News about Infrastructure
The Ministry of Energy has published the annual report on the activities of the Board of Directors of the state-owned enterprise Moldelectrica for 2025.
The Romanian National Road Infrastructure Investment Company (CNIR) will sign a contract with Itinera Spa (Italy), funded under the SAFE program, for the construction of Section 4 of the A8 motorway between Târgu Neamț (Moța) – Iași – Ungheni.
14 European regulations are being transposed into national law with the aim of establishing a modern, European, and unified regulatory framework in this area.
In late May, Moldovan berry growers began harvesting the 2026 strawberry crop from open-field plantations. In the half-month since then, quite a few developments have taken place; by summarizing them, it is now possible to outline the current season in this segment of Moldova’s berry industry with reasonable certainty.
The National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) is a tool for Moldova to strengthen energy security, develop renewable energy sources, and protect consumers, said Carolina Novak, State Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, at the FOREN 2026 forum.
Grain futures fell on the largest U.S. exchange in Chicago. This was influenced by statements from officials regarding the reaching of an interim agreement to resume shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
It costs up to 11 million lei to install signal-jamming equipment in a single prison. That is a huge amount of money for the prison system, especially considering that its entire annual budget for technology is usually only about 3 million lei.
Thousands of people continue to protest in Albania’s capital and several coastal areas against the large-scale construction of a luxury tourist complex on the Adriatic coast. The project is linked to an investment firm affiliated with Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Baku plans to tackle traffic congestion with a flexible work schedule. Employees of government agencies and companies will begin shifting to different start times for their workday in order to ease traffic during rush hour.
Atif Farooqi, Advisor and Chief Operating Officer of the Pakistan-Romania Business Council, met with Rahmat Hendiarta, Indonesia’s Acting Ambassador, to promote innovative trilateral trade cooperation between Pakistan, Indonesia, and Romania.
The Republic of Moldova ranks among the European countries with the lowest levels of forest cover, according to a ranking based on World Bank data. Forests cover only 12% of the country’s territory, placing the Republic of Moldova 37th out of 41 European countries.
Approximately 170 farmers took part in yesterday’s protests, and around 120 pieces of agricultural equipment were involved. In Fălești, 70–80 farmers and more than 60 tractors gathered on the side of the national highway, while in Rezina and Cahul, there were 40 farmers each and several dozen pieces of agricultural machinery. The rainy weather reduced turnout but did not dampen the intensity of the protests.
The housing market in Moldova is losing momentum. Following the construction boom of 2021, the number of new properties being completed has dropped by a factor of four, falling to its lowest level in decades. This was stated by Vyacheslav Ionita, an economic policy expert at IDIS Viitorul.
The fourth meeting of the Monitoring Committee for the Interreg NEXT “Black Sea Basin” Program 2021–2027 was held in Moldova. The event brought together representatives from the participating countries, the European Commission, the Managing Authority, and the Joint Secretariat.
The Iran-linked group Handala claims to have gained access to data from FBI drones. The group’s statement was reported by SITE, an American organization that monitors the activity of Islamist sources. Handala representatives stated that for several months they had access to “all images and data on all suspects” recorded by the FBI’s FPV drones. The agency uses such drones near World Cup stadiums to prevent unauthorized aircraft from entering the airspace.
The National Road Transport Agency (ANTA), in collaboration with the National Road Administration (AND), has launched an interactive map of public parking lots in the Republic of Moldova. The new digital tool is intended for road transport operators and professional local and foreign drivers.
The Chisinau City Hall has launched a new project: repair work on Măsturul Manole Street in the upper part of the Ciochana district.
Cities and towns in Moldova must take nature conservation into account when planning their development, as green spaces, forests, water bodies, and other natural features serve as tools for adapting to climate change.
Over the past two weeks, two vessels have been detained at the quay of the Giurgiulești International Free Port following inspections conducted by the Maritime Agency of the Republic of Moldova. For a port with a single operational berth, any prolonged vessel delay has a direct impact on the entire logistics flow, affecting carriers, economic operators, exporters, and importers, according to the Agrocereale Grain Exporters Association.
The Republic of Moldova has activated electricity balancing services for the first time using new hybrid solar power plants equipped with energy storage systems.
