The Ministry of Environment has announced a new contest of projects aimed at improving the environment and sustainable development of villages and towns. Minister Sergiu Lazarencu announced this at a briefing on Tuesday.

In a UN vote, Moldova did not support Russia's resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism.

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (AP) has commented on the recommendations of the Supreme Security Council (SSC). The press service of the AP reported to the INFOTAG agency that the agency welcomed the SSC's message aimed at accelerating the process of strengthening and increasing the capacity of the AP, both structurally and legislatively.

“Over the past years, Moldova and France have managed to establish a strong partnership, including on the parliamentary line, and we want to maintain it,” Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said at a meeting with the new French ambassador to Moldova, Dominique Vaag. The parliamentary press service told the INFOTAG news agency that the interlocutors discussed the “good cooperation” between Moldova and France, discussing also the existing opportunities for its intensification.

Norway, Sweden and UNDP will support 20 Moldovan communities on both banks of the Dniester River wishing to promote resilience to climate change. The competition to select the beneficiaries is organized by the UNDP project “Sustainable Communities through Women's Empowerment”, funded by Norway and Sweden.

Prime Minister Dorin Recean is not satisfied with the situation in the justice system and promises a change of approach to the reform. He said this at the beginning of a government meeting on Wednesday.

Minister of Labor and Social Protection Alexei Buzu explained the mechanism of compensations in the current heating season. According to “INFOTAG” agency, he noted that the registration for compensations opened on November 4 on the platform compensatii.gov.md (you can register on your own or apply to a social assistant).

In Drochia and Ungheni, police detained two women last weekend after attempts to bribe voters.

From Monday, Moldovan citizens can register to receive compensation for heat and electricity. This was reported to the agency INFOTAG by the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.

The activity of voters in the presidential election on November 3 is higher than it was in the first round on October 20.

A line of voters formed at two polling stations at the Moldovan embassy in Moscow from Sunday morning, occupying half of the streets.

In the next three years, the government plans to improve the energy efficiency of more than 500 thousand square meters of housing. As the press service of the Ministry of Energy reported to the INFOTAG agency, this was announced by Energy Minister Victor Parlicov during a meeting with representatives of Moldovan construction companies.

Moldova and Italy have signed a bilateral agreement on social security. As INFOTAG reports, the document was signed in Rome by Moldovan Minister of Labor and Social Protection Alexei Buzu and Italian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Marina Elvira Calderone.

The lump sum allowance for doctors, pharmacists and specialists with a bachelor's degree in medicine, who will be hired by the Health Ministry's distribution, will increase from 120,000 lei to 250,000 lei. The government adopted a decision to this effect at a meeting on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has urged Moldovan citizens living abroad to clarify the addresses of polling stations in their countries of residence before the second round of voting in the presidential election. As “INFOTAG” reports, some polling stations in Great Britain, Italy, Germany and France have changed their addresses.

The director of the Association for Democracy through Participation (ADEPT), political scientist, Igor Botan, believes that “the voting at the referendum on October 20 took place in conditions of hybrid warfare on the part of Russia.”

President Maia Sandu has called on Moldovan citizens to “take care of our unity”. According to INFOTAG, Sandu made such an appeal on her facebook page on Thursday, recalling that previously it was possible to win so many times in difficult and unfair conditions thanks to unity”.

A lump-sum allowance of 2300 lei will be paid to 31 thousand pensioners. As INFOTAG reports, the government's proposal in this respect was approved on Wednesday at the sittings of parliamentary commissions.

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has signed a cooperation agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the development of digital financial services. The bank's press service informed that the document was signed in Washington by Anca Dragu, Governor of the NBM, and Alfonso Garcia Mora, IFC Regional Vice President for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

A group of Moldovan prosecutors from the General Prosecutor's Office (GP), the National Anti-Corruption Center (NAC) and the Integrity Authority have undergone a ten-day internship in Washington and Greensboro (North Carolina). The press service of the Prosecutor General's Office told the trip was organized under the Open World program on the rule of law and criminal and civil forfeiture. Open World is a professional exchange program managed by the U.S. Congress through the Office of International Leadership.