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Officials from the National Anti-Corruption Center (CNA), in collaboration with prosecutors from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (RA), are investigating a man in connection with a case involving influence peddling. He is alleged to have demanded and received money from another person in order to persuade public officials to exempt that person from criminal liability.
The reform of public sector pay, which the authorities had planned for September 2026, has been postponed to January 1, 2027. The government intends to approve the draft in October and submit it to parliament.
Failure to comply with a commander’s order or directive, as well as failure to fulfill the general duties of military personnel, will be explicitly classified as disciplinary offenses. The relevant provisions are contained in a draft law developed by the Ministry of Defense and approved by the government on Wednesday, August 19.
In the first half of 2026, the Republic of Moldova received humanitarian aid from 35 countries. The most valuable shipments came from Germany, Israel, the United States, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Sweden, China, Japan, Poland, and Romania.
A summer camp for 260 children from Ukraine has been organized at the “Speranța” recreation camp in the village of Rădoia, Sînzerei District. This is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ukrainian Embassy in Chișinău, and the Charity Center for Refugees.
Education and science workers say they are prepared to continue their protests if the authorities do not fulfill their commitment to raise salaries starting September 1, 2026.
Through the Bureau for Diaspora Relations, the authorities are inviting Moldovan citizens living abroad to participate in a public discussion of the draft amendments to Government Decree No. 81-d/2025 on the establishment of a national mechanism to facilitate their return to their homeland.
The law on public sector pay is set to be adopted by the government in October and take effect on January 1, 2027. For next year, the payroll budget is projected to exceed 38 billion lei, which is more than 5 billion lei above the current level. Starting September 1, teachers’ salaries will not be increased, as there is no funding in the budget for this measure.
Amid a labor union protest outside the Moldovan government building on August 19, a new phase of the “Education 2030” strategy for 2026–2030 was approved. Approximately 13.5 billion lei are planned to be allocated to the development of the education system over the next five years. Educators are demanding a raise in teachers’ salaries effective September 1.
In China, caring for elderly parents is not just a family and moral obligation. The law explicitly requires adult children to maintain regular contact with them. If parents feel that their children are neglecting them, they can go to court and demand not only financial support but also involvement in their lives.
Unions are protesting Wednesday in the Great National Assembly Square, demanding a pay raise effective September 1 and that the commitments made to employees in the education system be honored. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan told the protesters that the authorities will present the solutions they have prepared for the education system at 2:00 p.m.
The authorities clearly rushed into the decision to completely phase out paper medical certificates. The physical version will still be valid. In some cases, employees will need to present a printed copy in order to receive a sick leave certificate.
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection are establishing a coordination group to improve the methodology and process for determining disability. The agencies signed a joint order today establishing the group.
The number of children and adolescents on the left bank of the Dniester, as in Moldova as a whole, continues to decline. Over the past year, the figure has fallen by approximately 6 percent. The number of children is expected to decline further over the next five years.
Since 2022, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Moldova has mobilized more than $20 million to respond to the refugee situation. This is stated in the “Independent Assessment of UNFPA’s Humanitarian Capacity for 2019–2025: A Thematic Study on Moldova.”
Moldovan firefighters returned to the Republic of Moldova after a month-long mission to fight wildfires in Greece. As part of the GFFFV-MD team, they participated in 10 operational missions between July 14 and August 15, 2026, under the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
In 2026, the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) will allocate more than 2 million lei for assisted reproductive technology services. Starting August 18, CNAM will begin signing a contract with the first medical facility this year to perform 14 in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, which will be funded through the mandatory health insurance program.
The government has announced that it will present “as soon as possible” the solutions it has identified for raising the salaries of education workers. The announcement comes on the eve of the protest called by the Trade Union Federation of Education and Science (FSEȘ) for August 19.
Residents of the Republic of Moldova have as many as 39 paid vacation and holiday days per year. The global average is 30.
The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) expresses its solidarity with the Federation of Education and Science Trade Unions and supports the demand for a wage increase effective September 1, 2026. The CNSM and its national and sectoral trade union centers will participate in a protest on August 19.
