News about Social sphere
Water discharge from the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant downstream on the Dniester River will be reduced to 75 cubic meters per second. This decision was made today by the Moldovan-Ukrainian Commission on the Dniester. The decision is in effect until the end of August.
Nearly 373,000 high-tech medical tests were performed in the first half of 2026—30,000 more than during the same period in 2025. Approximately 215 million lei from the mandatory health insurance fund were allocated to finance these studies, which is 10 million more than last year.
UPDATED. The Federation of Education and Science Trade Unions announces that protests may take place if the statutory wage increase is not implemented as of September 1, 2026.
Students and teachers from nine countries in Central and Eastern Europe have gathered in the Republic of Moldova for the International Francophone Camp. It is taking place from August 9 to 16, 2026, at the Costesti tourist complex.
The authorities promise to enact legislation to protect consumer rights in the field of e-commerce.
According to the study, businesses are significantly ahead of bloggers in terms of the pace at which they are adopting artificial intelligence in content production. Companies are more likely to use neural networks for writing text and generating ideas, while authors primarily use them to find topics.
It is proposed that funding for sports federations from the state budget be calculated using a new formula. When allocating funds, consideration will be given not only to athletes’ results in international competitions, but also to the number of registered athletes, the complexity of a particular sport, and the actual costs of training and participating in competitions.
About eight million people will be affected by the reforms that the German government plans to implement. This was stated by Ulrich Schneider, a member of the Left Party’s executive board, who has reviewed the plans of the ruling coalition consisting of the CDU/CSU and the SPD.
The National Tourism Office announced the launch of a grant program for nonprofit organizations dedicated to the development of sustainable tourism in Moldova.
More than 2,000 military personnel and law enforcement officers, as well as veterans and contingents from partner countries, will take part in the parade on August 27 in downtown Chisinau, marking the 35th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Republic of Moldova.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a joint statement calling for stricter controls on migration.
Natalia Plugaru, Minister of Labor and Social Protection, as a champion of the global SheDecides movement, has committed to promoting gender equality, bodily autonomy, and the right of women and girls to make their own decisions “about their lives and futures” in Moldova.
The Jacques Chirac Museum in Sarran, France, has been robbed again. This is the third robbery at the museum in less than a year, despite the tightening of security measures following the previous thefts.
In Moldova, the “Consumer Protection” digital module has been launched on a pilot basis on the government’s eDemocrație platform. It will replace the traditional paper “Complaint Books,” which were officially abolished earlier as part of a package of measures to reduce red tape for businesses. The new online service allows users to submit complaints to sellers and track their status through the EVO portal.
The new tax reform promises workers more money in their wallets, but this windfall risks being swallowed up by rising prices for energy, fuel, and essential goods. This is the view expressed by experts from the civic movement “Construim Încredere” (“Building Trust”), led by former MP Olesea Stamate.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is recalling Lilian Darie, the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Moscow, for consultations in light of the incident that occurred in Crocmaz, Ștefan Vodă District, where a drone crashed and exploded.
Revenue collected from taxes on “vices” could be used to increase teachers’ salaries. According to government estimates, tax measures targeting products associated with harmful habits could generate approximately 1.6 billion lei for the budget.
One in four residents of the European Union cannot afford a week-long vacation away from home. In 2025, the proportion of such people reached 27.5%, having risen by 0.5 percentage points over the course of the year. The problem was most acute in Romania, where the figure exceeded 60%.
Starting September 1, student scholarships in Moldova will increase by at least 40 percent: the minimum will be 1,490 lei, and the maximum will be 4,565 lei. The parliamentary opposition considers the increase insufficient and is proposing to raise the scholarship to 5,000 lei.
Foreigners accounted for 58% of all new jobs created in Spain in the year ending in June 2026. Their number in the social security system rose by 350,200 people—nearly 100,000 more than the number of new workers with Spanish citizenship.
