News about Social sphere
Teleradio-Moldova has published data on the viewership of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
Moldova has one of the lowest rates of drug use among adolescents in Europe. Nevertheless, the scale of illicit trafficking and distribution of narcotic substances is of growing concern to Vasile Coroi, People’s Advocate for Children’s Rights.
Agriculture, construction and HoReCa are recognized as the main risk areas for human rights in Moldovan business. Such conclusions are contained in the national baseline study “Business and Human Rights”, which was presented at the hearings of the Parliamentary Commission for Human Rights and Interethnic Relations.
On the evening of May 21, the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert aired on CBS. It is one of the most popular late night shows on American television. Colbert has been the face of it since 2015, when he replaced David Letterman as host. The network announced plans to close The Late Show back in July 2025. It cited financial reasons. However, many saw it as a capitulation to US President Donald Trump, whose jokes about him became an integral part of the program.
The operating environment for civil society organizations is becoming increasingly restrictive and hostile, including in Moldova. This was stated by Ion Manole, executive director of Promo-LEX Association, during the annual conference “Cooperation between Parliament and Civil Society”.
The National Agency of Public Health (ANPH) reported four more cases of Q fever in Moldova. The cases were reported in Chisinau municipality and in the districts of Criuleni, Calarasi and Causeni.
Representatives of EU countries and the European Parliament failed to agree on a new “Return Regulation” regulating the rules for deporting illegal migrants.
To date, with the support of the World Bank, more than 600 million lei have been invested in the modernization of laboratories, research centers and university curricula.
Demographic research should go beyond mere statistical analysis of birth and death rates and focus on identifying factors affecting the health and life expectancy of the population. This statement was made by Academician Ewa Gudumak, surgeon, renowned pediatrician and medical scientist, at a round table dedicated to the anniversary of the Center for Demographic Research named after Academician Georgi Paladi.
As a result of control at the border points, inspectors of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) revealed substandard goods: a batch of buckwheat (132 kg), two batches of dill and parsley (26 tons), three batches of surrogate cheese (about 1.5 tons).
Today, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. The event was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1995 (special resolution (No. A/RES/49/119) based on the recommendation of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was held in 1994). It has been celebrated since 2001.
Moldova ranked 15th out of 25 countries with the worst health care in the world.
Since the transfer of star Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nasr Club from Saudi Arabia in the 2022-2023 season, everyone has been expecting victories from the club. But they never came.
Farmers are not against the unification of the VAT rate in the agri-food sector, but are strongly opposed to the proposed increase of the rate more than twice – from 8% (on agricultural products and some food products) to the standard 20%.
The amount of compensation for occupational disease or damage is determined on the basis of the average monthly earnings for the country for 2025. The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has published data on the basis for recalculating compensation.
Moldova will have a unified “Register of Images of Persons” – an information system where photos of citizens will be stored and processed for the needs of law enforcement agencies.
The Home Appliance Voucher Program (EcoVoucher) continues with a new phase funded by the European Union, which will run from May 22 to June 7, 2026.
The Ministry of Culture announced the launch of the National Program “Access to Culture” 2026. It provides funding for cultural initiatives in Moldova.
The Material Reserves Agency announced in May a series of large tenders for the purchase of specialized machinery and equipment worth more than 20 million lei. The purchases are intended to respond to emergencies, eliminate the consequences of floods and provide mobile sanitation infrastructure.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico could bring together on the same field both players over 40 and a new generation of soccer stars who are barely 18.
