Lilian Căldărar fell into a vegetative state after general anaesthesia at a state dental clinic in Chișinău in 2011. The European court ruled against Moldova fifteen years later.
ECHR orders Moldova to pay over €22,000 to the family of a child paralysed in 2011.
Lilian Căldărar, aged 8, entered a vegetative state after general anaesthesia at a state clinic.
Promo-LEX, representing the family, cited the authorities' failure to investigate effectively.
In the first half of 2026, Moldova's state social insurance budget paid out 76.3 million lei to citizens living on the eastern bank of the Nistru — nearly three times more than in the same period of 2025.
76.3 million lei in social benefits paid to Transnistrian residents in the first half of 2026.
The sum nearly tripled compared to the same period in 2025 (27.6 million lei).
Recipients are Moldovan citizens domiciled in Tiraspol-controlled territory.
EU Special Representative Audronė Perkauskienė met Moldovan PM Alexandru Muntean and Transnistrian leader Vadim Krasnoselski, urging constructive dialogue between the two banks.
Perkauskienė reaffirmed EU support for Moldova's European integration during Chișinău talks.
In Tiraspol, the EU envoy called for constructive, pragmatic dialogue with Chișinău.
The visit follows the opening of EU–Moldova accession talks on cluster one, held on 15 June.
97 MPs gathered on Thursday for a plenary session that included the report of the parliamentary inquiry commission on telecom, financial and digital scams.
97 MPs attended the 2 July plenary session.
Parliamentary inquiry report on digital and phone fraud presented to the full chamber.
Victoria Belous named chair of the Economy, Budget and Finance Committee.
The municipal council has failed to pass a budget for a year and a half, with factions trading blame and Mayor Cebanu showing little urgency to break the deadlock.
Chișinău has had no approved municipal budget for a year and a half.
Council factions blame each other for blocking the vote.
The absence of a budget is hampering long-term investment and infrastructure in the capital.