News about Municipalities

Patients with cancer can receive chemotherapy at district hospitals. As of August 3, this service is also available to patients from the Anenii Noi and Soroca districts.

Against the backdrop of the aid announced by the central government for the capital, municipal services demonstrated the readiness of the vehicle fleet used for water supply.

Prime Minister Vasile Tofan stated that the government will provide the Chisinau City Hall with high-capacity motor pumps to boost the capacity of the water intake station in Vadul-lui-Vodă, amid a severe drought and falling water levels in the Novodnestrovsk Reservoir.

Thanks to the Interreg Danube program, Chisinau has become better known among tourists from the European Union. The capital city’s project to promote tourism at the local level is featured as an example of best practice on the official website of this European program.

Young people in the southern part of the country will gain access to new vocational training programs in high-demand fields such as information technology, electronics, and electromechanics. The Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Moldovan-Turkish College in Comrat plans to launch four educational programs in technical fields that are in high demand on the job market.

The Cabinet of Ministers will consider the release of material assets from state and mobilization reserves with a total value of nearly 5.9 million lei. These resources will be used to support emergency rescue operations carried out by the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations in the districts of Călărași and Ungheni, which were hardest hit by the torrential rains that struck the country in May.

The opportunity to pursue higher education comes at a cost right from the application stage. Prospective students are required to pay even to submit their applications, and once admitted, many face tuition costs running into tens of thousands of lei. The application period for higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova has ended.

“Over the past few years, 1.3 billion lei have been invested in Chisinau’s schools. That’s as much as PAS has invested in the ‘European Village’ project nationwide,” said Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban, continuing the debate over the RESTART education reform.

The Dniester River promenade in the Vadul-lui-Vodă recreation area is becoming increasingly popular. Residents of the capital and tourists can enjoy the Summer Theater, walking paths for fresh-air strolls, sports areas, family-friendly recreation spots, and children’s playgrounds.

Although the market value of apartments has increased by a factor of 2.9 on average, this does not mean that the property tax will rise by the same proportion. The final decision on the tax rate rests with local authorities.

Of the 892 municipalities eligible to participate in this process (excluding the municipalities of Chișinău and Bălți), 761—or 85%—have decided to begin the merger process. Of these, 400 have already completed all procedural steps, including public consultations, and have made a final decision to merge.

President Maia Sandu reminds that municipalities that do not complete the voluntary merger process by September 1 will be subject to the mandatory merger procedure and will not be able to access the additional resources allocated by the government for this reform.

Parliament adopted this resolution at the initiative of local government officials to allow those who had begun the consolidation process to complete it. 

The entity responsible for supplying natural gas to the left bank of the Dniester will be required to build up mandatory fuel reserves in time for the upcoming heating season. Previously, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (NARE) extended the status of MoldovaGas JSC as the organization responsible for supplying natural gas to the left bank until December 31, 2026.

The Chisinau City Council today approved the Local Action Plan for creating a more environmentally friendly transportation system.

The “72 Hours to Colony” project, co-funded by the Romanian Cultural Institute as part of the “Kantemir 2026” program and implemented by West Space Studio in partnership with the Faculty of Urban Planning and Architecture, debuted in July with an art intervention in a former Soviet nuclear bunker in Șoldănești.

Approximately 30 million euros will be allocated for the major renovation of 19 student dormitories across the country by 2030. Thanks to these investments, the plan is to modernize about 5,000 student housing units, said Minister of Education and Research Dan Perciun.

The central government and the Chisinau municipal authorities have agreed to coordinate their efforts to combat illegal street vending. This was announced during a meeting held at the State Tax Service office, attended by specialists from the State Tax Service and relevant departments of the Chisinau municipal government.

As of today, 1,809 children from refugee families from Ukraine are enrolled and attending municipal schools in Chisinau, and 505 young children are attending preschool institutions.

Chisinau City Hall has once again reassured residents of this. It also notes that design work is continuing at the water intake station on the Dniester River in the Vadul Lui Vode area to improve the capital’s water supply.