Foreign espionage tests Moldova's intelligence service at 35

Moldova's intelligence agency faces escalating foreign espionage threats and recruitment attempts targeting its own personnel as it marks its 35th anniversary amid intense regional geopolitical pressures, a security analyst warned on Wednesday.

Moldova splits state railway to meet EU rules and open market

Moldova's government approved the unbundling of state railway operator CFM into separate infrastructure and commercial transport entities on Wednesday, aiming to complete the EU-aligned restructuring by Dec. 31, 2026.

Moldova boosts offender tracking with new electronic bracelets

Moldova took delivery of its first 60 electronic surveillance bracelets on Thursday to monitor domestic abuse offenders, following public outrage over a fatal femicide in Criuleni district that triggered high-level resignations.

Court confiscates €480,000 in illicit assets from Chișinău official

Moldovan courts ordered the definitive confiscation of eight real estate assets valued at €480,000 (approx. 9.6 million MDL) from a former cadastre official convicted of unlawfully registering municipal land, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Turbojet drone triggers air alarms in Romania, explodes in Moldova

A suspected Russian turbojet drone exploded in northern Moldova on Tuesday evening after breaching Moldovan and Romanian airspace, leaving a crater packed with shrapnel, national police reported.

Moldova rules out airport privatisation as regional hub expands

Moldova will keep Chișinău International Airport under state ownership and finalise its absorption of Mărculești Airport, Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea announced on Wednesday following a record-breaking financial year.

Putin tells Trump Russia has no aggressive plans for Europe

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held extensive telephone talks on Tuesday to discuss diplomatic efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine, following an exploratory mission by US envoys to Moscow and Kyiv.

Middle East crisis sparks LNG rally as Moldova shores up winter gas

Moldova has contracted 75 percent of its winter natural gas supplies to shield consumers from surging European benchmark prices driven by Middle East turmoil and intense summer heat waves, Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu said.

Drone attack on Ukrainian border halts Tudora crossing

Moldova closed the Tudora-Starokazacie border crossing with Ukraine overnight after a drone strike killed two civilians and damaged checkpoint facilities just across the southern frontier.

Hungary orders 10 Russian envoys out in sharp diplomatic shift

Hungary expelled ten Russian diplomats on Tuesday over activities incompatible with their diplomatic status under the Vienna Convention, marking a significant foreign policy shift under Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s government.

Moldova rules out sabotage as power grid project faces new delay

Moldova postponed the commissioning of its strategic Vulcănești–Chișinău power transmission line following maintenance delays on a critical transformer undergoing repairs in Spain, Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu announced on Sunday.

Chisinau sets green priorities under $3.9B GEF-9 cycle

Representatives from 16 countries gathered in Chisinau on Tuesday to set ecological funding priorities through 2030 under the Global Environment Facility’s newly launched $3.9 billion GEF-9 cycle.