The Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Moldova has initiated the drafting of a Government decision on amending the nominal composition of the Moldovan side of the Commission on the Sustainable Use and Protection of the Dniester River Basin.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that many Europeans no longer trust the European Union and its policies. Among Germany’s main problems, he cited high energy prices, bureaucracy and difficulties within the social security system.
The US has extended until 21 November the deadline by which companies may negotiate with the Russian oil company Lukoil regarding the acquisition of its overseas assets. This was announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury.
Ukraine is ready to supply natural gas to the Republic of Moldova, and its geographical proximity could provide an advantage in terms of transport costs. This was stated by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Chișinău, Paun Rahovei, during a broadcast on the Vocea Basarabiei television and radio company.
Moldova’s National Centre for Sustainable Energy (CNED) and the Lithuanian Environmental Project Management Agency (EPMA) have agreed to cooperate in the fields of energy efficiency, building modernisation and the management of sustainable energy projects. The memorandum, signed on 22 October in Chișinău, provides for the exchange of expertise, the training of specialists and the identification of opportunities for joint applications for European funding.
In Moldova, the refurbishment of two major healthcare facilities has begun as part of a €72.4 million energy efficiency programme. Following the modernisation, energy consumption at ten national hospitals is set to be reduced by approximately 40 per cent, whilst conditions will be improved for more than 1 million patients and 10,000 healthcare workers.
Parliament has adopted, at second reading, two draft laws declaring the modernisation works on the collective district heating systems in blocks of flats in Chișinău and Bălți to be public utility works of national interest. Consequently, the establishment of a legal easement — the temporary right to carry out public utility works on immovable property, subject to restrictions on the exercise of property rights — will not require the consent of the general meeting of co-owners.
Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu will make his first overseas visit to the Republic of Moldova on Tuesday, 27 October. The visit has been confirmed by the Moldovan government.
The Italian government has approved a decree providing emergency aid for the road transport sector, agriculture and fisheries in response to the mass protests over fuel prices that have swept across the south of the country.
For Moldova, regional energy cooperation is not merely a strategic option, but an economic and security necessity. This is the view of Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu.
