News about Social sphere

The current system for reimbursing companies’ expenses in the dual education system will be replaced by a state aid scheme. The change is expected to address the gaps that are hindering the system’s development in Moldova.

On July 18, the third “Ukraine Day in Moldova—Culture Unites” festival took place in the commune of Iabloana, Glodeni District. The event featured artistic groups and folk artisans from Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania.

King Charles III of the United Kingdom accepted Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister. The audience took place on July 20 at Buckingham Palace, according to the royal press office.

Healthcare workers at hundreds of hospitals across Romania are staging a warning strike. If their demands are not met, the protest will escalate into a general strike starting on July 28.

The culprit behind the high salaries of government officials is… – European integration. This is precisely what emerges from the ruling party’s “arguments” justifying the salaries in the millions of certain government officials and even rank-and-file employees.

In the first half of 2026, Moldova’s state social insurance budget revenues totaled 27,515.2 million lei (53.5% of the annual target), while expenditures amounted to 26,262.4 million lei. The surplus of revenue over expenditures reached 1,252.8 million lei. The data was published in the National Social Insurance Fund’s interim report.

Moldova will introduce a new support program for women who have been victims of domestic violence. The first two “Women’s House” (Casa Femeii) temporary shelter centers are scheduled to open in the Cahul and Ștefan Voda districts once the renovation of the buildings is complete.

Over the past workweek, the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) authorized nearly 10 million lei in payments to farmers from the national budget fund.

This morning, photos and videos of the Byk River appeared on social media, showing that the waters of the Bîc River, which flows through the capital, have become murky along its entire length.

The issue of potential water supply problems in Chisinau due to a critical deterioration in “the water quality of the Dniester River and the Novodnestrovsk Reservoir” has garnered attention in the official media and on social media. In some cases, the response was not what the person who initiated the discussion had expected.

Since the beginning of 2026, the regional offices of the National Agency for Employment (ANOFM) have helped 13,013 people find jobs. This is more than half of the annual target set by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, which aims to place 25,000 job seekers in employment.

Acting Minister of the Environment Gheorghe Hajder called on the relevant departments of the Chișinău municipality to “restore critical water supply infrastructure.” This is necessary in light of the prospect that Ukraine may reduce its water discharge into the Dniester due to a sharp drop in water levels in the Novodnestrovsk Reservoir.

Journalists at RIA Novosti compiled a ranking of natural gas prices in Europe and calculated how much natural gas a resident of each country can buy with one average monthly salary.

A resident of one of the villages in the Anenii Noi district was growing cannabis and hallucinogenic mushrooms on his backyard plot.

The English national team won the bronze medal at the 2026 World Cup, defeating France 6–4 in the third-place match. For England, this medal was their first at the World Cup since their championship victory in 1966.

Arenas in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico were required to remove commercial names and local advertising for the duration of the tournament to preserve the exclusivity of the World Cup’s official partners.

Contrary to expectations, the number of students is growing. Official data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Education and Research show a trend toward increasing demand for higher education and secondary vocational education. The country is seeing an increase in the number of students enrolled in higher education institutions and secondary vocational schools. And the dropout rate does not exceed standard levels.

The country’s progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was presented at the UN Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The forum took place at UN headquarters in New York, and Government Secretary-General Alexei Buza presented the country’s second national report on this topic.

The main threat to the climate during the World Cup comes not from the stadiums, but from the fans themselves. According to estimates by scientists at the University of Cambridge, the travel of millions of spectators to the 2026 World Cup matches will result in greenhouse gas emissions comparable to the annual emissions of an entire country.

Nearly nine out of ten children in Moldova reach the developmental level required for enrollment in elementary school. These findings were presented for the first time as part of the IDELA national study, the results of which were released by the Ministry of Education and Research in collaboration with its partners.