News about Infrastructure
The Chisinau City Hall has announced the results of the preparatory work for the development of the Chisinau Master Plan.
The Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers, Forța Fermierilor, has decided to “support the proposal by farmers from several districts to stage a large-scale regional protest on June 24, 2026 — in the absence of progress in meeting the association’s strategic demands.”
The Emergency Surgery Department at the Natalia Georgiu Center for Pediatric Surgery of the Institute of Mother and Child has undergone a major renovation thanks to an investment of more than 4.9 million lei. The funds were raised exclusively through external donations and contributions from the business community.
A depressed region has another dangerous characteristic. Over time, it ceases to be merely an economic problem and becomes a model of governance.
Swiss voters rejected an initiative to cap the country’s population at 10 million. Fifty-five percent of citizens voted against the proposal put forward by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP).
Starting June 25, residents of the capital will be able to use the swimming pool at the State University of Moldova, which has reopened after two years of extensive renovations. The sports complex at the Institute of Physical Education and Sports, located in the very center of Chisinau, behind the government building, will be open not only to students and professional athletes but also to the general public.
Poland is becoming one of the main hubs for labor migration in Europe. Last year alone, the number of foreign workers in Poland increased by more than 7%—to 1.14 million. At the same time, the concentration of labor migrants in Poland is shifting from large cities (in particular, Warsaw, where foreigners account for 18% of the workforce) to smaller regions—the powiats.
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.
