The Chisinau City Hall invites residents and visitors to the capital to the 6th annual “Hello, Chisinau!” festival, organized to mark the 590th anniversary of the city’s first mention in historical documents.
The government will review the issue of adjusting the minimum wage in consultation with employers’ associations and labor unions at least once a year.
City administrations will be able to enter into commitments for up to three years to develop a master plan, based on a local council decision and within the projected budget.
Today, July 3, 2026, the National Bank of Moldova released a commemorative coin titled “Vasile Vasilache—100th Anniversary of His Birth” into numismatic circulation, marking the conclusion of the “Notable Figures” series.
In 2026, more than 25.8 million lei were allocated to nonprofit organizations and religious institutions in Moldova through the “2% tax allocation” mechanism
This year, the authorities will introduce remote services for opening bank accounts and providing notary services for legal entities. These innovations are included in the Action Plan for the Digitalization of Key Business Services for 2026.
In the first six months of 2026, the National Health Insurance Company generated revenues of approximately 7.3 billion lei. These revenues increased by 444 million lei, or 6.5%, compared to the same period in 2025.
Europe is the fastest-warming continent on the planet: its climate is changing at roughly twice the global average rate. As temperatures continue to rise, a key question arises: Is Europe prepared for a hotter future?
This year, 300 Moldovan companies—twice as many as last year—will participate in the second “Domestic Product” exhibition. It will take place August 28–30 at “Moldexpo” in the capital.
“We’ll run out of money by September. We’re waiting for funds to come in so we can keep going after September,” said Chandramuli Ramanathan, Assistant Secretary-General for Program Planning, Finance, and Budget, on July 1.
A court in Chisinau has handed down a verdict in a major fraud case. A young woman who came to Moldova from Latvia after responding to an ad on Telegram acted as a courier and collected more than 200,000 lei (about 10,000 euros) from a defrauded resident of the capital.
In the first six months of 2026, tax revenues administered by the State Tax Service (STS) increased by 11.4%.
In Moldova, arbitration institutions will be established on a permanent basis within chambers of commerce, stock exchanges, unions, associations, or other organizations. They will operate in accordance with the regulations approved by them. However, arbitration institutions may not be established within government agencies.
The State Tax Service has awarded 100 businesses in Moldova with “Highly Trusted Taxpayer” certificates. Under the law, these businesses are exempt from tax audits for two years.
The Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Service have announced preparations for the eighth round of free training sessions for young entrepreneurs. It will take place on July 14–16, 2026.
Sergey K., a Ukrainian national, is believed to have played a key role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. He has been in a pretrial detention center for several months. Now, the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has upgraded the charges against him: instead of “subversion against the constitutional order,” the charges now involve war crimes.
“The European Union cannot ‘kill its own industry because of climate change,'” said Manfred Weber, chairman of the European People’s Party, amid a grueling heat wave that has swept across Europe, claimed about 1,300 lives, and reignited the debate over the bloc’s climate policy.
The Ministry of Finance has developed a mechanism for applying VAT and excise taxes to goods imported into Moldova by business entities registered in Transnistria.
In addition to the existing environmental fees that are currently paid into the budget, new fees will be introduced into the law, increasing the tax burden on businesses that violate environmental regulations in the course of their operations.
Five localities in the Floresti and Soldanesti districts have decided to merge into a single municipality to improve the quality of services and attract new investment in infrastructure. As a financial incentive, the government will provide them with approximately 26 million lei for development.
