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Moldova launches "REUȘIM" to cut red tape for businesses
The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization promises clearer rules and a more efficient relationship between the state and entrepreneurs.
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Who can lead Teleradio-Moldova after Țurcanu's resignation
The TRM Supervisory Board will appoint the new director general under a revised 2025 procedure that excludes Parliament from the process.
- Vlad Țurcanu has resigned as director general of Teleradio-Moldova.
- The Supervisory Board will appoint his successor without a parliamentary vote, under 2025 rules.
- The selection process involves an open competition with defined professional and integrity criteria.
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Krasnoselsky thanks Putin, Russian envoy summoned to Moldova's foreign ministry
Four stories grip Chișinău: Tiraspol's leader praises a Kremlin citizenship decree, Russia's ambassador receives another protest note, and Chișinău's mayor claims he is being targeted for removal.
- Krasnoselsky publicly praises the Kremlin's decree on Russian citizenship for Transnistrian residents.
- Russian ambassador Ozerov summoned to Moldova's foreign ministry and handed a protest note.
- Chișinău mayor Ceban alleges a coordinated political campaign to oust him from office.
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Orhei and Taraclia head to runoffs — without Shor and without PAS
No candidate crossed the 50% threshold in Sunday's mayoral elections in the two Moldovan cities, leaving both races undecided and the political landscape fragmented.
- No candidate won outright in either Orhei or Taraclia on Sunday.
- PAS, Moldova's ruling party, failed to secure a dominant position in either city.
- Both cities were previously governed by mayors linked to fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor.
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Ebola returns to Congo. Moldova assesses import risk as low
The WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern following Ebola outbreaks in Congo. Moldova's public health agency says the risk of the virus reaching the country remains low.
- WHO has declared an international public health emergency over Congo's Ebola outbreaks.
- Congo reports 8 confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths.
- Moldova's ANSP rates the risk of the virus entering the country as low.
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Moldova moves to crack down on illegal construction sites
The Infrastructure Ministry has drafted amendments that would freeze work on disputed sites and beef up the technical inspection authority's enforcement powers.
- Moldova's Infrastructure Ministry proposes expanding the technical inspectorate's enforcement powers.
- Construction on disputed sites could be automatically suspended during court proceedings.
- Thousands of apartments in legally uncertain buildings are considered at risk.
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Anti-corruption exhibition "You reap what you vote" opens in Orhei
The "Media-Guard" association brought its electoral integrity exhibition to Orhei's district library for the first time, as part of a wider civic education effort in Moldova.
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Criminal case opened over illegal construction in Chișinău's Valea Morilor park
The plot where the house is being built is linked to former Democratic Party MP Vladimir Andronachi, already facing money laundering charges.
- Moldova's General Prosecutor's Office confirmed a criminal case over illegal construction in Valea Morilor park.
- The plot is linked to former Democratic MP Vladimir Andronachi, already facing money laundering charges.
- Specifics on suspects and charges in the new case have not been disclosed.
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Two Moldovan mayors recalled by local referendums
Voters in Hăsnășenii Mari and Sadîc backed the removal of their mayors on Sunday, according to preliminary results from Moldova's Central Electoral Commission.
- Mayor Angela Moroșan of Hăsnășenii Mari, Drochia district, was voted out by residents.
- Mayor Ilie Porumbescu of Sadîc, Cantemir district, also lost his mandate.
- Results are preliminary; official validation and snap local elections are next.
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Romanian embassy plays down Moldova Eurovision jury controversy
Moldova's national jury gave Romania zero points at Eurovision 2026, even as Moldovan viewers voted differently. Bucharest's Chișinău embassy struck a conciliatory tone.
- Moldova's jury awarded Romania zero points, while Moldovan viewers voted in her favour.
- Alexandra Căpitănescu placed third overall in the Eurovision 2026 final.
- The Romanian embassy in Chișinău responded without demands or formal objections.