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Premier Energy warns of phone scam: don't share personal data

Residents of Moldova are receiving calls from fraudsters posing as Premier Energy employees and demanding personal details or money.

  • Premier Energy confirms fraudsters are impersonating its employees in phone calls.
  • Pretexts used include meter replacement and compensation payments.
  • The company urges consumers to report suspicious calls to authorities.

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Căușeni mayor returns to office after three months under arrest

Alexandru Donțu, facing charges of abuse of office and corruption, showed up at city hall the day after his release from detention.

  • Căușeni's mayor returned to work after three months of pre-trial detention.
  • Donțu is still under criminal investigation for abuse of office and corruption.
  • On his first day back, he met with staff and congratulated them on Public Servants' Day.

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Moldova's finance minister backs down: no VAT hike on drugs if health ministry objects

Finance Minister Gavrilița said he won't force through the contested VAT reform on medicines if the health system considers it unworkable.

  • Gavrilița: the VAT reform targets resource redistribution, not cuts to healthcare funding.
  • Finance Ministry will not push the proposal if the health sector refuses to implement it.
  • Health Minister Ceban had warned the VAT hike would destroy Moldova's healthcare system.

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FSB officer detained in Moldova, millions missing at MoldATSA, Sandu's cousin on a fat salary

A Russian intelligence officer suspected of spying near Transnistria, financial irregularities at the aviation authority and a well-paid relative of the president headline a turbulent week in Chișinău.

  • FSB officer detained on suspicion of spying on the Security Zone near Transnistria.
  • Around €3 million unaccounted for at MoldATSA; Sandu's cousin drew over 1 million lei in salary there.
  • ECHR rulings have cost Moldova a cumulative total of more than €23 million.

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Sandu's cousin quits MoldATSA and pledges to return salary bonuses

Anastasia Taburchanu, a spokesperson at the state enterprise, says she will repay all extra pay received during her time there.

  • Anastasia Taburchanu, cousin of President Maia Sandu, resigns as MoldATSA spokesperson.
  • She commits to returning all salary bonuses received during her tenure at the state enterprise.
  • Her appointment had previously drawn public criticism over nepotism concerns.

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Romania's political crisis and what it means for Moldova

Bucharest has one last chance to swear in a government. If it fails, snap elections loom — and Chișinău would feel the consequences.

  • The Veștea government fell Monday after AUR boycotted the investiture vote.
  • If a second attempt fails, President Dan can dissolve Parliament and call snap elections.
  • Moldova risks losing its main EU advocate at a critical point in its accession process.

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Chișinău apartment blocks risk gas cut-offs over ventilation checks

Residents of a building on Vasile Docuceaev Street have ten working days to submit ventilation inspection certificates — or face a gas suspension.

  • Residents of a Chișinău block have ten days to produce ventilation certificates or face a gas cut-off.
  • Periodic ventilation inspection is a legal obligation for owners of gas-equipped apartments.
  • The measure could be extended to all gas-connected apartment buildings in the city.

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Tiraspol and OSCE discuss humanitarian projects amid stalled talks

Transnistria's top diplomat met the acting OSCE mission head in Moldova to push forward a handful of practical files that remain stuck.

  • Ignatyev and the acting OSCE head met in Tiraspol on 23 June 2026.
  • Agenda covered Tiraspol–Chișinău relations and humanitarian and infrastructure projects.
  • The formal '5+2' negotiation format remains blocked; direct contacts are the only practical avenue.

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Opposition party calls Moldovans to protest planned VAT hike

Vasile Costuc, leader of "Democracy at Home," has called for a rally outside the Chișinău parliament on June 28 against rising prices on essential goods.

  • Rally set for June 28 at 11:00 a.m. outside the Chișinău parliament.
  • The stated cause is a planned VAT increase on food and essential goods.
  • The initiative comes from opposition party 'Democracy at Home,' led by Vasile Costuc.

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Moldova's AUR rebrands, keeps unionist agenda intact

The Alliance for the Union of Romanians in Moldova voted on June 21 to rename itself the National Conservative European Party, while retaining its pro-unification platform.

  • AUR Moldova becomes PNCE — National Conservative European Party — after its June 21 congress.
  • The party keeps its unification-with-Romania goal, framing the change as ideological modernization.
  • The new name signals closer alignment with the European conservative political family.

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