The Moldovan leadership strongly condemned the drone attack on the city of Galati (Romania). The incident caused damage to a residential building, an explosion and subsequent fire.
The Pulmonology Department of the Pediatric Clinic of the Institute of Mother and Child was completely renovated within a modernization project worth more than 5 million lei. The new infrastructure will ensure European treatment conditions for young patients and an optimal working environment for the medical staff.
Almost a quarter of Moldova’s population is made up of young people between the ages of 14 and 34, but this segment has shrunk by an alarming 4.2% in just the last four years. Against the background of demographic decline, the authorities have noted another phenomenon – the “electoral apathy” of the new generation.
Rosselkhoznadzor imposes temporary restrictions on the import of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, green crops and strawberries originating and shipped from Armenia from May 30, 2026 “until the development of an appropriate algorithm to ensure the safety of shipped products”.
Remote purchase of medicines will become legal in the Republic of Moldova. The bill, signed by MPs Adrian Beli and Anna Oglinde, proposes to establish a legal framework for the conduct of pharmaceutical activities through information society services, officially paving the way for the emergence of online pharmacies.
The pharmaceutical company Herbal Therapy Laboratories (former SA Farmaco) is under the threat of closure. The company was found to have debts to its employees exceeding 4.2 million lei, so the state authorities launched a procedure to suspend or completely revoke its license.
The problem of financial pyramids and fraudulent schemes in the online environment is back on the agenda of the legislative body. Grigore Novak, an opposition MP and chairman of the commission for human rights and interethnic relations, demanded official explanations from the Interior Ministry’s leadership regarding the measures taken against platforms that promise quick earnings but “deprive citizens of their last savings”.
FLYONE Airlines announces the expansion of its route network and the launch of a new direct flight to Batumi, Georgia. The first flight on the Chisinau – Batumi route will take place on June 28, 2026.
The Parliament finally voted in favor of denouncing the Agreement on the establishment of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS member states.
The education sector has become the scene of a fierce political confrontation between local and central authorities. Chisinau Mayor General Ion Ceban accuses the leadership of the country’s intention to deprive the capital of 330 million lei in just one year. In response, Education Minister Dan Perciun says the reform is vital to the system and reproaches the Chisinau mayor’s office for leaving more than a billion lei unspent over the past six years. The conflict continued in parliament.
The expenses caused by heavy rains and floods in Calarasi, Straseni, Ungheni and Criuleni districts will be covered from the budgets of local authorities. The government will be involved only where the damage cannot be covered locally. At the same time, the central authorities have assumed the liquidation of damages to the infrastructure of national importance.
Details of the reform of the education system have emerged. It involves the transfer of education departments and, consequently, schools from local authorities to the direct subordination of the Ministry of Education and Research. In this context, the government proposes to reduce the share of personal income tax that remains in the budgets of Chisinau and Balti municipalities from 50% to 45% of the amount collected.
The government has approved the Regulations on Combating Violence and Harassment in State Agencies to better protect workers and bring the rules in line with international standards.
The government approved the signing of a 218-million-euro loan agreement between Moldova and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the implementation of a program of operations on sustainable growth policies.
The World Bank will provide Moldova with a grant of $350 thousand for the development of the information system “Register of pledges of movable property”.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu received in Chisinau Salome Zurabishvili, who led Georgia from 2018 to 2024.
The government has approved, with minor comments, a draft law on strengthening anti-crisis regulation mechanisms in the sphere of oil products. The decision was made on Wednesday, May 27, amid disagreements between the executive branch and representatives of the business community.
The Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) criticizes the government’s new decree on administrative-territorial reform and accuses the executive branch of lacking real consultation with local authorities.
The authorities have abolished the condition that set a maximum distance of 25 kilometers between the administrative centers of the administrative-territorial units involved in the process of voluntary unification (amalgamation). The decision was adopted by the government on Wednesday, May 27.
Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu announced the organization of a national event “Strong City Halls – Developed Localities” to be held on May 29 at the Great National Assembly Square.
