News about Municipalities
Lawmakers are proposing a mechanism that would give local authorities the right to remove abandoned vehicles, thereby clearing courtyards and parking lots in the country’s major cities.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development plans to launch urban passenger rail service in Chisinau, and subsequently in Balti, using the existing rail infrastructure.
Representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIDR), led by Minister Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolya, familiarized themselves on June 10 in France with the operation of modern tram systems, including issues related to the design, operation, and financing of urban transport infrastructure. The experience gained can be used in the development of sustainable urban mobility projects in Moldova.
Owners of roadside properties will be required to demolish or rebuild the access road within one month, at their own expense if necessary.
Logos Press continues its series of articles by journalist Evgeny Perestoronin and expert Dmitry Tereburke on local self-government and administrative-territorial reform.
The Chişinău City Hall announces that on the Hînceşti Highway, from the roundabout near the Ministry of Health to Lech Kaczyński Street, a large-scale project has been launched to reconstruct and modernize the road and its surrounding infrastructure.
The government will allocate 145 million lei for the development of the settlements from the Calarasi district. This was announced by Alexei Buzu, the government’s general secretary in charge of the implementation of the administrative-territorial reform.
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The choice of location is not accidental. The project is taking place in the area between Bucureşti Street and August 31, 1989, where several iconic cultural institutions of the capital are located.
Chisinau City Hall informs about the auction for the lease of premises owned by the municipality and not intended for residential use. It will take place on June 26, 2026 at 10:00.
Local initiatives aimed at promoting equal participation of women and men in public life and strengthening social cohesion were implemented in six localities in Moldova.
Members of the National Army are assisting the people affected by floods caused by torrential rains last night.
The elements are once again rampant in Moldova. Heavy rains caused a traffic collapse in several areas, forcing the emergency services to switch to a reinforced work mode.
Former Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, who led the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova for more than 30 years, left the post of party chairman. Diana Caraman was elected to this position on June 6, 2026 at the first organizational Plenum in Chisinau.
Chisinau is preparing to become a center of attraction for all connoisseurs of Eastern civilization: On June 13, 2026, the capital will host a large-scale event “China Day 2026” (China Day 2026). The event is organized by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Moldova and the Mayor’s Office of the capital.
The Technical-Economic Council for Road Infrastructure has approved the feasibility study for sectors 2 and 3 of the Chisinau municipality bypass road. The decision was made at a meeting chaired by Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Vladimir Boli and State Secretary Nicolae Myndra.
Families affected by floods in the Calarasi district will receive 6,200 lei each as emergency aid to restore their households. The funds were allocated by the second level local public administration authorities. All available resources from the district reserve fund were used for this purpose.
The real decentralization of local authorities should imply a real transfer of financial resources to local public administration bodies. This is the opinion of the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Vlad Batrynca.
The Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) asked representatives of the European Committee of the Regions to mediate the organization’s dialogue with the government. Its members pointed out alarming signs of deterioration in the situation of local democracy.
“The opinion that European funds are the only way of development is erroneous,” said Iasi municipality mayor Mihai Chirica, noting that an “outstretched hand” mentality blocks one’s own economic development. He urged the local authorities of Moldova and Ukraine to prioritize the development of internal “engines” of the economy.
