News about Infrastructure

Moldova will increase by 150 million euros the loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the implementation of the V Road Rehabilitation Project, bringing the total amount of financing to 300 million euros. The decision is due to the increase in prices for construction materials and labor.

Authorities in Kolkata, India, have dismantled a 21-meter statue of Argentina captain Lionel Messi several months after its unveiling. The reason was concerns about the safety of the structure, which began to sway noticeably in strong winds.

Chisinau authorities announce the beginning of road repair on Mesterul Manole street in the capital’s Ciocana sector. Today, the specialists in charge of the project evaluated the work front.

In January-March 2026, the volume of investments in long-term assets in Moldova significantly decreased. In annual terms, capital investments amounted to 6.2 billion lei, decreasing overall by 2.4%. This statistic reflects the general decline in the investment activity of businesses at the beginning of the year, despite the stimulus programs included in the state budget.

In Ukraine, 78 water user organizations (WUOs) that take over management and modernization of land reclamation infrastructure have started their work.

Ukraine has resumed exporting urea to Europe for the first time in a long time. Last week, 12,000 tonnes of this nitrogen fertilizer were shipped from the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk to Italy.

The US is discussing the possibility of expanding NATO’s nuclear infrastructure in Europe. The Financial Times reports, citing sources, that Washington is considering the deployment of dual-capable aircraft in additional countries of the alliance.

The Collegium of Veterinarians of Moldova, which unites 630 specialists in this field, held a congress dedicated to the National Veterinarian Day, celebrated annually on May 15.

One of the main illusions of the administrative reform is that local self-government can be created legally. It is enough to transfer powers to the territory, elect a local council, approve the budget, appoint the staff, write a strategy, hold public hearings – and the territory supposedly becomes a subject of development.

Moldova’s culture and cultural heritage sector faces deep structural problems caused by deteriorated infrastructure and chronic underfunding, which significantly limits citizens’ access to quality cultural services. To overcome these problems, investments of over 1.85 billion lei are required.

Romanian railway operator CFR Călători resumes direct international connections from Bucharest to Varna, Sofia and Istanbul from June. The new seasonal routes may become an additional transportation alternative for Moldovans, especially against the background of high demand for summer trips to Bulgaria and Turkey.

Since May 25, it has become mandatory for cargo ships passing through the Sulinsky Canal to the ports of Ukraine and Moldova to issue a transit declaration T1.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu once again convinces citizens of the need to reform local public administration. She denies the risk of disappearance of identity and traditions of villages because of its results.

A large fire that occurred on Sunday, May 31, was a serious test for the company that owns the chain of auto stores COLESO.MD. According to preliminary estimates, the amount of material losses is about 30 million lei.

China and the United States are at the center of global trade flows – they dominate both purchases and shipments of goods around the world. Together with Germany, these countries account for a huge share of global trade in goods.

Estonian authorities have installed fixed drone detection and monitoring equipment at three sections of the land border in the southeast of the country. This is according to a press release from the Estonian Ministry of the Interior.

In 2025, 1055 settlements in Moldova will have access to centralized water supply systems, which is 69.1% of the total number of towns and villages in the country, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

The Association of Patrons of the Tourism Industry (APIT) calls on the authorities to initiate an urgent dialog with the competent Romanian authorities in order to solve the problem of long waiting times at checkpoints on the Moldovan-Romanian border.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development proposes to speed up the repair of critical sections of the railroad, by removing the linkage of financing to the completion of the reorganization of the state enterprise “Calea Ferată din Moldova”.

One of the main mistakes of Moldovan territorial development policy is that territory is too often seen as an administrative unit rather than a historically established economic system. The authorities look at a map and see districts, mayoralties, settlements, budgets, roads, schools, hospitals, population. But this map almost always hides another, much more important map – the map of lost functions.