News about Transportation

Renato Usatîi, the leader of the Our Party faction in the Moldovan Parliament, criticized a bill in Parliament to amend the Railway Transport Code, which provides for the separation of a number of activities currently carried out by the state-owned enterprise “Moldovan Railways.”

One and a half thousand employees of the state-owned enterprise “Calea Ferată a Moldovei” (CFM) were laid off last year. Nicolae Mîndra, State Secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, explained that this decision was necessary to optimize the company’s operations in line with current freight and passenger traffic volumes, as well as to reduce inefficient assets.

There is growing interest in non-standard tractor wheels among European farmers. These are all-metal designs that are gradually making a comeback as an alternative to rubber tires in challenging field conditions.

The transit of fuel from outside the EU through Romania to Ukraine and Moldova is hampered by the requirement to provide a financial guarantee for transport within the EU.

Lawmakers are proposing a mechanism that would give local authorities the right to remove abandoned vehicles, thereby clearing courtyards and parking lots in the country’s major cities.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development plans to launch urban passenger rail service in Chisinau, and subsequently in Balti, using the existing rail infrastructure.

Representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIDR), led by Minister Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolya, familiarized themselves on June 10 in France with the operation of modern tram systems, including issues related to the design, operation, and financing of urban transport infrastructure. The experience gained can be used in the development of sustainable urban mobility projects in Moldova.

The Republic of Moldova will begin negotiations with Romania on signing an agreement regarding the construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation infrastructure of strategic interest to both countries, including the Ungheni Road Bridge across the Prut River.

Owners of roadside properties will be required to demolish or rebuild the access road within one month, at their own expense if necessary.

There are currently about 11,000 electric vehicles and more than 81,500 hybrid vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, in the Republic of Moldova. If current growth rates continue, the number of electric vehicles in use in our country could double by 2030. Therefore, it is necessary to accelerate efforts to develop the infrastructure.

Logos Press continues its series of articles by journalist Evgeny Perestoronin and expert Dmitry Tereburke on local self-government and administrative-territorial reform.

The Chişinău City Hall announces that on the Hînceşti Highway, from the roundabout near the Ministry of Health to Lech Kaczyński Street, a large-scale project has been launched to reconstruct and modernize the road and its surrounding infrastructure.

The Hungarian low-cost carrier will start equipping its planes with satellite internet from 2027. Ryanair and EasyJet have so far rejected the technology because of the cost.

As of July 1, 2026, the penalties for non-compliance with toll payment obligations applicable to Category IV vehicles on the Belgrade Ring Road will start to apply.

Shares of major European air carriers fell on Monday after the International Air Transport Association (IATA) sharply downgraded the aviation industry’s profit forecast for 2026. The reason was rising jet fuel prices and the consequences of the conflict in the Middle East.

Members of the National Army are assisting the people affected by floods caused by torrential rains last night.

British Airways is preparing to increase prices for air tickets due to rising fuel costs amid the conflict in the Middle East. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to the airline’s CEO Sean Doyle.

The elements are once again rampant in Moldova. Heavy rains caused a traffic collapse in several areas, forcing the emergency services to switch to a reinforced work mode.

Financing for renewable energy projects in the Baltic and Eastern European countries is now available, and the main challenge is not finding money, but power consumers.

Finance Minister Andrian Havrilice sees no objective reasons to further postpone the implementation of VAT on car imports. The tax will be introduced from January 1, 2027 at the rate of 20%.