The government voted to extend the state of emergency by 60 days

The state of emergency on the territory of the Republic of Moldova will be extended again for a period of 60 days, starting from the fourth of February. A draft decision was approved on Wednesday at the meeting of the cabinet of ministers and is to be debated in the plenary session of the Parliament.

Four out of five members of the Special Commission for pre-selection of candidates for the position of chief prosecutor of the PCCOCS resigned

Four of the five members of the Special Commission for Preselection of Candidates for the position of Chief Prosecutor of the PCCOCS tendered their resignations. The information was confirmed for Radio Moldova by the president of the Superior Council of Prosecutors, Angela Motuzoc, who stated that soon, the members of the commission will publish a press release on this topic.

CEC: Over 3.2 million citizens with the right to vote, registered in the State Register of Voters

The total number of voters registered in the State Register of Voters, on February 1, 2023, is 3,294,376, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announces. Most voters, according to the cited source, more than 647 thousand, are in the municipality of Chisinau.

The first batch of firewood from Romania reached the Republic of Moldova

Forestry enterprises, subordinate to the "Moldsilva" Agency, will, starting today, transport firewood from Romania through the Stânca-Costești and Albița-Leușeni customs points. The wood will reach the town halls, and from there it will be distributed to the people included in the program, announces the Ministry of the Environment.

US Government Donation: Border Police receive four modern intervention vehicles

Four brand-new intervention cars equipped with state-of-the-art computer systems. This is the latest donation from the Government of the United States of America to the Border Police of the Republic of Moldova. Thanks to this high-performance equipment, border guards will have access to the entire national information system and will be able to retrieve images in real time.

Traffic was opened on the ring road of Chisinau, sector 1

The first part of the bypass road of Chisinau municipality was opened for traffic today. The sector is 6.6 km long, with four lanes, two roundabout intersections and about 90 road signs installed, and has been rehabilitated with the support of the European Investment Bank. At the same time, five existing bridges were restored and five new bridges were built.

Chisinau City Council meeting: Which source will be used for the payment of "Apă-Canal Chisinau" arrears to Premier Energy

Chisinau Municipal Council emergency meeting. On the agenda there is only one issue - the exceptional situation at "Apă-Canal Chisinau" SA. Today, city councillors will decide from where they will get the money to pay off Apă-Canal's electricity debt.

The Republic of Moldova has received 150 million euros through the UN for refugee crisis management

The Republic of Moldova has received around €150 million in contributions through the United Nations office in Chisinau for refugee crisis management and support to Ukrainian citizens in Moldova. In addition, according to Free Europe, during 2022, about 217 million lei or 10.5 million euros were raised from donations on the account opened by the Ministry of Finance, of which about 9.7 million euros were collected from our country's external partners.

More than 1,400 people in Moldova, including children, have indefinite legal status

In 2017, a legislative change in the Republic of Moldova put hundreds of stateless persons and persons with indefinite legal status in the difficult situation of not being able to provide documents to children born in our country. The children cannot be enrolled in kindergarten, cannot be vaccinated, their parents cannot receive allowances for them. Late last year, Parliament voted in first reading on amendments to the Citizenship Law, which would regulate the situation of these people.

Moldovan and Romanian Energy Regulatory Agencies have signed the action plan for 2023

ANRE of the Republic of Moldova and ANRE of Romania signed on Friday in Chisinau the Action Plan for 2023 between the two institutions in accordance with the Cooperation and Assistance Programme signed between the parties in 2019. The delegation from Bucharest was led by Dumitru Chiriță, chairman of the National Energy Regulatory Authority.

Two modern ambulances received by IGSU from an American non-governmental organisation

The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations has received two ambulances from a US non-governmental organisation. The vehicles will be handed over to the intervention subdivisions to be used in daily rescue missions.

Apă Canal Chisinau cannot pay its debt on electricity. Who will cover the remaining balance?

Chisinau City Hall has one more day to pay the electricity debt of 73.2 million lei. Failure to do so will result in Premier Energy disconnecting the company from the electricity grid on 1 February, or disconnecting tap water in the capital. The mayor, Ion Ceban, is asking the government to intervene and pay the debt.