News about Social sphere
Officers of the Moldovan Customs Service foiled two attempts to smuggle weapons and ammunition.
The 10th “DescOperă” Classical Music Festival opens today at the “Old Orhei” Natural and Cultural Reserve. Audiences can look forward to four evenings of classical music under the open sky.
An interview with Ion Dodon, CEO of the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM).
The deans of the law and economics faculties at Comrat State University, as well as the university’s rector, are also under suspicion.
Former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Ion Chicu commented on the proposed reform of the public sector pay system, describing it as a simple adjustment to existing legislation rather than a revolutionary reform, as the authorities had previously promised.
Poverty is a state of being. Depression is a mechanism—one that operates over a long period of time. It is no longer merely stagnation or a recession. Depression reflects the absence of any possibility for change. Poverty shows how much a region has today. Depression shows whether it is capable of shaping its own future. These are fundamentally different questions that require fundamentally different answers.
The current system for calculating vacation time in calendar days will be replaced by a system based on working days. This change is due to the fact that, under the current approach, the actual duration of vacation varies depending on whether weekends and holidays are included. This proposal was developed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
The government has published a draft law on reforming the unified pay system in the public sector. According to the draft, the reform is based on four main objectives: ensuring comparable salaries for similar positions, increasing competitiveness relative to other sectors, incentivizing professional activity, and maintaining budgetary discipline.
More than 900 roe deer and 500 red deer will be hunted in Moldova. Hunting will take place in 82 of the country’s 191 forest areas. This is provided for in a decision by the Ministry of the Environment—among other measures to protect wildlife during the 2026–2027 hunting season.
The authorities intend to gradually raise the retirement age for military personnel and civil servants with special status.
The European Parliament has given its final approval to a new EU law designed to speed up the deportation of migrants who do not have the legal right to remain in the EU.
The draw for the first qualifying rounds of the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League took place on June 16 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Almost all of Europe’s beaches, lakes, and rivers remain safe for swimming. According to a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), 96% of the tested bathing areas in EU countries meet the established water quality standards, while only 1.5% of water bodies have unsatisfactory results.
The 2026 state budget allocates approximately 5 million lei for compensation to victims of political repression.
Prepaid SIM cards and eSIMs can only be activated after the owner’s identity has been verified using an ID card. However, this measure does not restrict citizens’ access to mobile services—SIM cards will continue to be sold freely. The decision was approved today by the government to prevent fraud, scams, and other abuses committed using anonymous phone numbers.
Effective June 17, 2026, the National Bank of Moldova will put into circulation a commemorative coin titled “Sergiu Rădeuțanu—100th Anniversary of His Birth,” which is part of the “Science and Innovation” series.
The Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers, Forța Fermierilor, has decided to “support the proposal by farmers from several districts to stage a large-scale regional protest on June 24, 2026 — in the absence of progress in meeting the association’s strategic demands.”
Representatives of the “Spiru Haret” Federation of Education Workers’ Unions and the Federation of Free Education Workers’ Unions are holding protests on June 17 to express their dissatisfaction with the provisions of the new wage bill.
The Emergency Surgery Department at the Natalia Georgiu Center for Pediatric Surgery of the Institute of Mother and Child has undergone a major renovation thanks to an investment of more than 4.9 million lei. The funds were raised exclusively through external donations and contributions from the business community.
Moldova is bringing its labor laws into line with European standards by revising the rights of foreign nationals and their access to employment services.
