2023 in Moldova
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| Photo | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| President of Moldova | Maia Sandu | |
| Prime Minister of Moldova | Natalia Gavrilița (until 16 February)
Dorin Recean (from 16 February) | |
| President of the Parliament | Igor Grosu |
Events
January
- 1 January:
- The law for the 2023 state budget enters force, with the following numbers: a government revenue amassing 64.8 billion Moldovan lei, 83.1 billion lei spendings and a budget deficit of 18.3 billion lei.[1]
- Changes to Moldova's election code enter force, excepting those for regional elections, that are bound to enter force on 1 January 2024.[2]
- 14 January – Due to a wave of Russian missile strikes against Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a missile falls within the territory of Moldova, in the village of Larga.[3][4]
February
- 10 February:
- A Russian missile launched as part of an attack against Ukrainian infrastructure crosses the airspace of Moldova.[5]
- Moldovan prime minister Natalia Gavrilita resigns amid an economic crisis and the collateral effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.[6]
- 11 February – Moldovan President Maia Sandu names pro-European Union academic Dorin Recean as the next Prime Minister of Moldova.[7]
- 13 February – President of Moldova Maia Sandu accuses the Russian government of planning a coup d'état attempt against her.[8]
- 14 February – 2023 Moldova and Romania high-altitude objects: Moldova temporarily closes its airspace after receiving reports of a "balloon-like object".[9]
- 16 February - The Ministry of Energy is established.[10]
- 22 February – Russian President Vladimir Putin revokes a 2012 foreign policy decree which respects Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the political status of the breakaway Transnistria region.[11]
March
- 16 March – The Moldovan parliament approves a law that formally declares the country's official language as Romanian.[12]
April
- 13 April – A Court of Appeal of the Republic of Moldova sentence the pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Shor to 15 years in prison in absentia.[13]
- 30 April – 2023 Gagauzian gubernatorial election[14][15]
May
- 21 May – Moldovan protests: More than 75,000 people gather in Chișinău to demonstrate in favor of Moldova joining the EU, following a call for the pro-European rally European Moldova National Assembly by President Maia Sandu in order to outdo anti-government and pro-Russian demonstrations organized by the opposition.[16]
June
- 1 June – 2nd European Political Community Summit[17][18]
- 12 June – Moldova and Ukraine sign an agreement to build a bridge across their border over the Dniester river between Cosăuți, Moldova, and Yampil, Ukraine, bypassing the unrecognised state of Transnistria.[19]
- 19 June – the Șor Party was outlawed by the Constitutional Court of Moldova.[20][21]
- 30 June – Chișinău International Airport shooting: Two people are killed after a man opens fire at Chișinău International Airport, Moldova. The perpetrator is wounded and detained.[22]
Scheduled:
- 5 November – 2023 Moldovan local elections
Sports
- 17 August 2022 – 28 May 2023: 2022–23 Moldovan Cup[23]
- 26 August 2022 – May 2023: 2022–23 Moldovan Liga 1[24]
