Chisinau
To limit the harmful impact of substances with signs of petroleum products found in the Byk River, specialists of the Environmental Protection Inspectorate installed protective sorption barriers using special materials for their neutralization.
On March 22, the Bikers’ Alley was opened on Iurie Gagarin Boulevard in Chisinau, which should become a new attraction of the capital and a place of attraction for tourists.
Laboratory data show that at present the water in the Dniester does not pose a danger to the Chisinau municipality. This was stated during the meeting of the Municipal Commission for Emergency Situation. The specialists also discussed the information about the stains that appeared in the river Byc.
Within the framework of Moldova’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the High-Level Conference on Social Rights “European Social Charter” is taking place in Chisinau on March 18-19.
The Council of Europe High-Level Conference on Social Rights will take place on 19 March at the Palace of the Republic in Chișinău.
Apă-Canal Chișinău specialists say there is no danger to Chisinau’s water supply. Laboratory data on the quality of water from different points of the Dniester River, collected by Apă-Canal Chișinău specialists, are positive. At the moment, there is no danger of water supply shutdown in the capital. This was announced today by Chisinau Mayor General Ion Ceban.
The Government decided to introduce an environmental danger regime in the Dniester basin. This will allow the authorities to limit the intake of polluted water, quickly mobilize resources and ensure coordination of actions to prevent a threat to the population’s water supply.
The real estate market of Moldova is far from the real market and lives according to its own laws. This has long been perceived as an axiom.
In order to unblock the situation with the approval of the municipality’s budget for the current year, the Mayor’s Office is ready to waive the sanitary tax (taxa de salubrizare). It was 10 lei per month (120 lei per year) for each registered adult resident.
As of today, the Chisinau municipality will have four deputy mayors, as it has been the case for the last six years. These are Olesa Pshenicki, who will be responsible for the financial sector in the capital’s activity, and Victor Pruteanu, responsible for the social direction.
Today, March 1, 2026, Chisinau officially opens the international music festival “Mărcisor 2026”, which will be the main cultural event of the country of spring and will last until March 12. The organizers promise a rich program, including 26 events only in the capital and dozens of events all over Moldova, united by the theme of the meeting of spring and the community of cultures.
A traffic circle will be built in Chisinau to relieve traffic flows and improve safety on the roads of the Botanica sector. It is also planned to build a passenger platform in this busy neighborhood of Chisinau.
Starting from Monday, March 2, 2026, the Consumer Relations Center of “Moldovagaz” JSC, located in Chisinau at 64, Pushkin St., will suspend its activity.
After a long winter downtime due to unfavorable weather conditions, the implementation of the projects of the program “European Yard” will continue. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development organized today consultations with entrepreneurs involved in their implementation.
The municipality plans to allocate 70 million lei for the construction of four intercepting parking lots at the capital’s entrances. One parking lot each will be built in Cecani and Riscaniovca, and two in Buiucani, Logos Press reported.
The assessment of the housing stock identified 767 buildings with a height of more than 28 meters and 363 buildings with attic floors, of which 238 buildings are at least one serious risk. Most are located in Chisinau, Logos Press reported.
The Investment Agency has conducted a study showing that out of 120 hotels in Moldova, only five of them have 5-star category, and another 32 – 4-star, reports Logos Press.
The section of August 31, 1989 between Alexandra Pushkin Street and Benulescu Bodoni Street will be reconstructed within six months, Logos Press reported.
The State Property Agency has started the procedure of valuation of the Zarya Hotel in the center of the capital in order to determine the real market value of this state-owned enterprise, taking into account all assets, liabilities and ownership rights, reports Logos Press.
An urban agglomeration approaching one million inhabitants is clearly taking shape in Chisinau, including the municipality and the districts of Straseni, Ialoveni, Anenii Noi and Criuleni, Logos Press reported.
