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Platform DA gets a new leader as two MPs elected on PAS lists return to the party

The June 28 congress officially elected Liviu Vovc to head Dignity and Truth, while deputies Dinu Plîngău and Stela Macari broke with the ruling PAS to rejoin their former party.

  • Liviu Vovc officially elected Platform DA leader at the June 28 congress.
  • Deputies Plîngău and Macari left PAS and rejoined Platform DA.
  • Both were elected to the party's National Political Bureau and National Political Council.

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Moldova deploys 14 heat-relief tents across nine districts

The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations set up cooling shelters in Chișinău, Gagauzia and seven southern and central districts ahead of a heatwave warning.

  • IGSU installed 14 cooling tents across nine administrative zones in Moldova.
  • Sites cover Chișinău, Gagauzia and seven southern and central districts.
  • The deployment follows a heatwave alert issued for the coming days.

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Moldova marks Soviet famine and Stalinist deportations at memory congress

The second National Memory Congress opened in Chișinău on the 80th anniversary of the 1946–1947 famine and the 85th anniversary of the first mass deportations.

  • The congress marks 80 years since the 1946–1947 famine and 85 years since the Stalinist deportations.
  • Speaker Grosu: the victims of Soviet repression are not statistics but people with names and stories.
  • Lawmakers are debating legislation to criminalise denial of these historical crimes.

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Small opposition protest outside Chișinău parliament draws 200

Opponents of Moldova's draft fiscal policy gathered outside parliament, but turnout stayed modest.

  • Around 200 people protested outside the Chișinău parliament on 28 June.
  • The action was launched by Vasile Costiuc, leader of the "Democracy at Home" party.
  • Demonstrators oppose Moldova's draft fiscal and budgetary policy.

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Moldova's opposition rallies against the 2027 fiscal reform

MPs and citizens gathered outside the Chișinău parliament on Sunday to challenge the Finance Ministry's draft fiscal policy, still under public consultation.

  • Opposition MPs and citizens protested outside Chișinău's parliament without party symbols.
  • The target: Moldova's draft fiscal policy for 2027, currently under public consultation.
  • Organisers aim to shape the reform before it reaches a parliamentary vote.

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86 years since the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia. PM: „I never got to know my deported grandfather"

On June 28, 1940, the USSR seized Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Herta region through an ultimatum, threatening Romania with war.

  • On June 28, 1940, the USSR seized Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Herta region by ultimatum.
  • Moldova's prime minister recalled a deported grandfather he never got to meet.
  • Moldova commemorates the date annually as a day of remembrance for Soviet occupation victims.

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Moldova's government after tax protests: "We heard the people"

The Chișinău executive promises to revise its 2027 fiscal policy package after citizens took to the streets against the proposed reforms.

  • Moldova's government pledges to revise the 2027 fiscal policy draft after protests.
  • Officials say the reform aims to raise incomes and boost economic development.
  • No specific changes or revision timeline have been announced.

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Girl nearly drowns at Ialoveni water park after hair caught in filter

The incident happened at Aqua Magic complex in Sociteni village, where the child's hair was sucked into a filtration intake beneath a children's slide.

  • A girl's hair was caught in a suction filter at a water park pool in Sociteni, Ialoveni district.
  • The incident surfaced through a TikTok video posted by an eyewitness.
  • Authorities have not officially confirmed the child's condition or any measures taken.

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Two PAS MPs rejoin Dignity and Truth Platform after Sunday congress

Dinu Plîngău and Stela Macari join the DA leadership bodies while remaining in the PAS parliamentary group.

  • Plîngău and Macari join DA's leadership bodies while keeping their PAS parliamentary seats.
  • The announcement was made at DA's congress, where the party chose new leadership.
  • Dual affiliation puts a question mark over internal solidarity within PAS.

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Chisinau pharmacies now sell rapid drug tests for concerned parents

The city's education authority informed school principals about the tests but urged parents to use them only when they have genuine suspicions — not as routine surveillance.

  • Rapid drug tests are now available in Chisinau pharmacies, education authorities confirm.
  • Officials urge parents to use them only on genuine suspicion, not as a control measure.
  • The guidance stresses dialogue and trust, not surveillance, as the right framework.

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