News about Social sphere
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) will organize, from 16 to 22 March 2026, a series of events within the International Financial Education Week (Global Money Week) to introduce children and young people to topics that will help them make responsible financial decisions.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, at the beginning of 2025, the number of women in the total population of Moldova continued to prevail among the population with usual place of residence, amounting to 1,276,300 women compared to 1,105,000 men (53.6% of women and 46.4% of men).
That is, there were 87 men per 100 women.
The Ministry of Education and Research has launched public consultations on the draft Program for the implementation of the Development Strategy “Education 2030” for the period 2026-2030. The document defines concrete actions through which the reforms in the education system of the Republic of Moldova will be continued and strengthened in the coming years.
Interpreters of ancient katrens claim that the enigmatic 16th century lines may hint at modern military technology and the possible escalation of global conflicts.
A flight from Dubai to Chisinau on March 5 brought 82 Moldovan tourists to Chisinau, Logos Press reported citing a report by the Foreign Ministry.
The National Anti-Corruption Center presented deputies with video materials demonstrating the Center’s work in detecting corruption. The video presentation mainly focused on electoral corruption.
The government planned to increase by 21% the amount of subsidies granted to employers for creating jobs for persons with disabilities. Currently, the amount of state support can vary from 1000 lei to 6000 lei per month per employee. After the increase, the subsidies will range from 1210 lei to 7260 lei per month.
Azerbaijan remains a key transit point for foreign nationals staying in Iran. The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges compatriots who “could be in Iran” to keep in touch with the embassy in Baku to coordinate possible transit options.
In 2026, 76 million lei is allocated from the state budget for the rehabilitation of veterans’ health in sanatoriums. The National Social Insurance Fund distributes health resort treatment vouchers through the territorial social insurance funds.
In Moldova, “televised justice” is widely practiced. Public and political pressure on police, prosecutors and judges can influence decisions, and suspects are often publicly framed as guilty before a court verdict. Human rights activists warn that this undermines the independence of the judiciary and jeopardizes citizens’ rights.
The tourism industry is facing the consequences of tensions in the Middle East, which have caused Moldovan tourists to cancel planned trips to the UAE and Israel, Logos Press reported.
Para-judoka Ion Basoc has been recognized as the best Paralympian of 2025 for the second year in a row, as it became known at the Gala of the Paralympic Committee of Moldova (PCM), Logos Press reports.
In the heart of Berlin, one of the most iconic cinemas of the Cold War era, the legendary Kino International, has been re-lit. After a year and a half of restoration, the historic cinema, located on Karl-Marx-Allee, officially opened its doors on February 26, 2026, combining the aesthetics of socialist modernism with the cutting-edge technology of the 21st century.
In Moldova, the minimum affordable package of services (Internet + minutes) costs less than $10, making the country the fourth most affordable mobile plan in the region. In terms of price/quality ratio (data value index, cost of 1 Mbps), the country ranks ninth, ahead of Denmark and many Western European countries.
The state plans to increase the amount of daily allowances paid to children without parental care. The increase will amount to 2 lei – up to 27 lei on ordinary days. On children’s birthdays and holidays, the increase is more generous. Up to 218 lei (from 204 lei) – on birthdays and up to 155 lei (from 145 lei) – on holidays.
In Paris is preparing an event that could shake up the art market: March 26 auction house Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will auction the largest work ever created by Salvador Dalí. It is about grandiose scenery for the ballet “Bacchanale” (“Bacchanale”) – a work that combines painting, theater and the manifesto of surrealism in one monumental project.
Physicists at Charles University in the Czech Republic have detected low-frequency radio signals in recordings from Mars – whistling atmospherics that occur during lightning strikes, Logos Press reports.
Foreign tourists staying in Qatar during the Middle East airspace closure can extend their hotel stays for free.
The world’s most popular soccer player, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo left Saudi Arabia on his private jet after a drone attack on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and flew to Madrid.
About 55% of an anonymous online poll in the telegram channel of the “Ministry of Finance”, in which 1762 residents of Ukraine participated, are ready to consider the option of moving from the city to the countryside.
