News about Municipalities
According to government data, 790 municipalities have already announced their participation in the voluntary consolidation process.
The government will allocate 10 million lei to implement local development projects under the “Diaspora Acasă Reușește (DAR 1+3)” program in 2026. Funding from the state budget will be provided to 33 initiatives aimed at modernizing infrastructure, improving energy efficiency, and enhancing the quality of life in the country’s communities.
Three centralized irrigation systems in northern Moldova will be rehabilitated and integrated to provide access to water for farmers in Teccan, Corjeuți, and Beliavintsi. A construction contract with a budget of approximately $11.8 million was signed today in Chisinau as part of the Agricultural Governance, Growth, and Resilience Investments (AGGRI) project, funded by the World Bank.
Renato Usatîi, the leader of the Our Party faction in the Moldovan Parliament, criticized a bill in Parliament to amend the Railway Transport Code, which provides for the separation of a number of activities currently carried out by the state-owned enterprise “Moldovan Railways.”
One and a half thousand employees of the state-owned enterprise “Calea Ferată a Moldovei” (CFM) were laid off last year. Nicolae Mîndra, State Secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, explained that this decision was necessary to optimize the company’s operations in line with current freight and passenger traffic volumes, as well as to reduce inefficient assets.
Parliament today passed, on its second reading, a bill designating the consolidation of the General Prosecutor’s Office building, located at 73 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard, as a public utility of national importance.
Local and central public authorities in the Republic of Moldova will be able to participate in European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs)—legal entities designed to facilitate the implementation of cross-border projects and the attraction of external funding.
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.
