“The authorities have pulled off another scheme that citizens will have to pay for,” said Renato Usatii, chairman of Our Party, who announced a 266% increase in the natural gas transportation tariff - to a record 40 dollars per 1,000 cubic meters. The politician said this on one of the TV channels, calling such a tariff “the highest on the European continent.”

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry has urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Hungary due to unfavorable weather conditions.

There is still a danger of flooding in Moldova, rescuers urge to observe safety measures. The General Inspectorate of Emergency Situations (GES) said that “all specialized services to manage the situation are still in a state of high readiness and are working to eliminate the consequences of heavy rains”.

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry has urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Austria due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Protests of farmers seeking the government to impose a state of emergency in agriculture due to drought will start on September 16-17. One of the leaders of the Farmers' Power Association, Sergiu Stefanco, said this on Agro-TV on Thursday evening, emphasizing that “the farmers are determined to protest until they get their way.”

“About 3 billion lei has been invested in hospitals across the country over the past three years, a record amount for Moldova,” President Maia Sandu stated on Thursday, speaking at the conference “Compulsory medical insurance in Moldova: two 10 years of implementation.”

Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said that the authorities will fulfill the promise related to the justice reform, “although later than initially assumed”. As INFOTAG reports, he said this on Tuesday, speaking at the Forum on Justice Reform and Fighting Corruption.

Energy Minister Victor Parlicov believes that energy tariffs will remain unchanged until the end of the year, he said on Monday evening in the program “New Week with Anatolie Golea” on TV8 channel.

Moldova has not allowed pilgrims from Israel to Ukraine to pass through its territory. As INFOTAG reports, tens of thousands of Jews annually head to the Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate the Jewish New Year at the tomb of Tzadik Nachman of Bratslav.

Oazu Nantoi, an MP from the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), believes that “the Metropolis of Moldova is trying to raise a new wave of stench and poison on a far-fetched occasion.” As INFOTAG reports, this is how he commented on Metropolitan Vladimir's letter on behalf of the Synod of the Metropolis of Moldova, which calls for an end to “moral torture against the Church.”

President Maia Sandu has called on priests not to allow themselves to be used in destabilization activities. According to INFOTAG, Sandu said this on Thursday evening during a program on the PROTV-Chisinau channel.

President Maia Sandu has signed a decree on the opening of the Moldovan embassy in Kazakhstan. The president's press service told the INFOTAG agency that “the opening of the embassy will strengthen bilateral relations and open new economic opportunities.”

After the war started in Ukraine, more than 13 thousand citizens of Russia have obtained citizenship of the Republic of Moldova. As INFOTAG reports, this is evidenced by the data of the State Services Agency, which was made public by the Rlive TV channel.

Immediately after the presidential elections, Moldovan citizens are expecting a new increase in prices for natural gas and electricity. As INFOTAG reports, the chairman of “Our Party” and potential presidential candidate Renato Usatii wrote about it in social networks.

Lithuania will assist Moldova in the field of justice. The press service of the Ministry of Justice informed INFOTAG agency that an action plan in this field was signed the day before during the visit of Moldovan Justice Minister Veronica Mihailova-Moraru to Vilnius. The plan is envisaged for 2024-2026.

Members of the “Farmers' Power” association from Cantemir and Cahul districts are threatening new protests. As INFOTAG reports, this way they intend to express their dissatisfaction with the fact that the authorities do not help enough the farmers, who have suffered a lot from the drought of this year.

From 2 April 2025, Latvian national airline AirBaltic will launch flights on the Chisinau-Vilnius route. The flights on the Chisinau-Vilnius route will be operated once a week, on Wednesdays

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova said that Moscow does not intend to put obstacles in the organization of voting in the Moldovan presidential election for the country's citizens residing in Russia. As INFOTAG reports, she said at a press conference on Wednesday that “the number of polling stations will not be limited, moreover, Russia is ready to take the necessary measures to ensure security”

About 150 thousand vulnerable families from all over the country will receive assistance from the state to replace old household appliances within the Household Appliance Voucher Programme. This was reported to the agency INFOTAG by the press service of the Ministry of Energy.

The number of COVID-19 infection cases in Moldova decreased by a quarter last week. According to data released on Tuesday by the National Agency of Public Health (ANPH), INFOTAG reports.