Two railway sectors in the Republic of Moldova, which are a connection point with Romania, will be rehabilitated

Two railway sectors in the Republic of Moldova, which are a connection point with Romania, will be rehabilitated by 2025. The announcement was made by the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIDR), Lilia Dabija, during a broadcast on TVR Moldova. The authorities are currently in talks to obtain new aid from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Commission to modernise Moldova's railway infrastructure.

The Republic of Moldova and Hungary will cooperate in the cultural field

The Republic of Moldova and Hungary have agreed on a cultural cooperation plan for the next five years. It was signed by the Minister of Culture, Sergiu Prodan, and the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjàrtó.

Contest for the position of director of the ANRE Board of Directors was extended

The economy, budget and finance committee approved the decision to extend until June 7 the deadline for submitting files to the public competition for the selection of the candidate for the position of director of the Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE).

Prime Minister Dorin Recean will go to Parliament to ask for the extension of the state of emergency in the Republic of Moldova

Prime Minister Dorin Recean will go to the Parliament to ask for the extension of the state of emergency in the Republic of Moldova, for another 60 days, from June 4, on the recommendation of the Commission for Emergency Situations (CSE). The authorities justify their decision by the fact that the situation in Ukraine has not undergone essential changes recently.

Moldovans working in Switzerland will benefit from pension and other social security benefits

Moldovans working in Switzerland will benefit from pension and other social security benefits. The second round of negotiations regarding the conclusion of a Social Security Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Swiss Confederation takes place on May 23-25.

BBC experience, a benchmark for the modernization of "Teleradio-Moldova". Vlad Țurcanu: The support we will receive will capacitate change

The Moldovan Public Broadcaster “Teleradio Moldova” is pleased to announce the project's official launch, "Supporting Teleradio-Moldova's Transformation”. The initiative has been made possible through funding provided by the UK Government, in collaboration with BBC Media Action, the BBC’s international development charity, reads a press release of the Public Broadcaster “Teleradio Moldova” .

A new border crossing point with Romania will be opened in Leova

The Leova-Bumbăta State Border Crossing Point will be inaugurated today, at 2:00 p.m., informs a press release from the Government. The event will be attended by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ana Revenco, and her Romanian counterpart, Lucian Bode, the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Lidia Dabija, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania, Sorin Grindeanu, as well as the heads of border institutions and of the customs from the Republic of Moldova and Romania.

OPCOM to open a subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova

The Romanian electricity market operator OPCOM is to open a branch in the Republic of Moldova to trade electricity. Energy Minister Victor Parlicov discussed this during his visit to Bucharest, the Energy Ministry reports.

The government has saved about a quarter of the money allocated in the compensation fund for the cold period 2022-2023

The government has granted compensation worth almost 3.8 billion lei in the cold season this year under the "Help to the metre" programme, out of a total fund of five billion. More than two-thirds of this fund was provided by external partners, primarily the European Commission, according to a report presented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

CEC responds to call for a republican referendum: It would not be possible this year

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) states that a republican referendum on Moldova's foreign policy vector would not be possible before the end of this year. The CEC refers to the provisions of the Electoral Code which impose certain restrictions on the organisation of referendums in view of the general local elections to be held this autumn. The referendum demanded by supporters of the political party Șor, according to experts, is nothing more than an attempt to keep Moldova under Russian influence.

Maia Sandu thanked citizens from the country and the diaspora who support the country's integration into the EU

Moldovan President Maia Sandu thanked Moldovan citizens from the country and the diaspora who attended the "European Moldova" Assembly yesterday.

There is cohesion in Moldovan society regarding the country's European integration, experts say

The messages conveyed yesterday at the "European Moldova" Assembly by President Maia Sandu, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and personalities from various fields stressed that there is cohesion in Moldovan society regarding the country's European integration, experts say.