2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dan Mullen, who was in his sixth season with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs played their home games at the newly expanded and renovated Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 2014 season was one of the most successful seasons in Mississippi State's 110-year football history. In mid-October, they shot to #1 in the polls for the first time in school history, and the highest that any FBS team in Mississippi had been ranked at that late date in the season in half a century. They ultimately finished 10–3, the second 10-win regular season in school history. They netted a berth in the Orange Bowl, the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they were defeated by Georgia Tech.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Before the season, Previous season
The 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team finished 7–6, defeating Rice in the Liberty Bowl. The Bulldogs' conference victories included a narrow win over Kentucky, an overtime road win at Arkansas, and an overtime thriller over rival Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Before the season, Previous season
It was the Bulldogs' fourth straight bowl season, the first time in school history a team had accomplished this feat. The 2013 Bulldogs averaged 434 yards per game on offensive, the highest output in school history.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Before the season, Preseason prognostication
The Bulldogs were picked to finish 5th in the SEC West by a vote of 229 media writers at the 2014 SEC Media Days, while Athlon Sports and NBC Sports both picked the Bulldogs to come in sixth.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Southern Miss
*Mississippi State won the games on the field in 1975 and 1976, but were later forced to forfeit the games by the NCAA due to an NCAA rules violation in which offensive lineman Larry Gillard received a 33 percent discount at an Okolona, Mississippi clothing store.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Rankings
Following MSU's win over Auburn, the team was ranked Number 1 in the AP Poll for the first time in the program's history. That also marked "the fastest [rise to the top] in AP Top 25 history." The previous mark was six weeks by Ohio State in 1954. The Bulldogs also became the first ever team to be ranked number 1 in the newly created College Football Playoff Poll when the initial poll was released on October 28, 2014.


2014 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
The 2014 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils were led by first year head coach Rick Comegy and played their home games at Rice–Totten Field. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.


2014 Missouri State Auditor election
The 2014 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the State Auditor of Missouri, concurrently with other state and federal elections.


2014 Missouri State Auditor election
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Tom Schweich ran for re-election to a second term in office. Facing only token opposition, Schweich won in a landslide.


2014 Missouri State Bears football team
The 2014 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.


2014 Missouri State Bears football team
Head coach Terry Allen retired from coaching following the last game of the season.


2014 Missouri Tigers football team
The 2014 Missouri Tigers football team (also called "Mizzou") represented the University of Missouri in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Tigers' third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the Eastern Division. The team was led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who was in his 14th year, and played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division. They represented the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Western Division champions Alabama 13–42. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they defeated Minnesota 33–17.


2014 Missouri Tigers football team, Recruits
28 recruits signed their National Letter of Intent on February 5, the National Signing Period.


2014 Missouri Tigers football team, Recruits
Missouri's low recruit rankings are similar to past classes. Football is a copycat business, and Missouri's ability to recruit under-the-radar prospects and develop them have caught on with other teams around the nation.


2014 Missouri Tigers football team, Schedule
, as of December 8, 2013 (Retrieved: January 7, 2014)


2014 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20–24. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament held at Indiana State's Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. Dallas Baptist won the tournament for the first time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single-elimination final.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Dallas Baptist shortstop Camden Duzenack, one of four Patriots selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 6–9 at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was televised on CBS on Sunday March 9 at 1:05 pm (central). The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards
The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:


2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards
Tekele Cotton of the Wichita State Shockers was named the tournament's most outstanding player (MOP) after scoring 20 points and grabbing 3 rebounds in the championship game against Indiana State. In the game, he scored the second most points behind Fred VanVleet, who added 22.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness," as part of the 2013-14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season was played in St. Charles, Missouri March 13–16, 2014 at the Family Arena. The championship game was televised on MVC TV and simulcast on FCS Central on Sunday March 16 at 2:05 PM (central). The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The defending regular season champion was Missouri State, and the defending postseason champion was Bradley.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was hosted by Bradley on November 12, 14, and 16. SIUE won the tourney title and the automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship with a 1–0 victory over Missouri State in the second extra time period.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
In the NCAA Tournament, the SIUE Cougars defeated Northwestern 1–0 in Evanston before falling in the second round to #15 seed California 0–1 in Berkeley.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 NSCAA Men's University Division Scholar All-America Teams
First Team— Defender Matt Polster, SIUE, 3.46 Business Administration, Las Vegas, NV


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 NSCAA Men's University Division Scholar All-America Teams
Second Team— Defender James Fawke, Missouri State, 3.45 Administrative Management, Cheltenham, England


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region Teams
First Team— Defender Matt Polster, SIUE; Midfielder Christian Volesky, SIUE


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region Teams
Second Team— Defender James Fawke, Missouri State; Defender Eric Schoendorf, Loyola; Forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Evansville


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region Teams
Third Team— Goalkeeper Tim Dobrowolski, Loyola; Defender Parker Maher, Missouri State; Forward Cody Lofgren, Bradley; Forward Christian Okeke, Bradley


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 MVC awards
2014 MVC Player of the Year — Christian Volesky, SIUE


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 MVC awards
2014 MVC Defensive Player of the Year — Matt Polster, SIUE


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 MVC awards
2014 MVC Goalkeeper of the Year — Tim Dobrowolski, Loyola


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 MVC awards
2014 MVC Freshman of the Year — Kyle Thomson, Loyola


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 MVC awards
2014 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year — Loyola (Neil Jones, Nate Boyden, Brian Plotkin, Jeremy Proud)


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2014 MVC All-Tournament Team
2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Jabari Danzy, SIUE


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 24th edition of the tournament. It determined the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) automatic berth in the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Bradley University hosted the tournament at Shea Stadium, which is located about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Bradley campus in Peoria, Illinois.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
The second-seeded SIUE Cougars won the tournament, besting the top-seeded Missouri State Bears in the championship match. It was SIUE's first MVC championship.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament, Qualification
The top six teams in the Missouri Valley Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The Missouri State Bears, SIUE Cougars, Evansville Purple Aces, Drake Bulldogs, Loyola Chicago Ramblers, and Bradley Braves earned berths in the tournament. Top-seeded Missouri State and second-seeded SIUE received first round byes.


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament, All-tournament team
2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Jabari Danzy, SIUE


2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament, All-tournament team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Missouri Voodoo season
The 2014 Missouri Voodoo season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.


2014 Missouri Voodoo season, Roster
Rookies in italicsRoster updated May 24, 20132 Active, 0 Inactive


2014 Missouri elections, State Auditor
The 2014 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the State Auditor of Missouri, concurrently with other state and federal elections.


2014 Missouri elections, State Auditor
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Tom Schweich ran for re-election to a second term in office.


2014 Mitiaro by-election
A by-election was held in the Cook Islands constituency of Mitiaro on 11 November 2014.


2014 Mitiaro by-election
In the July 2014 general election, the contest for the Mitiaro seat resulted in a tie. Incumbent MP Tangata Vavia, of the Democratic Party, received 50 votes, but so did Cook Islands Party challenger Tuakeu Tangatapoto. The tie was confirmed by a recount, prompting the High Court to call a by-election


2014 Mitiaro by-election
The same two candidates stood in the by-election. The by-election took place, but counting was delayed due to a legal challenge by the Cook Islands Party. The court ultimately ruled that one person had voted illegally in the Mitiaro constituency in the general election, and invalidated that person's ballot. This resulted in Democratic Party candidate Tangata Vavia being declared elected by 50 votes to 49, on the basis of the July vote. The ballots cast during the by-election were discarded without having been counted.


2014 Mitiaro by-election, November 2014 by-election result
Not counted. Seat awarded to Tangata Vavia on a recount of the July result.


2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held on December 3, 2014, at the AsiaWorld–Arena, Hong Kong. It marked its sixteenth edition acknowledging the past year's K-pop releases.


2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Nominees were announced on October 27, 2014. Leading the nominees was Exo with five. By the end of the ceremony, Exo received four awards, the most received awards of the night.


2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Background
This event marked the sixteenth Mnet Asian Music Awards. It was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as around the world.


2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Background
The event took place in the same country and the same venue for the second consecutive time. This also marked the first time that the event organized a campaign called Girls' Education Campaign with CJ and UNESCO. It was also the first time that UnionPay sponsored the event exclusively.


2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Multiple awards, Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):


2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Presenters and performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.


2014 Molde FK season
The 2014 season is Molde's seventh consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 38th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It is their first season with Tor Ole Skullerud as their manager as Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the club on 2 January 2014 to join Cardiff City. Along with Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup and the Europa League were they entered in the second qualifying round.


2014 Molde FK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Molde FK season, Squad, Players on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Molde FK season, Squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Moldovan Super Cup
The 2014 Moldovan Super Cup was the eight Moldovan Super Cup (Romanian: Supercupa Moldovei), an annual Moldovan football match played by the winner of the national football league (the National Division) and the winner of the national Cup. The match was played between Zimbru Chișinău, winners of the 2013–14 Moldovan Cup, and Sheriff Tiraspol, champions of the 2013–14 National Division. It was  held at the Sheriff Stadium on 27 June 2014.Zimbru won 4–3 on penalties, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal
In 2014, $1 billion disappeared from three Moldovan banks: Banca de Economii, Unibank and Banca Socială. The bank fraud in Moldova was a coordinated effort involving all three banks working together to extract as much loan finance as possible from the banks without any obvious business rationale. Ilan Shor, a Moldovan businessman, "masterminded" the scam. Shor was chairman of the board at Banca de Economii (Savings Bank) up to November 28, 2014.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal
Funds worth $1 billion were transferred to United Kingdom and Hong Kong shell companies used to conceal the real owners of assets, then deposited into Latvian bank accounts under the names of various foreigners.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal
The total loss from the scheme was equivalent to 12% of Moldova's GDP.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal
A carousel borrowing scheme was applied, loans at one bank were paid off with loans from another. The massive expansion of bank lending was funded with heavy borrowing from Russian companies.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal
During the parliamentary hearings on the bank fraud, the Moldovan Information and Security Service deputy director, Vadim Vrabie, declared that President Nicolae Timofti knew since 2013 about the robbery at Banca de Economii, Banca Socială and Unibank.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Prior to 2012
In 2007-2009 the Banca de Economii (Savings Bank) have expanded their lending activities, with a significant number of the credits given at the time being not reimbursed later in 2011. In June 2012, the Moldovan Anticorruption Center was requested to investigate the involvement of institutions registered in Moldova in money laundering schemes on regional and international level, following the Sergei Magnitsky cause célèbre.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, August 2012 - November 2014
During this period, the three banks were the subject to significant shareholder change. Commencing August 2012, ownership of Unibank was transferred to nominees as well as political figures and individuals close to Ilan Shor. In 2013 Ilan Shor bought into the ownership of Banca de Economii.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, August 2012 - November 2014
In order to facilitate an increase in lending to Moldovan entities, the banks have apparently coordinated to increase the available liquidity. The money from the State Health Insurance Company was also used. In June 2012, the State Health Insurance Company, headed by Mircea Buga, deposited MDL 140 million in the accounts of Unibank. The State Health Insurance Company was not able to withdraw the deposits of MDL 115 million from Unibank until January 2015. The fact caused an MDL 102 million debt to the hospitals and an acute shortage of medications in the winter of 2014–2015.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, August 2012 - November 2014
The banks have expanded their lending massively, far more than their capital reserves should have allowed. According to a report of the International Monetary Fund, the normative capital of the Banca de Economii (Savings Bank) decreased ten-fold in 2012, whereas the share of overdue credits increased by about 1 billion lei. The market value of its shares depreciated from 30 to 14 lei in a year.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, August 2012 - November 2014
The three banks involved in fraudulent activities were audited by Grant Thornton office in Moldova, affiliated to the global Grant Thornton in 2010, 2011, and 2013. None of the reports indicated any problems in the banks' activities. One of the company's partners is Olesea Bride, who is married to Stéphane Christophe Bridé, Moldovan minister of economy, and former managing partner of Grant Thornton Romania-Moldova.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, November 2014
In the week preceding the 2014 Moldovan parliamentary election more than $750 million were extracted from the three banks in just three days, between November 24 and 26. A van belonging to Klassica Force, a company owned by Shor, while transporting 12 sacks of bank files, was stolen and burned on November 27. Records of many transactions were deleted from the banks' computers. On November 26, 2014 the banks went bankrupt and were later placed under special administration of the National Bank of Moldova. On November 27, the Moldovan Government, headed by Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, secretly decided to bail out the three banks with $870 million in emergency loans, covered from state reserves. This created a deficit in Moldovan public finances equivalent to an eighth of the country's GDP.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Kroll Report
On January 28, 2015 the National Bank of Moldova hired the U.S. investigative consultancy Kroll to conduct an investigation of the fraud known as Project Tenor.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Kroll Report
The auditors reviewed transactions at the three banks with missing funds in November 2014. The report documents how companies tied to Shor gradually took control of the banks and then allegedly issued massive loans to affiliated companies. It concluded the three banks transferred at least 13.5 billion lei to five Moldovan companies affiliated with the Shor group, controlled by Ilan Shor, between November 24 and 26.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Kroll Report
The Kroll report Project Tenor, although confidential, was leaked to the public by Andrian Candu, the speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, in May 2015.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Involvement of Moldovan Banks
Moldovan banks have long been notorious for being involved in the region's largest money laundering schemes, known as The Russian Laundromat going far beyond the 2014 theft of $1 billion. Russian and Ukrainian state officials, regional organized crime groups, and regional businesses have long used Moldovan banks to launder tens of billions of dollars and move them into Europe. Between 2010 and early 2014, organized criminals and corrupt politicians in Russia moved US$20 billion in dirty funds through offshore companies, banks, fake loans, and proxy agents. The process was certified as clean by judges in the Republic of Moldova and money was spread across Europe.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Involvement of Latvian Banks
A number of Latvian banks were involved in the scam. The Latvian banks named in the report are ABLV Bank, PrivatBank and Latvijas Pasta Bank.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Involvement of Latvian Banks
Two senior Latvian politicians, Ainars Latkovskis (head of the Saeima's Defense, Internal Affairs and Anti- Corruption Committee) and Solvita Aboltina (head of the National Security Committee) were summoned to the US in the fall of 2015 and told in no uncertain terms by officials at the State Department and Treasury that Latvia needed to clean up its act.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Involvement of Latvian Banks
In November 2015 the Latvian banking regulator passed the harshest sentence on money laundering yet: a 2,016,830 euro fine for Privatbank, dismissal of its CEO and the responsible board member, as well as individual fines for board members. Investigation of Pasta Bank and ABLV Bank are still ongoing.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Involvement of Latvian Banks
ABLV Bank and PrivatBank were among the six banks named by the Latvian authorities in July 2012 to have received funds directly or indirectly from the $230 million illegal tax refund exposed by the late Sergei Magnitsky.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Political implications in Moldova
The scandal is politically sensitive as it involved prominent politicians and business people, including Vlad Filat, the former Prime Minister of Moldova and founder of the pro-European Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. The $1 billion bank fraud has compromised the pro-European Government and contributed to the declining popularity of the EU among Moldovans. An April 2015 poll found that 32% of Moldovans favoured joining the EU, a decrease of 46 percent compared to 78% in 2007.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Political implications in Moldova
In March 2015, Emma Tabarta, the vice governor of the National Bank, as well as Artur Gherman, president of the National Commission for Financial Markets, were dismissed. The decision was taken in Parliament, behind closed doors, in a meeting that lasted more than eight hours. Moldova's central bank governor Dorin Dragutanu resigned in September 2015, accusing politicians of interfering into the investigation of the fraud. Valeriu Strelet government was dismissed by Parliament in October 2015, after less than three months in office.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Political implications in Moldova
As a response to the $1 billion disappearance the grass-roots citizens' movement Dignity and Truth (Romanian: Demnitate și Adevăr) was established in February 2015. The movement organized a series of street demonstrations, flash mobs, sit-ins, and pickets, known as the 2015 Moldovan protests.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Political implications in Moldova
The protests organized by the Dignity and Truth movement were joined by the pro-Russian sympathizers, who formed a distinct camp. Both camps demand the conviction of corrupt oligarchs and early elections.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Political implications in Latvia
Kristaps Zakulis, who for four years has headed Latvia's financial regulator the Financial and Capital Markets Commissions (FKTK) handed in his resignation amid mounting criticism that he was not tough enough on money-laundering in the country's boutique banking sector in January, 2016.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
As of late October 2015 at least 44 criminal cases regarding non-performing loans allowed by the three banks were initiated and 20 of them are currently being reviewed.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
Ilan Shor was placed under house arrest on May 6, 2015 and has been charged with "abuse of office while managing a bank." However, it did not prevent him from running for the public office of the mayor of Orhei in June 2015. In February 2019 Ilan Shor was elected member of the parliament.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
Vlad Filat was stripped of his immunity and handcuffed in parliament on October 15, 2015. On October 18, 2015 Filat was placed in preliminary detention for 30 days, the detention period being extended for 30 more days on November 11. On October 22, 2015, Denis Urechi, the manager of ProAcvaCom, was found guilty of submitting to Banca de Economii (Savings Bank) faked land assessments to obtain a loan equaling US$1.9 million back in October 2011.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
Ion Rusu, the manager of Caravita Co. Business Estate Investments was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for using the companies to launder funds and commit fraud. Rusu confessed that he made fictitious transactions with the intent to hide the origin of US$3.12 million stolen from the Moldovan Savings Bank.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
Rusu is brother-in-law to Vlad Filat, former Prime Minister of Moldova, and has claimed Filat is the real owner of the two companies.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
A court in Chisinau on June 27 found Vlad Filat guilty of abuse of office and corruption. He was sentenced to nine years in jail on corruption charges, stripped of a state award, and barred from holding public office for five years.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
Veaceslav Platon, a former member of Parliament of Moldova, was extradited to Chisinau from Ukraine in August 2016 after Moldovan prosecutors charged him with participating in the scheme to defraud Moldovan banks of US$1 billion. He is charged with stealing more than $40 million from Banca de Economii.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Criminal prosecutions
In September 2016, 15 former or acting judges and 3 court bailiffs were arrested by the officers of the National Anti-corruption Center, being accused of being involved in The Russian Laundromat scheme. One judge and one bailiff were searched at their homes.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Reactions
Petras Auštrevicius, MEP, commented on the confidence crisis affecting Moldova: "To steal a billion dollars! ... You need plenty of bags to move that money around ... I hope that the name of the persons involved will be made public. ... Corruption in Moldova is a political disease, a disease that became systemic and that affects all levels of power ... it is eroding the country from the inside".


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Reactions
Pirkka Tapiola, the European Union's ambassador to Moldova, said at a news conference in Chisinau: "I do not have an answer for you on how it is possible to steal so much money from a small country."


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Reactions
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said: "I call upon the Administration and the Congress to investigate whether assets of the national banks of countries of the former Soviet Union are not being plundered and used, knowingly or unknowingly, to benefit terrorist organizations."


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Reactions
Romania offered Moldova emergency economic aid and a loan of $65 million. Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said that to get the money, Moldova will have to reform its justice system, fight corruption, sign a draft agreement for a loan from the International Monetary Fund, and appoint a new central bank governor.


2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, Reactions
In response to the $1 billion bank fraud, the EU, International Monetary Fund and World Bank have frozen their financial assistance to Moldova.


2014 Moldovan census
The 2014 Moldovan census was held between 12 and 25 May 2014. It was organized by National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.


2014 Moldovan census
On 31 March 2017 the National Bureau of Statistics officially announced a part of the census results. The census covered people with habitual residence (living in Moldova over 12 months regardless citizenship) and citizens gone from the country for more than 12 months. Accordingly, the census covered 2,998,235 people. In addition, estimated 193,434 persons  were not covered by the census. In Chișinău municipality as many as 41% of population were not covered. The total population in Moldova covered is  2,804,801, of which about 209,000 (7.5%) were non-residents (living mostly abroad for over 12 months). The number of  habitual residents in Moldova was 2,595,771.


2014 Moldovan census
2,754.7 thousand people (98.2%) reported their ethnicity, and the distribution is as follows:


2014 Moldovan census
The 2014 census for the first time collected the information about the language they usually speak. 2,720.3 thousand reported these data as follows:


2014 Moldovan census
About religion, 96.8% reported to be of Eastern Orthodox faith.


2014 Moldovan census
By gender, population structure is as follows: 48.2% are men, while 51.8% are women. As many as 1,452,702 of the registered persons were females, exceeding the number of males by 100 thousand. Countrywide, for every 100 females there are 93 males.


2014 Moldovan census
The number of households registered in the 2014 census was of 959.2 thousand. The average size of a household is decreasing and was 2.9 persons, compared with 3.0 persons in 2004. Similar trends are typical of the residential environments: an urban household is made up, on average, of 2.7 persons, compared with 2.8 persons in 2004, while a rural household of average size was of 3.0 persons, compared with 3.1 persons in 2004.


2014 Moldovan census
The cost of the 2014 census was 89 million MDL. The finances for organizing and conducting the census, processing the data and publishing the results came from the state budget, as well as from Moldova's development partners – Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC), Government of Romania, Government of the Czech Republic, UNICEF, UNDP and the European Union, with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).


2014 Moldovan census
The census did not cover the breakaway republic of Transnistria, which approximately corresponds to Transnistria autonomous territorial unit with special legal status of Moldova. At the same time, Transnistria postponed its census for at least 2 years citing financial difficulties. Its estimated population as of the beginning of 2014 was 505.1 thousand.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 30 November 2014. The result was described as "more a loss than a victory" of the incumbent pro-European coalition, with center-right parties divided by sharp tensions. The pro-Russian Party of Socialists (PSRM), composed of former communists, emerged as the largest party in Parliament, gaining 20.51% of votes and winning 25 of the 101 seats. The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), previously the largest party, dropped from 38 to 21 seats.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 101 members of Parliament were elected by party-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. There were four separate electoral thresholds: 9 percent for electoral blocs with three or more parties, 7 percent for two-party electoral blocs, 4 percent for single parties or organisations, and 2 percent for independent candidates.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Electoral system
Documents for registration of electoral candidates had to be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) between 3 and 30 October 2014. Once formally registered by the CEC, the candidates were allowed to begin campaigning.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Electoral system
Voter turnout had to be over 33 percent for the election to be validated.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Campaign
A total of 41 parties registered at the Ministry of Justice by the 15 September deadline, but the final ballot included 19 parties, one bloc, and four independent candidates.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Campaign
The main dividing line between the parties was foreign policy, setting the pro-European Union (EU) parties (the Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Liberal Party) against those supporting rapprochement with the then incoming Eurasian Economic Union and the Russian Federation (PCRM and PSRM). The PSRM was the most radical by offering to cancel the agreement on political association and the free trade zone with the EU, and was openly supported by Russia. The leader of the party, Igor Dodon, publicly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Campaign, Participating
In total, the Central Electoral Commission registered 25 participants in the election (20 political parties, 1 electoral bloc, and 4 independent candidates):


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Campaign, Withdrawn
The candidate list of the Republican Socio-Political Movement Equality was accepted by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on 29 October 2014; however, the party later decided to withdraw from the election. On 22 November 2014, the CEC announced that it had accepted the withdrawal.


2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, Campaign, Withdrawn
The Homeland Party was declared withdrawn from the election by the Chișinău Court of Appeal on 27 November 2014, for having used foreign financial resources during the campaign. Because ballot papers had already been printed, it was too late to remove the party's name (as was previously done for the Socio-political Movement 'Ravnopravie'). Instead, a stamp marked "withdrawn" was applied next to the party's name. The Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova rejected the party's appeal on 29 November 2014.


2014 Mole Valley District Council election
The 2014 Mole Valley District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Mole Valley District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship
The 2014 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the men's provincial curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from February 5 to 9 at Curl Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick. The winning team of James Grattan represented New Brunswick at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.


2014 Molson Coors Tankard
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2014 Molson Coors Tankard
The 2014 Molson Coors Tankard, the Nova Scotia men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 5 to 9 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Jamie Murphy represented Nova Scotia at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round
The 2014 Monaco GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held as part of the GP2 Series on 23 and 24 May 2014 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the third round of the 2014 GP2 Series and was run in support of the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix. The first event, a 40-lap feature race, was won by DAMS driver Jolyon Palmer who started from pole position. Mitch Evans finished second for Russian Time and Carlin's Felipe Nasr took third. Palmer's teammate Stéphane Richelmi won the shorter 30-lap sprint race from second the following day, ahead of Trident driver Sergio Canamasas and Rio Haryanto of Caterham Racing.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round
Palmer won the pole position for the feature race by setting the fastest lap in qualifying but Evans made a brisk getaway to take the lead. Evans lost grip in his super soft compound tyres and Palmer overtook him for the lead at the start of lap 11. Palmer kept the lead for most of the remaining 29 laps to win the race with the first three finishers separated by six-tenths of a second. Richelmi started from pole position in the sprint race and held off Haryanto to lead into Sainte Devote. Richelmi withstood race-long pressure from Canamasas to achieve his maiden GP2 Series victory on his 54th attempt.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round
The results increased Palmer's advantage attop the Drivers' Championship to 46 points ober Nasr who gained second as a result of finishing second in the feature race. Johnny Cecotto Jr. passed Julián Leal, who scored no points in both races and fell to fourth. Arthur Pic was fifth with 40 points. DAMS now led the Teams' Championship with 135 points and Carlin were demoted to second with 30 less points. Trident and Campos were third and fourth with eight rounds left in the season.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Background
The 2014 Monaco GP2 Series round was the third of eleven scheduled events in 2014. It was held on 23 and 24 May 2014 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco and supported the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought two types of tyre to the race: two dry compounds (red banded super-soft "options" and yellow-banded soft "primes"). There were 13 teams entering two drivers each for the round for a total of 26 competitors and all of them piloted the Dallara GP2/11 vehicle.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Background
Before the round, DAMS driver Jolyon Palmer led the Drivers' Championship with 70 points, 22 ahead of Julián Leal in second, who was followed in turn, by a further six points behind third-placed Felipe Nasr. Johnny Cecotto Jr. was fourth on 29 points, and Arthur Pic was a further three points behind in fifth place. Carlin were leading the Teams' Championship with 90 points; their nearest rival DAMS stood seven points adrift in second place. ART Grand Prix were third with 33 points with Trident (29) and Campos (26) in fourth and fifth.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
One 45 minute morning practice session was held on Thursday afternoon. During the session, held in mixed and cold weather as rain swept through the area, Palmer lapped fastest with a time of 1 minute, 20.707 seconds, three-tenths of a second faster than Cecotto (Trident) in second. The rest of the top ten were Stéphane Richelmi (DAMS), Stefano Coletti (Racing Engineering), Mitch Evans (Russian Time), Sergio Canamasas (Trident), Rio Haryanto (Caterham Racing), Nasr, Leal (both Carlin) and Alexander Rossi (Caterham Racing). Nathanaël Berthon (Lazarus) crashed into the Anthony Noghes corner wall as he began his first quick lap.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Canamasas locked his brakes going downhill and went onto a run-off area. He continued by reversing onto the track. Nasr was on a fast timed lap and stopped the session temporarily when he braked later than expected, became airborne driving over the Novelle chicane kerbs, and struck the outside barrier. Marshals were needed to move his damaged car from the barriers. As cars bunched up in the session's closing minutes, the front wing of Evans's car lodged itself in the rear of André Negrão's (Arden International) car in the track's final corners.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Friday afternoon's qualifying session ran for 30 minutes. Qualifying was divided into two groups of 13 cars, with odd numbered cars in Group A and even numbered vehicles in Group B. The drivers' fastest lap times determined the starting order for the first race. The pole position winner took four points towards the Drivers' and Teams' Championships. The track had mostly dried after rain affected the second practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Although a few minor damp patches were present, wet-weather tyres were not used by anybody but traffic was a factor due to the tight nature of the circuit. Palmer opted for a strategy to record his lap midway through qualifying for overall pole position with a benchmark lap of 1 minute, 20.774 seconds. He was joined on the grid's front row by Haryanto who set the best lap late in Group B and was nearly seven-tenths slower. Evans' team waited until he had clear space but was caught in traffic on his last lap on new tyres and took third. Richelmi followed his teammate Palmer's strategy and went faster on his last lap to go fourth. Two-time Monaco pole sitter Cecotto in fifth wore out his tyres and could not go faster.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Stoffel Vandoorne (ART Grand Prix) was another who improved and placed sixth. Daniel Abt (Hilmer Motorsport) was provisionally seventh and Racing Engineering teammates Coletti and Raffaele Marciello were eighth and ninth. Leal rounded out the top ten provisional qualifiers. Rossi in 11th was the fastest driver not to qualify in the top ten.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Behind him, the rest of the provisional grid consisted of Canamasas, Simon Trummer (Rapax), Arthur Pic (Campos), Nasr, René Binder (Arden International), Kimiya Sato (Campos), Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (Rapax), Tio Ellinas (MP Motorsport), Facu Regalia (Hilmer Motorsport), Conor Daly (Lazarus), Daniël de Jong (MP Motorsport), Negrão, Berthon, Takuya Izawa (ART Grand Prix) and Artem Markelov (Russian Time). After qualifying, Abt was deemed to have impeded Cecotto and Negrão at two separate points of the track and incurred a three-place grid penalty that dropped him from seventh to tenth. Similarly, Haryanto, Regalia and Nasr were penalised for the same thing and Markelov was mandated to begin from the pit lane to take a grid penalty he received for causing a collision in the Catalunya sprint race.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races
The first race was held over 140 km (87 mi) or 60 minutes (which ever came first) and the regulations required drivers to make one pit stop. The first ten finishers scored points, with two given to the fastest lap holder. The grid for the second race was determined by the finishing order of the first but with the first eight drivers in reverse order of where they finished. It was run for 100 km (62 mi) or 45 minutes (which ever came first) and, in contrast to the first race, drivers were not required to make pit stops. The top eight finishers earned points towards their respective championships.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
The first race began in sunny weather with an air temperature of 18 °C (64 °F) and a track temperature of 23 °C (73 °F) at 11:15 Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) on 23 May. On the grid, Palmer made a slow start on his soft compound tyres and lost the lead to Evans on the super soft compound into Sainte Devote turn. This was in contrast from the year before when a traffic jam brought the race to a halt. Palmer held off an challenge from his teammate Richelmi and the duo were followed by Cecotto, Vandoorne and Coletti.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Nasr made the best start in the field, moving from 18th to 12th by the end of the first lap as Evans opened up a one-second advantage over Palmer at the same time. However, Evans was prevented from extending his lead further when the safety car was deployed at the beginning of lap two for Regalia who stopped on the inside at the exit of the Tabac corner with a drive train failure that began at the Novelle chicane. Evans maintained his lead at the lap four restart and Palmer retained second as the top six drivers began to pull away from Haryanto in seventh.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Further down the order, Nasr, Pic, Quaife-Hobbs, Canamasas and de Jong made their mandatory pit stops during laps seven and eight as they sought to move up the order through strategy. By this point, Evans lost grip due to worn tyres, allowing Palmer to gradually lower his lead. Palmer took the lead from Evans by turning right entering Sainte Devote corner at the start of the 11th lap. Palmer opened up a two-second lead over Evans before the lap was over.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Evans' slow speed allowed Richelmi to close up and a small train of cars formed behind them as Cecotto was behind Richelmi. Abt retired at the Loews hairpin from contact with Rossi on lap 11. On the next lap, a multi-car crash at the Loews hairpin stopped the race. Binder tapped his teammate Negrão into a spin and blocked the entrance to the corner; he was stranded in the middle of the circuit and created a traffic jam. Markelov could not avoid Negrão and hit his car.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Every driver returned to the grid and were permitted to change tyres; the order was rearranged to continue the race. This was despite the engines in some cars such as Rossi's and Richelmi's starting to overheat on the downhill approach to Mirabeau corner while stationary in traffic; their on-board computers went into safe mode. Marshals push started the affected cars down the tunnel and into the Novelle chicane.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
The race started half an hour later behind the safety car and the race was run to time instead of laps. Palmer held the lead at the restart and set a series of fastest laps to open out a nine-second lead over Evans. Palmer's main concern, however, was Nasr who made his compulsory pit stop before the stoppage and he required a half a minute advantage over him.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
The safety car was dispatched for the second time on lap 25 after Leal mistimed an overtake on Marciello and lost control of his car, veering him into the tyre barrier at the exit of the Novelle chicane. Palmer and Evans immediately responded with their mandatory pit stops and emerged ahead of Nasr. Palmer avoided a penalty after he clipped a tyre designated for his teammate Richelmi on the way out of the DAMS pit stall. The tyre rolled down the pit lane and narrowly missed Cecotto's car.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Vandoorne chose not to make a pit stop and led at the lap-28 restart with Palmer second. Coletti immediately pressured Canamasas and overtook him at La Racasse corner for sixth. On the next lap, he passed Nasr at the same turn. Coletti promptly overtook Evans and set after the yet-to-stop Trummer in third, who was on worn tyres.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Trummer defended from Coletti; as Coletti tried to overtake Trummer with an analogous move, the two made contact as Trummer turned in for Anthony Noghes turn. Both cars were sent straight into an outside barrier and retired on lap 32. On the lap, Izawa became the next retiree when he went into the wall at Mirbeau corner. In the meantime, Palmer regained the lead when Vandoorne made his mandatory pit stop on the lap and emerged outside of the top ten.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Binder misjudged an overtake on Markelov that put Markelov out at the entry to the Novelle Chiane on lap 36. Binder then retired by going into a barrier at Tabac corner. Markelov's crash prompted course officials to wave yellow flags in and after the chicane. Palmer appeared he would win with a healthy lead but his soft compound tyres degraded in the closing laps. Evans subsequently drew nearer to Palmer but did not risk anything for the win as Nasr was close by and pressured him.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
The first three crossed the start/finish line after 40 laps covered by six-tenths of a second with Palmer winning, Evans second and Nasr third. Cecotto was a further second adrift in fourth, having held off Canamasas in fifth. Pic and Haryanto were sixth and seventh. Richelmi took eighth and the sprint race pole position. Quaife-Hobbs and Ellinas were ninth and tenth. The final classified finishers were de Jong, Marciello, Daly, Vandoorne, Sato, Rossi and Berthon.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
After reviewing footage at the conclusion of the feature event, the stewards imposed a five-place grid penalty on Trummer causing the collision with Coletti and Binder incurred the same penalty for hitting Markelov. The second race commenced in sunny weather with respective air and track temperatures of 17 °C (63 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) at 16:10 local time on 24 May. Richelmi and Haryanto got good starts off the line with the pair alongside each other into Sainte Devote corner.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Haryanto was forced wide by Richelmi and lost momentum, allowing the fast-starting Canamasas to pass him at the exit of Sainte Devote corner. Canamasas focused on Richelmi as Haryanto began challenging him. On the opening lap, Markelov braked abruptly into Massenet corner and Ellinas could not avoid hitting the rear of his car. Markelov was issued a drive-through penalty for causing the incident, and Ellinas broke his front wing, necessitating multiple visits to the pit lane, putting him a lap behind Richelmi. Nasr then sustained a right-rear puncture at Casino Square turn. He locked his brakes and went straight onto a run-off area at Mirabeau corner to retire.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Coletti made the best getaway in the field as he went from 19th to 13th by the end of the first lap. On lap three, Marciello earned a drive-through penalty after a driving error while trying to overtake de Jong pushed the latter into a barrier at the Loews hairpin. At the front, Richelmi could not pull away from Canamasas who was close by and pressured him; the two however pulled clear from the quartet of cars composed of Haryanto, Cecotto, Pic and Evans. Palmer was stuck in seventh, ahead of fellow British driver Quaife-Hobbs.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Left-front braking problems on Izawa's car caused him to retire on lap 13. On the following lap, Markelov over-drove into Sainte Devote corner and dislodged a TecPro barrier at the exit of the turn. He littered debris on the track and stopped on the right into Beau Rivage turn. The safety car was deployed, reducing Richelmi and Canamasas' lead to nothing. The race restarted on lap 17. Richelmi held off Canamasas and Haryanto held off Cecotto for third. Richelmi and Canamasas distanced Haryanto soon after but the latter had a safe advantage over Cecotto.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Since pit stops were not required, and the weather was dry, it was now a question of who could preserve their tyres the best and whether anybody could overtake cars on degraded tyres. Canamasas out-braked himself for the entry to the Novelle chicane and ran straight across the corner. Canamasas stopped his car to prevent himself from gaining an unfair advantage and returned the lead to Richelmi. Richelmi's lead over Canamasas increased to one second for the first time all race. Although the deficit was soon reduced, Richelmi appeared that he would remain unchallenged.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
On his 54th attempt, it was Richelmi's maiden GP2 Series victory and DAMS' second consecutive win, repeating Coletti's triumph from the 2013 Monaco sprint race. Second-placed Canamasas was distanced by Richelmi more than two seconds in the final few laps and Haryanto followed four seconds later in third. Off the podium, Cecotto was two seconds slower and led a large close pack of cars in fourth. Pic, Evans, Palmer and Quaife-Hobbs rounded out the top eight. Coletti, Daly, Rossi, Berthon, Vandoorne, Sato, Negrão, Leal, Abt, Trummer, Marciello, Binder, Regalia and Ellinas were the final classified finishers.


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Post-round
The top three drivers in both races appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in separate press conferences. Palmer said he was unworried about Evans starting on the soft compound tyre and spoke of the importance of passing him after the race stoppage as everybody was on the same strategy. He stated he was frustrated about losing his nine-second lead because of the stoppage, "I was feeling comfortable in the car. The pace was the same as yesterday really. We were very strong."


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Post-round
Second-placed Evans said he began on the super soft tyres because he felt it was right decision at the time, "The first two laps were good. I was feeling good in the car. After the safety car, the prime came into play more and the option dropped a lot and my front tyres started to go away. I just really started to struggle. I was trying to hang in there until our target for pit stop."


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Post-round
Nasr stated his team put him on an alternative strategy and revealed a slower car delayed him during the pit stops, stopping him from challenging Evans. Nevertheless, he was happy to finish third, "Coming from P18 on the grid it was a great race today. We showed our pace and we showed what we’re here for."


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Post-round
After the sprint race, Richelmi commented he was happy to win and emphasised the need to conserve tyre life around Monaco despite degradation not being a major factor, "I cannot find my words…! We were so disappointed yesterday after the pit stop incident, but it’s like this. It’s racing. For sure, I lost the podium there. Now it’s just amazing to win in front of my friends. It’s really exciting and now I want to take the time to realise what happen and enjoy."


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Post-round
Canamasas said he was happy to achieve his first GP2 Series podium and believed it was better to remain calm in the final third of the lap after observing Coletti's and Trummer's feature race crash, "I’m proud of what we did and I think they’ve done a very good job. We got a good start and I was second in the first corner. I tried to push Stéphane for the win, but this second place is already an amazing result."


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Post-round
Haryanto said he did all he could to get on the front row and aimed to duel for the win, "I tried my best at the start to get Stéphane but it was really close going into the first corner. Unfortunately, I got a little bit wide to the exit and Canamasas went through. Anyway, third is not a bad place to finish especially here in Monaco."


2014 Monaco GP2 Series round, Post-round
Due to the result of the round, Palmer extended his lead atop the Drivers' Championship to 46 points from Nasr who moved to second after his feature race result. Cecotto moved to third with 49 points and was one point ahead of the non-scoring Leal in fourth. Pic retained fifth place with 40 points. DAMS took the lead of the Teams' Championship Carlin by 30 points. Trident's results moved them to third with 71 points. Campos took over fourth place with 40 points as ART Grand Prix scored no points in both races and fell to fifth with eight rounds left in the season.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix
The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2014) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 May at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo. It was the sixth race of the 2014 Formula One World Championship and the 61st Monaco Grand Prix as part of the series. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won the 78-lap race from pole position. His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second and Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo was third. It was Rosberg's second victory of the season, his second in a row at Monaco, and the fifth of his career.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix
Rosberg won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying under controversial circumstances and maintained the lead at the start. The race was neutralised on the first lap with the safety car following an accident between Sergio Pérez and Jenson Button, and when it was restarted Rosberg kept the lead. Adrian Sutil further caused disruption when he crashed his Sauber car on lap 24 and Rosberg kept the lead after the field made pit stops. He maintained a varying advantage over Hamilton as the two pulled away from other drivers. Rosberg was instructed to conserve fuel while Hamilton was told he did not need to do so. Hamilton later got dirt in his eye in the final laps, allowing Rosberg to pull away and win the race.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix
The result saw Rosberg regain the lead of the Drivers' Championship by four points over Hamilton. Fernando Alonso remained in third while Ricciardo's third-place finish moved him past teammate Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes further increased their lead in the Constructors' Championship to 141 points ahead of Red Bull while Ferrari maintained third position. Force India kept fourth and McLaren overtook Williams for fifth with 13 races left in the season.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Background
The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix was the sixth of the 19 rounds in the 2014 Formula One World Championship, and the 61st running of the race as part of the series. It was held on 25 May 2014 at the 3.340 km (2.075 mi) 19-turn Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo. It was officially called the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2014. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the red-banded super soft and yellow-banded soft dry compound tyres to the race. The drag reduction system (DRS) had one activation zone for the race which was on the straight linking the final and first turns. For the Grand Prix, a total of 11 teams (each representing a different constructor) entered two race drivers each.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Background
Before the race Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship with 100 points, ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg in second and Fernando Alonso in third. Sebastian Vettel was fourth on 45 points, seven ahead of teammate Daniel Ricciardo in fifth. Mercedes led the Constructors' Championship with 197 points, and Red Bull were second on 84 points. Ferrari (66 points) and Force India (57) were third and fourth and Williams were fifth on 46 points.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Background
The tension between the two Mercedes teammates was high before the weekend when Hamilton was found to have altered his car settings in the final laps of the Spanish Grand Prix, using a forbidden higher-powered engine setting to keep Rosberg behind. Rosberg was found to have done the same while battling Hamilton at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Despite losing the lead of the Drivers' Championship to teammate Hamilton in Spain, Rosberg stated he would not be changing his approach and was not heavily focused on the title but expected it to remain tight. Hamilton reckoned his increased comfort with the F1 W05 Hybrid car would put Rosberg under pressure in Monaco, saying it was a track where he performed well and wanted Ferrari and Red Bull to battle him for the victory.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Background
The circuit was altered following the 2013 race. The track was resurfaced from the exit of Casino corner until the entry to the tunnel with small areas before the Novelle chicane and Tabac undergoing a similar change. The pit lane barrier and the debris fencing was renewed and the turn 12 TecPro energy absorbing barrier was made more efficiently constrained. Work on the track was carried out at night to minimise roadside traffic disruption.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Background
Jenson Button for McLaren predicted the changes would create a situation similar to the 2012 United States Grand Prix where grip was low and felt the soft compound tyres would be difficult to get working properly. Pérez said the experience around Monaco would be "difficult" but that "It will be a new Monaco – very, very interesting". Alonso stated the event would be "a question mark for everybody" and that Formula One needed to see the team that would adapt their car better for Monaco.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Practice
Three practice sessions—two on Thursday and a third on Saturday—were held before the Sunday race. The Thursday morning and afternoon sessions lasted ninety minutes each; the third, one-hour session was held on Saturday morning. Hamilton was fastest in the first practice session, which took place in dry weather, with a lap of 1 minute, 18.271 seconds, 0.032 seconds faster than teammate Rosberg in second. The two Red Bull cars were third and fifth with Ricciardo ahead of Vettel; they were separated by Alonso's Ferrari. Ricciardo was set to go faster but slower traffic delayed him.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Practice
Kimi Räikkönen, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg rounded out the session's top-ten drivers. Max Chilton stranded his Marussia after spinning at Mirabeau corner early in the session, ending his session early. Esteban Gutiérrez went straight on at Sainte Dévote corner. Alonso locked his left front tyre at Mirabeau corner but avoided damaging his car. His teammate Räikkönen spun at Sainte Dévote corner but continued.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Practice
Clouds moved into Monaco in the first session and a heavy hailstorm fell but ended before the second session began. The track was saturated with water and teams opted to keep their drivers in their garages for 45 minutes. Drivers first drove on the intermediate tyres although the surface dried quickly. They used dry slick tyres in the final ten minutes which saw Alonso lap fastest with at 1 minute, 18.482 seconds, keeping Hamilton fastest overall for Thursday. Alonso was four-tenths of a second quicker than Hamilton in second. Vettel, Jean-Éric Vergne. Bottas, Pérez, Hülkenberg, Button, Ricciardo and Felipe Massa followed in the top ten. Marcus Ericsson hit the barriers leaving Portier corner but reversed away from the area and drove his damaged car to the pit lane.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Practice
After taking Friday off—a feature unique to the Monaco Grand Prix— the drivers returned to action on Saturday in clear weather. All of the leading drivers had trouble getting clear air as they fought for clear space around the narrow circuit which had been made worse by them taking longer than usual to get optimum tyre temperature. Despite Hamilton having difficulties with his car's handling and narrowly avoiding an accident at Tabac corner, he set the fastest lap of the weekend so far of 1 minute, 16.758 seconds, 1⁄2 a tenth of a second quicker than Ricciardo in second. Rosberg, Vettel, Alonso, Räikkönen, Pérez, Hülkenberg, Vergne and Daniil Kvyat were third through tenth. Vergne ran off the track at Sainte Dévote and Mirabeau corners. Ericsson went onto the Dévote run-off area and reversed to rejoin the track.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying
Saturday afternoon's qualifying session was divided into three parts. The first part ran for 18 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 17th or below. The 107% rule was in effect, requiring drivers to reach a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify. The second session lasted 15 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 11th to 16th. The final part lasted 12 minutes and determined pole position to tenth.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying
Cars who progressed to the final session were not allowed to change tyres for the race's start, using the tyres with which they set their quickest lap times in the second session. After the final session's first runs, Rosberg had provisional pole position with a lap of 1 minute, 15.989 seconds, 0.039 seconds faster than Hamilton. During his second and final quick lap, Rosberg locked his tyres, ran deep at Mirabeau corner and had to abort his lap, before reversing back onto the track.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying
The resulting yellow flags forced Hamilton to slow, ruining his final qualifying lap (after he had set a personal best first sector), and stopped him from challenging Rosberg's earlier time. After qualifying, the stewards investigated Rosberg under suspicion of deliberately spoiling Hamilton's lap. The stewards examined video evidence and telemetry data from Mercedes, and racing governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), concluded there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Rosberg. It was Rosberg's second pole position of 2014, his second at Monaco, and the sixth of his career.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying
Ricciardo qualified third; he could not improve his fastest time after sliding on his final timed lap. His teammate Vettel lost the use of his energy recovery system in the first session; he ran in a different mode and the yellow flags left him fourth. The Ferrari duo of Alonso and Räikkönen were fifth and sixth; both had tyre warming problems. Although the yellow flags affected Vergne's final lap, he took seventh and his teammate Kvyat ninth after struggling with rear control and hit a barrier. He drove to the pit lane for a replacement nose cone.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying
They were separated by Magnussen in eighth and Pérez was tenth after locking his tyres into the Novelle chicane. Hülkenberg in 11th was the fastest driver not to qualify for the final session. A Toro Rosso car delayed Button in 12th on his final lap at the Swimming Pool complex. Front tyre heating problems put Bottas 13th. Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado in the two Lotus cars took 14th and 15th with Massa unable to record a lap time.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying
Ericsson locked his rear tyres going into Mirabeau corner and glanced Massa's car heading into the turn, causing both drivers to hit the barriers. The stewards investigated the incident and Ericsson incurred two penalty points on his super licence and was required to start from the pit lane. Gutiérrez failed to progress beyond the first session, and was followed by Sauber teammate Adrian Sutil. Jules Bianchi, 19th, lost 1⁄2 a second in slower traffic and yellow flags. He received a five-place grid penalty, because his team changed a problematic gearbox overnight. Hence, his Marussia teammate Chilton began 19th. Kamui Kobayashi in 20th used super soft compound tyres on his first two timed laps and adjusted his front wing but could not improve.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying classification
The fastest lap in each of the three sessions is denoted in bold .


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
The weather at the start was dry and overcast with an air temperature between 20 to 21 °C (68 to 70 °F) and a track temperature ranging from 28 to 30 °C (82 to 86 °F). A 20 percent chance of rain was forecast. Rosberg's hand clutch was replaced when the one he used in qualifying burned out following his error at Mirabeau corner. After the problems with his car in qualifying, Red Bull changed parts of Vettel's energy recovery system.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
He did not incur a penalty but was not allowed to use the parts again until the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Maldonado was unable to take the start because of a fuel pump failure on the grid. When the race began at 14:00 Central European Summer Time (UTC+2), Rosberg led the field into the first corner with teammate Hamilton in second. Vettel remained in third while Räikkönen moved from sixth to fourth, ahead of Ricciardo and Alonso who had been boxed in by Ricciardo. After hitting Button, Pérez spun leaving Mirabeau corner, and his car's suspension was damaged, and had further contact with Sutil, ending his race. The incident blocked the track and forced drivers to slow to allow them to pass Pérez's stranded car.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
The safety car was deployed to allow marshals to move Pérez's car onto the run-off area. Grosjean's tyre was punctured from contact by Sutil and both drivers made pit stops. Swift work from the marshals allowed the safety car to be withdrawn at the end of the third lap and Rosberg led. A mechanical problem stopped Vettel's turbocharger and the rest of the field overtook him. He made a pit stop and emerged among the leaders and complained he was stuck in first gear.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Both Mercedes drivers pulled away from the rest of the field, and Hamilton was six-tenths of a second behind Rosberg by being faster. Vettel's turbocharger restarted on lap six but Red Bull instructed him to retire on the following lap. The stewards investigated the first lap incident between Pérez and Button. An exhaust issue forced Kvyat to retire in the pit lane on lap 11.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
As drivers struggled to keep heat in their tyres, the time deficit between Rosberg and Hamilton varied but held a larger lead over the rest of the field. Rosberg locked his tyres into Mirabeau corner but avoided driving onto the turn's escape road on lap 18. Soon after, the stewards imposed five-second stop-and-go penalties on Chilton, Ericsson and Gutiérrez for being out of position on the grid. Hamilton began to lap faster than teammate Rosberg before the latter responded by going two-tenths of a second quicker than Hamilton to extend his lead.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Ricciardo closed to within 1.1 seconds of Räikkönen by lap 22 by going one second faster than Räikkönen. Cresting a rise leaving the tunnel on lap 24, Sutil's car became light braking from 170 mph (270 km/h), speared into the inside wall, and slid down the escape road at the Novelle chicane. A marshal ducked under the barrier to avoid debris hitting him. Sutil was unhurt but the safety car was deployed for debris removal.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Every driver, except for Massa, elected to make pit stops for new tyres. Hamilton radioed his team on whether he should make a pit stop to which they responded no. He was annoyed, asking why he could not make a pit stop the lap before and fell back from Rosberg to avoid waiting behind his teammate. Vergne was released directly in front of Magnussen, causing him to swerve to prevent contact, prompting the stewards to investigate Vergne.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
On lap 28, Räikkönen had to make a second pit stop for a punctured tyre after Chilton's front wing hit his left-rear wheel at Mirabeau corner. Ricciardo and Alonso took over third and fourth. The safety car entered the pit lane at the end of lap 30 and racing resumed with Rosberg leading Hamilton. As the race restarted, Magnussen passed Vergne into Rasacasse corner but returned it because he had done it before the second safety car line. Hülkenberg aggressively overtook Magnussen on the inside at Portier corner for seventh.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Räikkönen passed Kobayashi at the Novelle chicane for 12th place on lap 33 but ran wide and gave the position back to Kobayashi. Vergne was imposed a drive-through penalty for his unsafe pit stop release on the following lap and served it four laps later. After Räikkönen passed Kobayashi, Bianchi and Kobayashi made contact three times and Bianchi overtook on the outside at Rasacasse corner for 13th on lap 36. At the front, Rosberg continued to lead Hamilton and the duo pulled away from the rest of the field.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Mercedes instructed Rosberg by radio to use longer gears at Sainte Dévote and Casino Square corners as a fuel-saving measure, causing him to defend from Hamilton over the following laps after slowing. Hamilton closed up to Rosberg but was unable to pass his teammate who was faster into the tunnel. Massa made his only pit stop of the race on lap 45 and emerged in 11th place behind Räikkönen but ahead of Bianchi.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
While Rosberg was instructed to continue conserving fuel, Hamilton was told by radio that he did not need to do so. Rosberg was reassured that his fuel consumption levels were back on target and began to lap faster than Hamilton. Vergne caught Bianchi and the two made minor contact at the Loews hairpin. Leaving the tunnel, smoke billowed from the rear of Vergne's car but he was able to enter the pit lane and retire on lap 52.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Gutiérrez caught Bottas along with, Räikkönen and Massa – who was on new tyres – and Gutiérrez attacked Bottas at the Novelle chicane but Bottas kept eighth by cutting the corner. With smoke billowing from his car on lap 55, Bottas drove to the side of the track at the Loews hairpin to retire. The need for a safety car was avoided when a crane removed his car from the track and yellow flags were waved in the area.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Gutiérrez in eighth was on course to score points when he hit the inside guardrail at La Rascasse on lap 59, damaging his car's rear suspension and necessitating his retirement. This promoted Bianchi into tenth, which put him in position to score Marussia's first points in Formula One, but he also had a five-second time penalty for illegally taking his earlier, five-second time penalty under the safety car.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
After running closely behind teammate Rosberg and feeling the wind penetrating his visor, Hamilton got some dirt in his left eye on lap 66 and slowed in the circuit's low-speed turns as a result, allowing Ricciardo to close up to him. Hülkenberg had heavily worn rear super soft tyres, and by the 69th lap, was caught by McLaren drivers Button and Magnussen. Bianchi was told that he needed to be five seconds ahead of Grosjean to cancel out the time penalty. Five laps later, Button overtook teammate Magnussen on the main straight for sixth.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Räikkönen ran too deep in doing the same on the inside at the Loews hairpin on lap 7, putting himself and Magnussen in the barrier. Both Räikkönen and Magnussen reversed out of the barrier but lost a large amount of time, promoting Bianchi to eighth and Grosjean to ninth. Räikkönen had to make a third pit stop for a new front wing and the super soft tyres.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race
Rosberg opened the gap to 8.8 seconds, and won the 78-lap race. Hamilton finished second, 9.2 seconds behind and held off the hard-charging Ricciardo at the start/finish line. Alonso took fourth, Hülkenberg fifth and Button sixth. He was followed by Massa in seventh, Grosjean eighth, Bianchi was ninth after his five-second time penalty was applied and Magnussen tenth. Ericsson missed out on scoring Caterham's first points in 11tth, and Räikkönen, Kobayashi and Chilton were the final classified finishers. Rosberg's victory was his second of the season, his second in a row at Monaco, and the fifth of his career. The Mercedes team continued their dominance of the season with their fifth consecutive one-two finish. Rosberg led every lap from pole position but was denied his first career Grand Slam when Räikkönen set the race's fastest lap of 1 minute, 18.479 seconds on lap 75.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
At the podium interviews, conducted by actor Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosberg described the day as "very, very special" and praised his car and team. Hamilton said that despite the eye problem it was "a good day" and "really good" Mercedes finished first and second. Ricciardo stated it was "really nice" to stand on the podium in Monaco and third was the best result his team could achieve. In the subsequent press conference, Rosberg said the victory was more "special" because Hamilton had pre-race momentum and was unsurprised he was not called into the pit lane following Sutil's crash.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Hamilton said he remained in a particular engine mode and was certain the battle with his teammate Rosberg would continue until later in the season. When asked if Red Bull would have the pace to challenge Mercedes, Ricciardo replied he felt the team closed slightly in Monaco and the circuit favoured the car slightly better than at other tracks.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Bianchi's ninth-place finish earned him and Marussia's first career points since the team entered Formula One as Virgin Racing in 2010. He told Sky Sports F1 that Marussia had been awaiting a long time for the result and was "so proud" for his team: "They did a really good job and I am really happy to give them the result." Marussia team principal John Booth was delighted at Bianchi's overtake on Kobayashi, describing it as "stunning", and despite the five-second time penalty, his team were "absolutely over the moon" with the achievement.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Graeme Lowdon, Marussia chief executive officer, was pleased at the sign of progress, saying: "It is tough and I would be lying if I didn't reflect that", and the result was a "direct reward for people who have worked very hard." Alonso said of Bianchi: "I am extremely happy for him, [and] very proud for what this result will mean for his career. I have no doubts it will be a good career, but hopefully with this result he can have a more competitive car next year and show his talents even more."


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Former driver Allan McNish wrote in his BBC F1 column the result was like "a Grand Prix victory" for Marussia and called it "a deserved reward for their dogged determination and never-say-die attitude." Following Bianchi's July 2015 death from severe head injuries at the Japanese Grand Prix, Will Dale of Fox Sports Australia wrote: "Monaco 2014 will be remembered as his day in the sun, the high watermark of a career — a life — ended far too soon."


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Tensions at Mercedes increased following qualifying in which Hamilton felt Rosberg had deliberately driven off the track in a bid to stop him taking pole position, which strained their relationship. Hamilton refused to accept Rosberg's apology for the incident and the two did not communicate with each other on the podium. Mercedes' non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, upset over the incident, said he disliked the lack of communication between the two drivers on the podium and that he would talk to them before Canada.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, said the incident between Rosberg and Hamilton would not be allowed to reoccur in the future and that the drivers would be given autonomy as long as they did nothing deceitfully. Hamilton said he had no answer and was surprised on how quickly the situation escalated. After Hamilton spoke with Rosberg, he posted a picture on Twitter with him and Rosberg in their youth to ease anxiety over their relationship, saying: "We've been friends a long time, and as friends we have our ups and downs. "Today we spoke and we're cool, still friends, no problem." FIA race director Charlie Whiting suggested that qualifying be extended by one minute to give drivers affected by yellow flags another attempt at a timed lap to prevent similar incidents from happening again.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
The stewards reprimanded Räikkönen for his late race contact with Magnussen but took no action on the first lap incident between Button and Pérez. Magnussen argued that Räikkönen was to blame for the incident, saying that he drove defensively, while Räikkönen admitted following his contact with Chilton earlier in the race, he was willing to attempt aggressive manoeuvres. Pérez blamed Button for his retirement, saying that he did not expect Button to be there because of a lack of space for another car. Button did not comment on the crash.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner opined that Vettel would not allow his frustrations to get the better of him after his turbocharger problem, and said Ricciardo's challenge on Hamilton in the final laps was an indication that the team's approach was correct but noted a realistic overtake was not possible unless there was an error.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
The result saw Rosberg retake the Drivers' Championship lead with 122 points, four ahead of Hamilton. Alonso maintained third position on 61 points, while Ricciardo's third-place finish moved him seven points clear of Hülkenberg in fifth. Mercedes's one-two finish further increased their advantage at the top of the Constructors' Championship to 141 points ahead of second-placed Red Bull. Ferrari remained in third place with 78 points. Force India likewise kept fourth and McLaren passed Williams for fifth with thirteen races left in the season.


2014 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race classification
– Jules Bianchi had five seconds added to his race time for taking a penalty under the safety car, and he dropped from eighth to ninth.


2014 Monaghan County Council election
An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 18 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office, a reduction of 2 seats compared to 2009. Monaghan also saw a further reduction in elected representation as Ballybay Town Council, Carrickmacross Town Council, Castleblayney Town Council, Clones Town Council and Monaghan Town Council were all abolished.


2014 Monaghan County Council election
New Electoral Areas were introduced in 2013 and came into effect on 1 January 2014. The election in Ballybay-Clones local electoral area was disrupted when Fine Gael Councillor Owen Bannigan died suddenly while out canvassing on polling day. The election for this area was cancelled and all the ballots cast were officially destroyed. He had been expected to top the poll. It was re-run on 7 June 2014. The election in the other two electoral areas of Carrickmacross-Castleblayney and Monaghan went ahead.


2014 Monaghan County Council election
Demonstrating their organisational strength within the county Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party after the elections with 7 seats, winning all the seats that the party contested. Fine Gael lost a seat in the Carrickmacross-Castleblayney LEA while Fianna Fáil lost a seat in Ballybay-Clones. Independents retained their 2 seats on the Council.


2014 Mongolian Premier League
The 2014 Mongolian Premier League also known as Niislel Lig or Capital League is the 47th edition of the tournament. Ulaanbaataryn Mazaalaynuud returned to the league after withdrawing from competition in the 2012 season, replacing Khasiin Khulguud to keep the number of teams at seven. The season started on 25 June and ended with the championship match on 30 August 2013. The top four teams in the standings advanced to the single elimination playoff stage.


2014 Monmouth Hawks football team
The 2014 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 22nd-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. After playing one season as in independent in 2013, they were first year members of the Big South Conference in 2014. Monmouth finished the season 6–5 overall and 1–4 in Big South play to place fifth.


2014 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by head coach Mick Delaney in his third and final year and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana participated as a member of the Big Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish tied for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to inter conference rival Eastern Washington.


2014 Montana Grizzlies football team
On November 17, head coach Mick Delaney announced he would be retiring at the end of the season. He finished at Montana with a three-year record of 24–14.


2014 Montana House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 3, 2014.


2014 Montana House of Representatives election
Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of two seats, winning 59 seats compared to 41 seats for the Democrats.


2014 Montana House of Representatives election, Results, Statewide
Statewide results of the 2014 Montana House of Representatives election:


2014 Montana House of Representatives election, Results, District
Results of the 2014 Montana House of Representatives election by district:


2014 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by eighth year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.


2014 Montana State Bobcats football team, Schedule
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Eastern Washington on September 20 is considered a non conference game.


2014 Montana judicial elections
The 2014 Montana judicial elections featured two supreme court races, as well as several trial court races.


2014 Montana judicial elections, Supreme Court (Rice seat)
Incumbent Justice James Rice was challenged by W. David Herbert, an attorney.


2014 Montana judicial elections, Supreme Court (Wheat seat)
Incumbent Justice Michael E. Wheat was challenged by Lawrence VanDyke, solicitor general of Montana.


2014 Montana judicial elections, Election Mail Controversy
Researchers at Stanford University and Dartmouth College sent election mailers to voters in Montana labeled the "2014 Montana General Election Voter Information Guide." The mailers contained the Montana state seal, and rated how liberal or conservative the four nonpartisan candidates are in the Supreme Court race. Secretary of State Linda McCulloch charged that the mailers were deceitful because they used the state seal without her office's authorization, and made it appear as if the mailers were authorized by her office.


2014 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2014 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 82ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 14 and 18 January 2014. It marked the eighty-second running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2014 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons. After being based in the town of Valence for the 2013 event, the rally headquarters was relocated to Gap in the French province of Hautes-Alpes. The rally itself was run over fifteen special stages, with teams and drivers contesting 383.88 km (238.53 mi) in competitive stages.


2014 Monte Carlo Rally
Former Formula 1 Driver Robert Kubica won the first two stages of the rally before being caught by Bryan Bouffier, who moved into the lead heading into the first days afternoon stages.


2014 Monte Carlo Rally
Bouffier led heading into the second day but was overtaken by Sebastian Ogier, following a lengthy spin on SS9. Kubica's rally ended on the same stage after sliding off the road under braking and being unable to recover onto the tarmac.


2014 Monte Carlo Rally
It was the first Monte Carlo Rally event since 2001 without Sebastien Loeb.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament for male professional players, played from 12 April through 20 April 2014, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the sixth time. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Points and prize money, Points distribution
Because the Monte Carlo Masters is the non-mandatory Masters 1000 event, special rules regarding points distribution are in place. The Monte Carlo Masters counts as one of a player's 500 level tournaments, while distributing Masters 1000 points.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Points and prize money, Prize money
The total prize money pot for the 2014 competition is €3,452,415, distributed throughout both competitions.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Doubles
Julien Benneteau and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Benneteau played alongside Édouard Roger-Vasselin, but lost to Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals. Zimonjić teamed up with Daniel Nestor, but lost to the Bryan brothers in the semifinals. The Bryans became the new champions, defeating Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] in the final.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles
Stan Wawrinka defeated Roger Federer in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 to win the Singles title at the 2014 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost to Federer in the semifinals.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2014 Monterrey Open
The 2014 Monterrey Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Monterrey Open and an International tournament on the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, from 31 March to 6 April.


2014 Monterrey Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Monterrey Open – Doubles
Tímea Babos and Kimiko Date-Krumm were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Babos played alongside Olga Govortsova, while Date-Krumm teamed up with Karolína Plíšková. The two teams were scheduled to meet in the semifinals, but Date-Krumm withdrew with a right leg injury.


2014 Monterrey Open – Doubles
Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy won the title, defeating Babos and Govortsova in the final, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [11–9].


2014 Monterrey Open – Singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate this year.


2014 Monterrey Open – Singles
Ana Ivanovic won her second title of the year, defeating fellow Serbian Jovana Jakšić 6–2, 6–1 in the final, the first (and to date only) all-Serbian final on the WTA tour.


2014 Montgomery County shootings
The 2014 Montgomery County shootings were a killing spree that occurred in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, on December 15, 2014. The killings began at about 3:30 a.m. A woman was found dead in Lower Salford Township, two others were found dead in Lansdale, and three more were found in Souderton along with a wounded teenage boy. Police identified the suspected killer as 35-year-old Bradley William Stone of Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, and the victims were his ex-wife and her family members. Most of the victims were shot, although some were also stabbed with a knife. After an extensive manhunt, Stone was found dead on the day after the killings in the woods near his home. He reportedly committed suicide by overdosing on several drugs.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Killing spree
According to an affidavit filed by prosecutors, Stone was armed with two handguns (a .40-caliber Heckler & Koch and a 9mm Beretta) and at least one knife. The first killings occurred inside a home in Souderton at about 3:30 a.m. Stone attacked his former sister-in-law, her husband, and the couple's 14-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son. The couple and their daughter died, while the boy survived "significant cutting injuries" and blunt-force trauma to the head. He was eventually taken to the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's trauma center in Philadelphia for treatment. The first crime scene was not discovered until nearly 8:00 a.m. Stone then went to a home in Lansdale, where he killed his former mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law at around 4:25 a.m.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Killing spree
At around 4:55 a.m., Stone then fatally shot his ex-wife in her apartment in Lower Salford Township. Neighbors of the ex-wife were awakened by shouting and several gunshots. They looked out their window to see Stone taking his two daughters to his car. When they asked if everything was okay, Stone replied, "She's hurt pretty bad, we've got to leave." Stone left with the children, and later dropped them off safely at the home of one of his neighbors in Pennsburg at around 5:30 a.m. The .40-caliber handgun was found at the Lower Salford crime scene.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Manhunt
In the afternoon of December 15, police descended on a home in Pennsburg where they believed Stone had barricaded himself; however, he was not there.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Manhunt
At around 8:00 p.m., Stone was reportedly sighted in Doylestown. Police were called to an attempted carjacking near the area of North Shady Retreat Road and Burpee Road. The alleged victim informed police that he was approached by a man in camouflage, who was armed with a knife and fit the general description of Stone. A struggle ensued between the two, and the victim, who had a concealed gun, fired shots at the carjacking suspect, who then fled into the woods. However, the sighting "did not appear to be valid", according to police. The manhunt was centered on the wooded area off Burpee Road in Doylestown.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Manhunt
Police conducted an "extensive search" in and around Pennsburg, aided by K-9 units and a Philadelphia Police Department helicopter with infrared technology, and advised people to remain indoors, keep their doors locked and call 911 if they thought they had seen the suspect. Schools in the area of the manhunt were closed on December 16. The shooter was described as having red hair and wearing brown or green military fatigues.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Manhunt
On the day after the killings, Stone was found dead in a wooded area located half a mile from his home in Pennsburg. According to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman, the cause of his death was "self-inflicted cutting wounds" to his midsection. However, this was denied by a preliminary autopsy conducted by the county coroner's office, which also verified that he did not fatally shoot himself. A machete and a "double-bladed black ax", both coated in blood, were found near his body along with several pill bottles.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Manhunt
An autopsy by former Warren County Medical Examiner found a seven-centimeter stab wound to his upper thigh and three superficial cuts to the leg and hip area, authorities said. He also had ten scratches on his face and neck. The cause of death, following toxicology tests, was determined to be a drug overdose from a combination of trazodone, an antidepressant; mCPP, a metabolite of trazodone; and risperidone, used to treat schizophrenia. The death was ruled a suicide.


2014 Montgomery County shootings, Events, Victims
Six people were killed and one was seriously injured. The suspect's ex-wife, Nicole Hill, was reportedly the last fatality. Also killed were Hill's mother, Joanna Koder Hill, and grandmother Patricia Hill, as well as her sister Patricia Flick, brother-in-law Aaron Flick, and 14-year-old niece Nina Flick. Hill's 17-year-old nephew, Anthony Flick, was wounded at the same location where his family was killed. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment for stab wounds to the head and hand and also blunt-force trauma to the head that resulted in a gaping skull fracture. He was declared to be in "serious but stable condition".