News about Municipalities

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.

Councillors did not support the idea of holding a referendum on the resignation of the mayor of Balti municipality, Aleksandar Petkov. It did not get the necessary number of votes, Logos Press reported.

The documents regarding the voluntary merger of mayoralties are vague, lacking a clear vision and the government has no definitive position on the issue, according to Logos Press.

Delays in the transfer of funds to local governments recorded between February 11 and February 18, 2026, were caused by a technical glitch, and as of February 20, the Ministry of Finance has no debts owed to them, according to Logos Press.

The Republic of Moldova lost 28,656 inhabitants in one year. The population with permanent residence decreased from 2,415,549 on January 1, 2024 to 2,386,893 on January 1, 2025, or by 1.2%, Logos Press reported.

At the initiative of the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM), about 80 mayors and employees of mayoralties from all districts of the country united in the Network of Local Ambassadors in order to strengthen the role of local authorities in the process of Moldova’s accession to the European Union, reports Logos Press.

In three hundred localities of Moldova, the procedures of delimitation and registration of land and real estate objects publicly owned by the state and administrative-territorial units have been prolonged until 2028, Logos Press reports.

An urban agglomeration approaching one million inhabitants is clearly taking shape in Chisinau, including the municipality and the districts of Straseni, Ialoveni, Anenii Noi and Criuleni, Logos Press reported.

The 60th International Music Festival “Merzishor” on March 1 will open in an unusual way: with a large-scale premiere of the multimedia musical “Maria Mirabela. The story goes on.” The production is dedicated to the memory of composer Evgeny Doga and poet Grigore Vieru. This is the first musical entirely created in Moldova, Logos Press reports.

The National Program “Public Day Care Services – Working Parents, Children in Day Care” plans to create about 5,000 new kindergarten places in 2026-2027, Logos Press reported.

Due to snowfall and blizzard in Moldova, truck traffic was temporarily suspended on some sections of the R34, M3 and R34.3 highways. Due to the bad weather, more than 1,200 consumers were left without light, mostly in the south of the country, Logos Press reported.

In January 2026, the amount of income tax paid by individuals renting out real estate increased by 18.4% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 9.7 million lei, Logos Press reported.