Moldova Matters is an English Language newsletter focused what is happening in Moldova and why it matters
27/11/2025
This week, Moldova and Romania commemorated the passing of Ilie Ilașcu - a national hero for his role in confronting the Transnistrian “authorities.” We also look at the latest political news, and a fascinating archeological find by 2 Moldovan grade school students.
Russian drones violated Moldovan airspace multiple times with one crash landing on the roof of a house. Also, Moldovan and Romanian customs officers seized a shipment containing anti-tank missiles and MANPADS leaving Moldova. All this and more in this week’s roundup.
A tragedy has highlighted the failure to secure the derelict Hotel National - and created a scandal as to who is responsible. Also, a new series of MPs have resigned from parliament as the window closes for people to either ditch their old jobs, or leave their new office. All this and more in this week’s roundup.
Today I’m announcing a new non-profit that I co-founded - the Moldova Resilience Fund. This US based 501c3 will support independent media, civil society and civic activism groups in Moldova. Read this announcement to find out more - and how you can get involved.
Today the Journo Birds team write about the story of Simpals - one of Moldova’s most successful local IT companies and a veritable factory of innovative startups!
The EU gives Moldova high marks on reforms, Gagauzia backtracks on Shor, Plaha says he would be out already if there wasn’t this pesky “justice reform” and a truly ludicrous MMA match planned in Chisinau. All this and more in this week’s roundup.
"Before the first missile struck our neighbour Ukraine, the first weapon was the lie." President Sandu spoke at the Paris Peace Forum on the threats democracies face in an age of state sponsored disinformation, algorithmic social media that drives division and in an age where discussions of “freedom of speech” quickly runs into AI and bots. The speech is thought provoking and worth reading here in full.
In Part 1 of our Meet the Ministers series we take a deep dive into Prime Minister Munteanu’s new cabinet. Who’s out, who’s in, and what does it signal going forward?
Alexandru Munteanu presented the program of his new government yesterday for a vote of confidence in parliament. We take a deep dive into this program to see what the new PM has planned for the next 4 years.
From the Journo Birds team, Patricia Mihailă tells the story of Moldova’s migration from hand scribbled medical prescriptions to a secure, online e-prescription system. It’s just one more fascinating story of how Moldova is using digital infrastructure to simplify people’s daily lives.
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