Municipalities

Revenues to the national public budget (NPB), administered by the State Tax Service, increased by 13.2% in the first two months of 2026. At the same time, the growth is quite uneven for individual components of the NBP. If it amounted to almost 20% in local budgets, the social insurance funds received half as much money.

From March 1, 2026, a fully digitalized urban transport network will be launched in Ungheni. The cost of the project is estimated at 24 million lei.

On March 1, a government decision on a new methodology for calculating tariffs for road passenger transportation on regular routes in inter-district and district communication came into force.

The Youth Capital Program is celebrating its 15th anniversary. In 2026, the winner of the competition was the municipality of Balti. This year’s budget is a record 4 million lei. It will include an extensive calendar of events dedicated to young people.

The Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova (SCJ) obliged the Comrat Mayor’s Office to authorize “GagauzCOOP” to operate a market in the capital of ATU Gagauzia.

Today, March 1, 2026, Chisinau officially opens the international music festival “Mărcisor 2026”, which will be the main cultural event of the country of spring and will last until March 12. The organizers promise a rich program, including 26 events only in the capital and dozens of events all over Moldova, united by the theme of the meeting of spring and the community of cultures.

In Chisinau on March 6-7, 2026 a tournament on the most unusual and unpredictable chess rules – “Fischer’s chess” – will be held.

The municipality plans to allocate 70 million lei for the construction of four intercepting parking lots at the capital’s entrances. One parking lot each will be built in Cecani and Riscaniovca, and two in Buiucani, Logos Press reported.

The assessment of the housing stock identified 767 buildings with a height of more than 28 meters and 363 buildings with attic floors, of which 238 buildings are at least one serious risk. Most are located in Chisinau, Logos Press reported.

The Investment Agency has conducted a study showing that out of 120 hotels in Moldova, only five of them have 5-star category, and another 32 – 4-star, reports Logos Press.

Starting from March 2, 2026, Moldovan citizens entering the EU will undergo a special identification procedure at five more Moldovan-Romanian border crossing points, Logos Press reports.

The Chisinau International Airport will invest about 180 million lei in the first stage of modernization and expansion of the main air harbor of the country, Logos Press reports.

About 200 mayors from all regions of the Republic of Moldova participated in an extended meeting of the Board of Directors of the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM), together with local government experts, representatives of the academic community and the State Chancellery.

Thanks to the large-scale renovation works carried out in one of the largest pre-school institutions in ATU Gagauzia, almost 300 children and 36 teachers can now enjoy a modern, safe and energy-efficient educational environment, Logos Press reports.

The government approved the program for the construction and maintenance of national roads for 2026 within the Road Fund worth 1.82 billion lei, Logos Press reported.

The section of August 31, 1989 between Alexandra Pushkin Street and Benulescu Bodoni Street will be reconstructed within six months, Logos Press reported.

The Ministry of Education and Research has announced the results of the contest “Sport Capital of Moldova”, which this year was won by the city of Nisporeni, Logos Press reports.

The National Alternative Movement (MAN) party, led by the capital’s mayor Ion Ceban, opposes the closure of 600 town halls and proposes a national referendum on the issue, Logos Press reported.

In 2026, more than 71 million lei will be allocated for the development of the irrigation network in Moldova, including 62.7 million lei through grant support to farmers, Logos Press reported.

Employees of the National Anti-Corruption Center conducted searches in the case of large-scale embezzlement of funds allocated for infrastructure projects under the National Program “European Village”, Logos Press reports.