News about Municipalities
The government has approved granting industrial park status to the limited liability company Parcul Industrial Multifuncțional din Ocnița (“Ocnița Multifunctional Industrial Park”). This initiative aims to stimulate regional economic development, attract investment, and create new jobs in the northern part of the country.
The alarming human rights situation in the Transnistrian region was the central topic of discussions between Valeriu Chiveri, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, and the EU Special Representative for the Transnistrian Settlement, Audronė Perkauskienė, Deputy Director-General for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service.
Five localities in the Floresti and Soldanesti districts have decided to merge into a single municipality to improve the quality of services and attract new investment in infrastructure. As a financial incentive, the government will provide them with approximately 26 million lei for development.
Comrat is the administrative center of the Gagauz Autonomous Region, a university hub in the south of the country, and the second-largest of Moldova’s small towns with special status.
The Bureau for Diaspora Relations has officially announced the tenth, anniversary edition of Diaspora Days, which will take place from August 3 to 21. This year’s program promises to be rich and diverse. The organizers aim to bring together Moldovan citizens living abroad, their families, and associations of compatriots from around the world.
One of the most convenient illusions of modern administrative policy is the notion that digitalization can replace development. Whereas in the past, a poor region was promised roads, water, schools, factories, a labor market, and jobs, it is now increasingly promised e-services, platforms, digital offices, online applications, integrated registries, and a reduction in administrative burdens.
The Chisinau City Hall has launched the EduMap digital platform, designed for parents and the educational community. The new online solution provides access to up-to-date and verified information about educational institutions in the capital and simplifies communication between parents and schools.
A new video message explaining the local government reform being undertaken by the government has been circulating in Moldova.
Although arrears owed to local budgets have exceeded 220 million lei over the past five years, the draft tax policy for 2027 does not include effective tools for city halls to enforce the collection of tax debts.
Moldova has trained a group of specialists who will teach teachers how to work in a multilingual educational environment. The trainer training program brought together teachers from schools and universities, representatives of educational organizations, and experts, with the goal of expanding teaching practices in schools where the language of instruction is different, according to a press release from the Ministry of Education and Research (MEC).
The city government has provided clarification on the procedure for paying property tax for this year. The deadline for payment is June 30, 2026.
The city administrations of the two capitals have assessed the financial impact on local budgets of the Ministry of Finance’s proposals included in the draft budget and tax policy for 2027. They warn that local authorities will be unable to perform their functions and fulfill their responsibilities to citizens to the same extent with drastically reduced budgets.
The Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) has expressed its strong opposition to the draft budget and tax policy for 2027.
Moldovan regional thinking follows a simple pattern: the farther away from Chișinău, the worse it is; the closer to the border, the better the prospects. This holds true on the map, but not in the economy.
Work on the reclamation of the former illegal landfill in the Ciocana sector, which was established between 2010 and 2017, is 91% complete. This was reported by the Chisinau City Hall.
Residents of the village of Batyr, in the Chimishlia district, oppose the merger. At a village-wide meeting, 1,024 people signed a petition addressed to the Office of the President, Parliament, the government, and the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM).
A Category C industrial park with investments exceeding 40 million lei will be built in Sîngerei. According to a decision by the Cabinet of Ministers, the project will be located on eight plots totaling 6.37 hectares, which have been transferred to the municipal enterprise “Apa Canal Singerei” for long-term use for a period of at least 30 years. The park will be developed under the brand name “Sîngerei-Centru-Europei.”
Preliminary results from this year’s bachelor’s degree program show, overall, an increase in academic performance. The overall pass rate has risen for the third consecutive year. However, the weakest results were recorded in mathematics for the science track, where the average score was only 5.36.
The Chisinau City Hall has announced plans for a program to mark the 180th anniversary of Karl Schmidt. The events are scheduled for June 25 and 27, 2026.
The Environmental Protection Inspectorate has notified the Dubăsari Police Inspectorate of the need to take measures in accordance with the law should Bond-Const LLC fail to comply with the order to suspend operations. This decision was made after it was determined that the economic operator did not meet the requirements necessary to resume work on the development of the “Coșnița II” sand and sand-gravel mixture deposit.
