People suffering from mental illness will benefit from a free judicial or extrajudicial expertise paid for by the state with the aim of improving the judicial protection system with annual expenses of approximately 400.000 lei ($21.000)

New petroleum pollutants were detected in Dniester River as water levels rise following recent precipitation and discharges from storage reservoirs; environment Minister traveled to Arionești, Dondușeni district to coordinate decontamination operations

Singer Satoshi will represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with his song “Viva, Moldova!” after winning the national selection; According to fan polls and online rankings, it is currently placed in the top five of early televote predictions

State of alert for energy has been introduced by the National Crisis Management Center; in Tiraspol the supply of heating and hot water has been suspended, with thermal power plants temporarily shut down and cars wait in long lines at gas filling stations

Moldovan MPs will travel to Kyiv on 24 February where a documentary film will commemorate the victims of war; in the evening the Parliament building will be illuminated with a thematic display