1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (214+ words) Moldovan judoka Denis Vieru secured the bronze medal in the men's under-66 kilogram category at the Budapest Grand Slam on Friday after defeating Azerbaijan's Nizami Imranov in the decisive contest. The victory marks Vieru's second major international medal in recent…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (365+ words) Nearly 500,000 Russian troops have died fighting in Ukraine as total casualties topped 1.5 million, British intelligence officials announced, describing Moscow’s grinding war as a devastating strategic failure. Staggering casualties for meager ground Most Russian combat losses occurred after January 2023, British military…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (271+ words) Five of the 48 judgments handed down against Moldova in 2025 accounted for €212,577, representing 57% of the total funds disbursed by the state. State agents are systematically reporting public servants whose misconduct led to ECHR convictions directly to the Ministry of Justice for…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (476+ words) Shifting burden toward consumption and sin taxes The reform package restructures personal income exemptions, adjusts value-added tax (VAT) thresholds, and raises excise duties on fuel and tobacco. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan stated at the start of the cabinet meeting that…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (270+ words) Just 350 companies generate more than 80% of Moldova's industrial output, prompting economic analyst Ghenadie Ivascenco to urge the government to abandon fragmented local platforms and prioritize strategic industrial hubs. While official registries list more than 5,000 industrial enterprises across the country, real…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (175+ words) Moldova’s Public Property Agency will auction five-year lease rights for 21 state-owned agricultural plots on September 22, offering farmland parcels ranging from 1.3 to nearly 87 hectares across the country. Interested agricultural producers and commercial bidders must submit their formal participation files by September…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (290+ words) The Prime Minister gave several concrete examples of rules that he considers excessive for small producers, from the cost of certificates required for small deliveries, to the frequency of controls applied to producers whose activity has already been verified for…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (508+ words) One of the projects currently being implemented is the construction of the bypass road between Liviu Rebreanu str. and Grădinilor str, as part of the Government Program “Europe is Close”. The works involve the paving of 1.26 kilometers of local road…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (465+ words) Speaking during a cabinet meeting on Sept. 2, Tofan explained that the initial allocation earmarked for 2026 is not necessarily final. Authorities are actively negotiating with international partners to secure supplementary financing to support vulnerable households through the cold season. Crackdown on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (302+ words) Moldova's energy regulator ANRE approved a 41% increase in household natural gas tariffs effective Tuesday, Sept. 1, driven by rising European procurement costs and winter restocking demands. Rising procurement and winter stockpiles Consumers will pay €1.01 (20.30 MDL) per cubic meter starting this month,…...