The way in which funds for doctoral studies in the Republic of Moldova are allocated is set to be changed. The new funding formula will take into account the costs of research in each field, and the administrative expenses of doctoral schools will be limited to 10 per cent of the doctoral student’s direct research costs. The announcement was made by the Minister of Education and Research, Dan Perciun.
“Political reintegration is more complicated than economic reintegration,” said Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova. Asked whether the Republic of Moldova could join the European Union without resolving the Transnistrian conflict, Maia Sandu stated that the authorities are seeking a peaceful and lasting resolution to the situation, and that the region’s economic integration is one of the areas where progress is already being made.
The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has stated that she is prepared to continue serving her country even after her second presidential term ends, but has not yet made any concrete plans for the period after 2028.
The information discussed during the secret parliamentary session on 8 October, at which a resolution on the structure and strength of the National Army was approved, was, for the most part, already in the public domain, and the session is believed to have been used as a “prop” for the Chisinau Security Forum. This is the view of MP Ion Chicu.
The Mayor of Chișinău, Ion Ceban, has spoken out against the adoption of a law that would permit the construction of drones on the territory of the Republic of Moldova and has called for any parliamentary debates on the matter to be held in public.
Violations amounting to millions of lei have been uncovered at the Moldovan National Lottery. According to a report by the parliamentary investigative commission, investments totalling 9.5 million lei proved to be ineffective.
The number of employees at Moldtelecom JSC fell from 2,745 in 2021 to 2,091 in 2025, a reduction of 23.8 per cent.
The budget earmarked for energy compensation during the cold season is 2.4 billion lei, and the authorities are seeking to secure additional funding from development partners. The Speaker of Parliament, Igor Grosu, states that, for the time being, there is no cause for optimism regarding gas prices, and that state aid must be directed towards those who need it most.
‘Energocom’ and ‘Chișinău International Airport’ recorded the highest cumulative net profits for the period 2019–2025, at over 1.2 billion lei each. The data is contained in the draft resolution on the Report of the Commission of Inquiry concerning the results of the examination of the activities of certain state-owned enterprises.
Cryptocurrencies are becoming a tool for concealing illicit financial flows, circumventing sanctions and financing operations aimed at interfering in electoral processes. At the same time, the cryptocurrency market remains insufficiently regulated in many countries, and schemes similar to that devised by Ilan Șor are taking on a global scale. The statement was made by the director of the Information and Security Service (SIS), Alexandru Mustață, at the Moldova Security Forum, held in Chișinău.
The people of the Republic of Moldova must be prepared to cope with the first 72 hours of a crisis, a period during which the emergency services must focus primarily on saving lives. To this end, the country will launch a public awareness campaign in November, as part of a three-year national civil preparedness programme.
With a view to drawing up the budget for 2027, safeguarding the purchasing power of the population – particularly families with children, pensioners and those on low incomes – should be a priority for the Government. The call comes from MP Angela Cutasevici, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Social Protection, Health and the Family, against the backdrop of annual inflation reaching 8.6 per cent.
In the first nine months of 2026, 86 transplant operations were carried out in the Republic of Moldova, for which 12.5 million lei were allocated from the compulsory health insurance fund. For the whole year, 16.6 million lei were earmarked to carry out 132 such operations.
The Republic of Moldova has received 317 million euros from the European Peace Facility to strengthen its armed forces, making it the second-largest recipient, after Ukraine, of European funding in the field of security and defence. The statement was made by the European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, in a video message addressed to participants at the Moldova Security Forum, which is taking place in Chișinău.
NATO fully respects the constitutional neutrality of the Republic of Moldova and the country’s sovereign right to determine its own future. The statement was made by Radmila Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary-General, at the Moldova Security Forum.
Moldova’s administrative-territorial reform has reached its final stages of preparation, and the next challenge will be its implementation. President Maia Sandu has commented on the Government’s proposal regarding the reorganisation of local public administration, which provides for the creation of three regions, three municipalities, the retention of the Gagauzia Autonomous Territorial Unit (UTA) and the establishment of 273 local councils.
The authorities have begun consultations with representatives of civil society, non-governmental organisations, initiative groups, political parties and other stakeholders regarding the measures announced in Brussels as part of the European Union’s package of proposals on the Republic of Moldova’s integration into the EU.
The President of the European Council, António Costa, has announced that the Republic of Moldova is set to open two clusters of negotiations on accession to the European Union next week, and that all the remaining clusters are due to be opened by the end of the year.
“We are investing in defence because we want peace,” said the Speaker of Parliament, Igor Grosu, at the Moldova Security Forum. According to him, since 2022, the defence budget has more than doubled and has reached 2 billion lei this year.
Bringing packaging and labelling materials into line with the new requirements for tobacco products could cost up to 2.925 million lei for a large business. For medium-sized enterprises, the costs are estimated at between 195,000 and 975,000 lei, and for small businesses, between 39,000 and 195,000 lei.
