Maxim Potyrnike
According to him, the feasibility study is a mandatory and key stage for launching the project. Without an approved study, Moldova will not be able to attract external financing from UEFA, FIFA, European funds, as well as private investors, conduct procurement procedures and make informed investment decisions.
Potyrniche recalled that Moldova is the only country in Europe that does not have a multifunctional stadium of international level. Because of this, the country misses economic opportunities: it cannot host international competitions, concerts, festivals and exhibitions, which as a result take place in neighboring countries.
The MP emphasized that the National Arena is an economic asset, not just a sports facility:
“The stadium is a pole of urban development, a city within a city, with business, transportation and new infrastructure, a new neighborhood.”
He also noted that financing the feasibility study is an investment in the future, not just a waste of money, and called the decision to allocate funds “not just just justified, but urgent and necessary.”
The MP registered an amendment to the draft budget for 2026, in which he asked for the allocation of 12 million lei to finance the feasibility study of the future National Stadium. The pre-project feasibility study was elaborated back in April 2024.
“In this way s have gotten closer to the construction of the new National Stadium. In the near future, we expect the approval of the Ministry of Finance, after which the budget will be submitted for voting in the second reading,” Potyrniche commented.
Earlier, PAS deputy, chairman of the commission for economy, budget and finance Radu Marian criticized the opposition factions for putting forward amendments to the draft budget “worth 45 billion lei”. At present, the draft budget for the second reading is being examined in parliamentary commissions and will be put to vote at the next plenary session.
