News about Infrastructure
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.
The physical and cyber security of critical energy infrastructure was analyzed at a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) held today by President Maia Sandu. The meeting took place in the context of increased risks caused by the situation in the region.
Engineering work on the creation of fortifications, including anti-tank ditches, barriers and long-term firing positions, continues near Odessa. This was reported by the Ukrainian media with reference to the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine South.
After two years of significant growth, the situation in the construction market has started to deteriorate noticeably. While the construction market recorded growth of 4.8% in 2024 and 32.2% in 2025, in the first quarter of this year the decline amounted to 12%.
With constant threats to critical infrastructure, Moldova and Ukraine need to move away from the Soviet model of energy “gigantomania. A credible path to stability lies through decentralization, market-based tariffs and deep diversification.
The Russian railway authority is raising tariffs for freight transportation to and from the Baltic States and Finland to Russia. Among other things, from June 15, a coefficient of 1.359 will be applied to transit tariffs on the territory of Russian Railways through Russian-Latvian, Russian-Estonian, Russian-Finnish border railway crossings. This will affect exports of grain and oilseeds from Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan, to these EU countries.
The Grain and Oilseed Producers Association “Forța Fermierilor” publicly (through the media) reminded all interested parties that “on May 27, at 11 p.m., we will organize a warning protest action in front of the Government building, on the side of Pushkin Street”.
Public transport companies carried 82.8 million passengers in January-March 2026, 0.7% more than in the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
Official statistics records in the first quarter of 2026 an increase in the volume of goods transported (+15.1%) and their range (+14.7%). These indicators indicate the intensification of domestic and international trade. The growth in tonnage and range of cargo transportation is directly related to the increase in exports, where the leading exports are agro-products to the EU and Turkey.
Europe is bracing for another wave of debilitating heatwaves this week. Stifling heat is expected in the south and southwest, including Portugal, Spain and France, with daytime highs of up to 38 °C; much of France has been placed on a moderate heat warning. In northern countries such as Germany and the UK, maximum values exceed 30 °C.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has approved the maximum fuel prices that will be valid in Moldova tomorrow, May 26.
The proceeds to the state budget of the Republic of Moldova from the activity of the Customs Service for the period of May 18-24, 2026, amounted to more than 871.7 million lei.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu is convening a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday, May 26, in connection with the country’s energy security.
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has approved one of the most controversial projects of President Donald Trump’s administration – the construction of a giant triumphal arch next to Arlington National Cemetery – despite a wave of criticism from veterans, historians and community organizations.
The first stage of the Tour of Romania – 2026 cycling race will pass through Moldova for the first time. The organizers presented today its official route. It runs through several districts of the republic and will promote some of its most picturesque places.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu made a video message in which she said that the reform of the local public administration is one of the most difficult, but at the same time vital changes launched in the country for the development of Moldovan villages and towns.
The Constitutional Court declared inadmissible a request to check the constitutionality of provisions of the law that prohibit private security firms from providing security for certain state facilities, reserving this right exclusively to state enterprises.
Applications for partial compensation of excise duty on diesel fuel purchased by agricultural producers in the period from March 1 to May 31 for work in the current season continue to be accepted. Since the beginning of the application process (May 11) until May 22, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) has received 505 applications for this subsidy, reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry MAIA.
A delegation of Austrian parliamentarians will visit Moldova on May 25-27, in order to assess the efficiency of development projects financed with Austrian support.
The wheat market has entered the weather market phase – the phase of dependence on forecasts of the new harvest. Exchange quotations are growing amid expectations of a significant reduction in production in key exporting countries in the 2026/27 marketing year. Especially as the most influential forecasters – the International Grains Council (IGC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – report a potential reduction in the crop-2026.
