Moldova

Schools with a smaller number of students will be supported in achieving educational standards through a financial centraliser, allocated to targeted schools for needs like repairs, purchase of transport means and services, and provision of internships

President Maia Sandu claimed pro-Russian forces illegally interfered in Sunday's presidential polls, which will go to a run-off ballot next month, while referendum results only narrowly approved enshrining EU accession as a national goal

A study on the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture has been launched by the Ministry of the Environment of Moldova, in cooperation with the Stockholm Environment Institute

20 school minibuses were donated from Romania to schools in Moldovan districts, part of a larger effort to ensure every child has access to quality education

Moldovan students can participate in the Future Leaders Exchange Programme, funded by the US State Department, which offers selected students the opportunity to live with an American family and study at a US school during the 2025-2026 academic year

The EU4 project Resilient Moldova - Safe State, Strong Communities, launched in Chisinau, concerns the creation of a safer environment through capacity building of state institutions and efficient management of emergency situations

President Maia Sandu urged citizens to participate massively in the referendum next October, in order to include in the Constitution the way they want

Moldova and Ukraine signed an agreement on cross-border environmental cooperation aimed at protecting the Dniester River, which supplies both countries with drinking water; experts are concerned about its proper implementation and call for vigilance

71 hospital wards have been repaired in recent years with funds from the state budget, while a further 13 wards, as well as food blocks and laundries, have been repaired with the development fund of the National Health Insurance Company

360.215 residents of the Transnistrian region have Moldovan citizenship, as declared by the Public Service Agency; in the last 6 years, almost 30.000 residents of the Transnistrian region have obtained Moldovan citizenship

Over 11.000 applications for admission to higher education were submitted on the website www.eadmitere.gov.md in the first days after the launch of the competition

53 teachers of Romanian language and other school subjects from Gagauzia, Dubasari, Taraclia, Cahul, Balti will travel to Romania for courses in Romanian language, literature and civilisation, the presidential press service reported

The renovation of public buildings and district heating systems, with a focus on school facilities, will be supported by the Scaling Up Energy Efficiency in Europe and Central Asia programme initiated by the World Bank with $54,5 million