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Moldovan president: "We have built a friendship with Italy that brings real benefits to our people. Let us take care to preserve what we have achieved"
"We have built a friendship with Italy that brings real benefits to our people. Let us take care to preserve what we have achieved." President Maia Sandu has made the statement, during a visit to Italy, where she had more meetings with the...

PHOTO // Moldovan capital hosts International Congress of Anesthesia and Intensive Care: over 450 participants from seven countries
The International Congress of Anesthesia and Intensive Care takes place in Chisinau on September 12-14. The event brings together 452 participants – physicians, residents and medical assistants – and 62 speakers from the United Kingdom, France,...

Over 5,800 families of Moldova to reduce energy consumption with help of EcoVoucher Programme
An additional 5,802 families from Moldova will be able to replace old appliances with new, energy-efficient ones through the EcoVoucher Programme. The fifth session of the 2025 programme is taking place on September 12–29. According to the...

Moldovan canning companies almost fully complete plum procurement plans
By the end of September, Moldovan canning companies have nearly completed their procurement plans for plums intended for puree and juice production, according to Logos Press, citing the fruit and vegetable processors' association Speranța Con....

Energy Strategy 2050 presented in Chisinau
The Ministry of Energy presented the Energy Strategy of the Republic of Moldova 2050 today in Chisinau. The document includes several objectives to be achieved in the coming years to strengthen the country's energy independence. These include...

Moldova concludes analysis of Chapter 12; deputy PM for European integration says farmers to have greater chances to enter European market
Moldova has concluded the analysis of Chapter 12 of its EU accession negotiations, which concerns food safety, sanitary and phytosanitary policy. Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Cristina Gherasimov has made statements to this...

Moldovan Agricultural Exports to EU Surge Nearly Sixfold Over Four Years
Moldovan exports of agricultural products to the European Union increased almost sixfold over the last four years, government spokesperson Daniel Voda announced today. Grapes recorded the highest growth among exported products. “Grape exports rose...

Moldova Launches Energy Strategy 2050 to Boost Renewables, Efficiency, and Security
Minister of Energy Dorin Junghietu announced the launch of the Energy Strategy of the Republic of Moldova until 2050, presented as a roadmap for the country’s energy future, bani.md reports. By 2050, the authorities aim to produce more than 80% of...

Secretary of Energy Community: ''Energy Strategy 2050 will accelerate Moldova's path to EU membership''
Moldova is charting its course towards the European energy community, and the Energy Strategy 2050 will secure the country's energy future and accelerate its path to EU membership. Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski today...

PM says Moldova makes huge progress in energy sector, wants to continue at more accelerated pace
We have made immense progress in the energy sector, achieving things that seemed impossible four years ago, and we want to continue at an even more accelerated pace. We aim for more than 80 per cent of electricity to be produced locally from...

Employees to be able to benefit from vacation vouchers; Moldovan Finance Ministry announces conditions for providing vouchers
Employees will be able to benefit from vacation vouchers, to cover tourist expenses in accommodation facilities in rural areas of Moldova. Their value can be tax-deductible by employers, within the limit of 50 per cent of the average monthly...

The playgrounds in Chisinau, subject to repairs and evaluations
0 Repair and inventory work is underway in the “La Izvor” Park in the capital, and similar activities are also taking place on Ioan Voda Viteazul Street, 13, in the Botanica sector. On Hristo Botev Street, 3/1, these works have already been...

Moldova boosts agricultural exports to EU
Exports of Moldovan agricultural products to the European Union have increased almost sixfold in the past four years, according to government spokesperson Daniel Voda. Grapes are among the products with the strongest growth. "Grape exports are at...

Inflation in Moldova eases to 7.3% y/y in August
Consumer price inflation in Moldova (chart) eased for the second consecutive month to 7.3% y/y in August from 7.9% y/y in July, the lowest reading since prices suddenly rose in January, prompted by a temporary crisis in the electricity system...

Culture – Moldova’s ambassador to the world. The Concept of Cultural Diplomacy has been launched
0 The authorities are launching the Concept of Cultural Diplomacy – a document that aims to transform culture into a key tool for external promotion and strengthening of Moldova’s image abroad. The new initiative aims to affirm the national...

Consumer prices slightly decrease in Moldova in last August
Consumer prices recorded a slight decrease in last August compared to July, according to data nu the National Statistics Bureau (BNS). Specifically, overall prices fell by 0.4 per cent compared to the previous month. The Ministry of Economic...

Moldovan president on visit to Rome
President Maia Sandu is in Rome today, where she had meetings with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa. “The relations between Moldova and Italy today are better than ever. In Rome, during discussions...

Maia Sandu: ‘We will do everything to make sure that Russia does not get to control Moldova’
Early July, Fabian Sommavilla, a reporter from Der Standard, and András Németh, a journalist from HVG, had a conversation with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau on behalf of the PULSE media network. A strong advocate for her country’s...

In Moldova, Jewish Life Is Fueled by Descendants of Those Who Fled — And...
Librarian Olga Sivak holds up a newspaper from 1913, Bessarabian Life, at the Jewish Museum of Moldova in Chișinău. (Photo credit: Larry Luxner via JTA) Larry Luxner | JTA For most of her life, Peruvian-born Yvette Merzbacher wondered where her...

Cucuteni–Trypillia Heritage on UNESCO's agenda: Romania, Moldova, Ukraine join efforts
The prehistoric cultural heritage of the Cucuteni–Trypillia civilization could be added to the UNESCO list through a joint effort by Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. In an exclusive interview with MOLDPRES, Romanian Minister of Culture András István...