Events in the year 2014 in Moldova. Incumbents President – Nicolae Timofti, since 2012 Prime Minister – Iurie Leancă, since 2013 President of the Parliament – Igor Corman, since 2013 Events Ongoing – Transnistria Conflict January–June 2 February – A referendum on Gagauzia's independence from Moldova is held with 98.9 percent of voters supporting Gagauzia's self-determination. Despite the overwhelming support, Chișinău authorities declare the referendum illegal. 10 February – The Minister of Foreign Affairs Natalia Gherman holds a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to discuss "practical cooperation" between the nation and the western political union. 27 February – The European Parliament votes to approve abolishing visa requirements for Moldovan citizens who have biometric passports. 25 March – The Governor of Gagauzia Mihail Formuzal and the President of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia, Dmitrii Constantinov visit Russia with the purpose to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to sign a twinning agreement and trade agreement with the nation. 6 May – Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014: The song "Wild Soul" by Cristina Scarlat is sung representing Moldova in the semi-finals of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, but fails to score enough points to move on to the finals. 12-25 May – The 2014 Moldovan census takes place, marking the second census in the nations history. 7 June – 8 million is pledged by United States Vice President Joe Biden after meeting with President Timofti during a visit to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, for the inauguration of the new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The aid comes in addition to the 2.7 million pledged by the US in March to help promote programs to democratic institutions and the economy. 26 June – The village of Doroțcaia holds an open rally with the goal to join the self-proclaimed nation of Transnistria in protest of a legal dispute which lead to 85% of the farmland in the village becoming of limits to its residents, and on the eve of the ratification of an agreement which would tie Moldova closer to the EU. 27 June Moldova signs a major free trade and political association agreement with the European Union (EU) to strengthen the nation's relationship with the western political union, much to the disliking of members of the Socialist and Communist Parties in the nation. Upon the signing of the agreement, all 38 of