Weather alert: frost expected across the country on October 2–3

The State Hydrometeorological Service has issued a yellow frost warning for October 2–3.

Marina Tauber sentenced to 7.5 years in prison; prosecutors requested 13 years

MP Marina Tauber has been sentenced to seven and a half years in a semi-closed women’s penitentiary for illegally financing the former “Șor” party, declared unconstitutional in June 2023. The sentence was handed down on September 30 by the Chișinău Court based in Buiucani, and will take effect from the date of her arrest. Tauber is currently not in Moldova and has been placed on the wanted list.

Traffic on the Mihai Viteazul Str. bridge in Chișinău has fully resumed after three years

The Mihai Viteazul Str. bridge in Chișinău was fully reopened to traffic after nearly three years of disruptions caused by reconstruction work. The city’s deputy mayor, Irina Gutnic, announced this at the Chișinău City Hall meeting on September 30, although Mayor Ion Ceban had already filmed himself on the same bridge on the last day of the parliamentary election campaign, making the same announcement.

Chișinău Court extends the detention of former MP Vladimir Andronachi by 30 day

Former Democratic MP Vladimir Andronachi will remain in pre-trial detention for another 30 days. The decision was made on Tuesday, September 30, by the Chișinău Court based in Ciocana. The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office announced that the court upheld the request to extend the preventive measure applied to Andronachi.

Higher firewood and coal prices

The Republic of Moldova will enter the cold season with sufficient stocks of firewood. According to the Moldsilva Agency, 135,000 cubic meters of firewood are already in storage, and by the end of the year, supplies will be replenished with another 117,000 cubic meters.

VIDEO // 31 Transnistrian provocateurs documented at "Patriotic" Bloc protest

On Monday, September 29, thirty-one individuals, predominantly from the Transnistrian region, were interrogated at the Centru and Buiucani police inspectorates in Chisinau. This followed their removal from a protest in front of Parliament, organized by the Patriotic Electoral Bloc of Socialists, Communists, Heart and Future of Moldova.

Gabriel Călin, Russian propaganda promoter, detained in Chișinău over campaign funding

The leader of the Christian-Social Union of Moldova (UCSM), Gabriel Călin, was detained on the morning of Tuesday, September 30, in a case regarding the illegal financing of political parties.

Travel alert in Greece: Disruptions in transport and public service provision

Moldovan citizens currently in, transiting through, or planning to travel to Greece are advised that a strike is expected to begin on Wednesday, October 1, at 00:01 local time. This strike will affect several sectors nationwide and is scheduled to last 24 hours.

Moldova applauded in Romanian Parliament: "You mobilized exemplary"

On Monday, September 29, Romanian senators stood up and applauded the results of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, where the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) received over 50% of the votes. Before the session began at 4:00 p.m., the President of the Senate, Mircea Abrudean, congratulated the Moldovan people on the "result of the vote on September 28."

Plahotniuc’s trial will continue: "Many lives ruined by this person"

Lilian Carp, chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee for National Security, Defense and Public Order and candidate from the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) in the upcoming September 28 parliamentary elections, stated that the repeated delays in court hearings regarding former Democratic leader Vladimir Plahotniuc will no longer be tolerated.

Political struggle in the upcoming Legislative: PAS retains its majority, the opposition promises firmness

The preliminary results of the parliamentary elections indicate strong support from the citizens of the Republic of Moldova for a pro-European future. This comes despite a tense electoral environment characterized by challenges related to misinformation and allegations of manipulation. During the "IN CONTEXT" program on Moldova 1 TV, politicians and experts highlighted the increasing civic maturity of society and expressed high expectations for the new Legislature. They called for a commitment to strengthening the European path, implementing economic reforms, and overcoming political divisions for the benefit of the public.

Chisinau man gets 6 years for fake “cheap car” ads

A 47-year-old man from Chișinău was sentenced to six years in prison for committing fraud on five occasions. He was also prohibited from holding any positions or managing property for a period of five years.