used to power cuts, you scoff and dismount. It’s going to be a long walk home. This is what life in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, was like in the early 2000s.