Today, a grand opening ceremony for the bypass road was held in Slobozia-Mare (Cahul District).

The Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers, Forța Fermierilor, has expressed deep concern over the “worsening crisis in the supply of diesel fuel needed for agricultural work.”

Late last week, the President of Ukraine held meetings with the Commander-in-Chief of the country’s armed forces, the Acting Minister of Defense, the Prime Minister, and the heads of various ministries. Among other issues, the topics of infrastructure protection and Ukrainian grain exports were discussed.

Construction work on the new transfer station with a waste sorting line in the Ciocana sector (Lot II), carried out as part of the municipal project “Chisinau Solid Waste,” is 60% complete.

Moldova will need approximately 2.04 billion euros to modernize its sewer and wastewater treatment systems in accordance with EU requirements. Due to the significant costs involved, the reform will be implemented in phases, and some of these costs may affect rates in the future.

The National Road Administration (AND) has announced an open tender for the design of a parking lot to be built next to the bypass road in the village of Giurgiulești. The cost of the design work is estimated at 942,600 lei, excluding VAT.

The renovated “Lesnoye–Seits” border crossing, located on the border between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, is in the final stages of preparation for opening. However, its full-scale commissioning depends directly on the completion of repair work on the access road on the Ukrainian side.

More than 250,000 people have been evacuated due to wildfires in France and Spain. Both countries have requested assistance from their European Union partners as the fires continue to spread amid hot and dry weather.

A week before the deadline for voluntary mergers, another 165 municipalities decided to merge. This was announced by Government Secretary-General Alexei Buz.

The international network Radical Storage has compiled a ranking of the cost of short trips in 50 popular European tourist cities, comparing expenses for lodging, food, transportation, and entertainment.

Vasile Șarban, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, has joined the race for the position of MAIA director and has taken the lead.

By 2029, the government intends to enhance the competitiveness of at least 70 companies operating in rural tourism and promote international certification in the field of medical tourism.

The Ukrainian Autostrada Group plans to complete construction of a temporary service bridge across the Dniester River to the future Yampil–Coseuți international border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova by the end of 2026.

Last week, the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, carried out the final phase of a campaign to inform farmers and local administrations about the opportunities offered by the new Strategic Program for Agricultural Policy (PSPA). Based on the initial impressions of experts from the agency and the ministry, the campaign was a success.

The Administrative Council of the “Forța Fermierilor” Association decided to approach Prime Minister Vasile Tofan with a proposal to consider the candidacy of the organization’s director, Alexandru Slusari, for the position of Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry.

The Allseeds Group, one of the world’s largest operators in the oilseed market, has announced the suspension of its operations in Ukraine. The decision was made due to the extremely high risks to the lives and safety of its employees, as well as to its production facilities.

The Ministry of Education and Research has begun equipping 108 schools with modern equipment for teaching science, technology, and robotics. The cost of the supplies is approximately 4.8 million lei, and funding is provided through the EQIP project with support from the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education.

The National Food Safety Agency reported on the preliminary results of a large-scale inspection campaign targeting all types of livestock farms, as well as slaughterhouses, throughout Moldova.

In northern Moldova (Coresteuți, Ocnița), another irrigation system—built by farmers in collaboration with local authorities and with grant support from the IFAD VIII program—has begun operating.

The Chisinau City Hall invites residents of the capital to participate in the “City Barometer,” launched as part of the process to update Chisinau’s General Urban Development Plan (GUDP) through 2040.
