News about Municipalities
Finance Minister Victoria Belous met with representatives of the Congress of Local Authorities in Moldova (CALM) to discuss proposals on tax policy for the coming year and their impact on local budget revenues.
The Chisinau Regional Sectoral Trade Union Center for Education and Science announced a protest to be held outside the Government building on August 19. The protest was prompted by uncertainty surrounding pay raises for education sector workers.
Mircea cel Bătrân Boulevard will be widened and renovated, which will transform the entire Ciocana neighborhood.
It will be a new boulevard with six lanes of traffic.
A new administrative-territorial map of the Republic of Moldova will be submitted to Parliament for approval this fall.
The Minister of Education and Research, Dan Perciun, announced that he had submitted to Parliament a set of amendments to the “Restart in Education” reform, under which the transfer of schools from the jurisdiction of local councils to that of the Ministry of Education and Research will be postponed until 2028 for the municipalities of Chișinău and Bălți, as well as for the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia.
More than 1,500 young people from all regions of Moldova took part in International Youth Day, which was held on August 12 in Bălți—the 2026 Youth Capital.
The SI RERE national municipal network monitoring system went live this week, ensuring that the city’s utilities are protected. The Agency for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre reported this, noting the modernization of municipal infrastructure management.
The process of merging municipalities continues to spark controversy. Gheorghe Răilan, former mayor of Cimișlia and former vice president of the Congress of Local Authorities in Moldova (CALM), has joined the debate, warning of the risks posed by the reform.
The government intends to expropriate a private plot of land measuring 0.6 hectares, located outside the village of Giurgiulești in the Cahul district, to expand the Giurgiulești International Free Port.
More than 16,000 residents of the left bank of the Dniester are officially employed in Chisinau. This is according to data from the State Tax Service for the first half of 2026, as cited by the Bureau for Reintegration Policies.
A training session for aspiring entrepreneurs and those planning to start their own business is taking place in Comrat from August 11 to 13. Startups from the districts of Comrat, Cădîr-Lunga, Taraclia, Cantemir, and Leova are participating in the program.
The Ungheni Municipality and the city of Leova have launched a public offering of municipal bonds. Through this offering, local authorities intend to raise funds from the capital market for local infrastructure projects, giving investors the opportunity to contribute directly to the development of these communities. The subscription period will run through September 8.
The government has approved the National Program for the Development of the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector for 2026–2030. The total estimated cost of the measures outlined in the program is approximately 598 million lei.
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan is proposing to revise the procedure for granting tax breaks on reinvested profits following an incident involving a small business in the village of Gidigich, Chisinau Municipality, which lost its right to a zero income tax rate on reinvested profits because it filed its tax return seven days late.
Today, as part of projects by the Energy Efficiency Fund in Moldova’s Residential Sector (FEERM), the first seven contracts for construction work were signed for high-rise buildings in Chisinau, Hincesti, Ialoveni, and Balti. Work is already underway in four buildings, and will begin in the other three shortly.
The owners of 25 high-rise buildings in the municipalities of Chisinau and Balti, as well as in the districts of Drochia, Soroca, Florești, and Orhei, have received their energy audit reports. They will be able to take advantage of energy-saving investments through the Moldova Residential Energy Efficiency Fund (FEERM).
The Republic of Moldova is implementing a cross-border project worth 1.5 million euros aimed at preventing natural disasters, in partnership with Romania.
This was reported by the city government. CIVITAS is dedicated to developing effective solutions in the field of urban mobility.
The municipality of Ungheni plans to build a modern multimodal transportation hub that will integrate rail and bus services. The central government intends to transfer ownership of the train station and bus station to the city government, after which the two entities plan to jointly modernize the facility.
Approximately 60.5% of local budget revenues come from transfers from the national budget. By comparison, the average for countries in Southeast Europe is about 30%. MP Angela Cutasevici proposes increasing the share of revenue that remains at the disposal of local budgets.
