Moldova pays €373,000 in 2025 ECHR compensation

Moldova paid €373,030 (approx. 7.97 million MDL) in damages under 48 European Court of Human Rights rulings in 2025, government agent Mihaela Martînov told lawmakers in Chișinău.

Chisinau condemns Russian passport handouts in separatist region

Moldovan authorities condemned Moscow's expedited passport distribution in the breakaway eastern districts as an irresponsible provocation that further undermines Russia’s credibility as a mediator in the settlement process, officials said Wednesday.

EU nears new Growth Plan payout for Moldova as reforms advance

The European Union is finalizing a fresh Growth Plan disbursement for Moldova after Chisinau met 93% of reform milestones, European Commissioner Marta Kos said following talks with Prime Minister Vasile Tofan.

Moldova's SIS tackles foreign espionage and infiltration risks

Moldova's intelligence agency faces escalating foreign espionage threats and recruitment attempts targeting its own personnel as it marks its 35th anniversary amid intense regional geopolitical pressures, a security analyst warned on Wednesday.

Moldova unbundles state railway into two entities by late 2026

Moldova's government approved the unbundling of state railway operator CFM into separate infrastructure and commercial transport entities on Wednesday, aiming to complete the EU-aligned restructuring by Dec. 31, 2026.

Moldova receives first batch of electronic tracking bracelets

Moldova took delivery of its first 60 electronic surveillance bracelets on Thursday to monitor domestic abuse offenders, following public outrage over a fatal femicide in Criuleni district that triggered high-level resignations.

Moldova seizes €480k municipal land from corrupt cadastre official

Moldovan courts ordered the definitive confiscation of eight real estate assets valued at €480,000 (approx. 9.6 million MDL) from a former cadastre official convicted of unlawfully registering municipal land, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Suspected Geran drone crashes in Moldova after breaching Romania

A suspected Russian turbojet drone exploded in northern Moldova on Tuesday evening after breaching Moldovan and Romanian airspace, leaving a crater packed with shrapnel, national police reported.

Chisinau Airport remains state-owned, absorbs Marculesti hub

Moldova will keep Chișinău International Airport under state ownership and finalise its absorption of Mărculești Airport, Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea announced on Wednesday following a record-breaking financial year.

Putin and Trump hold phone call on Ukraine war, Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held extensive telephone talks on Tuesday to discuss diplomatic efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine, following an exploratory mission by US envoys to Moscow and Kyiv.

Moldova secures 75% of winter gas stocks amid European price surge

Moldova has contracted 75 percent of its winter natural gas supplies to shield consumers from surging European benchmark prices driven by Middle East turmoil and intense summer heat waves, Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu said.

Moldova border post shut after fatal Ukraine drone strike

Moldova closed the Tudora-Starokazacie border crossing with Ukraine overnight after a drone strike killed two civilians and damaged checkpoint facilities just across the southern frontier.