Several groups of town halls, which bring together 29 localities, have completed this week the necessary procedures for voluntary amalgamation. The announcement was made by the Secretary General of the Government, Alexei Buzu, who specified that the process is expanding in all regions of the country, and more and more communities choose to create common local administrations, reports IPN.

The newly formed groups are Abaclia and Iordanovca, with the administrative center in Abaclia, Carabetovca and Sadaclia, with the center in Sadaclia, as well as the group formed from Balceana, Boghiceni, Lapusna, Pascani, Pervomaiscoe and Secareni, which will have the administrative center in Lapusna.

Other merger decisions were adopted by the localities of Cupcui, Filipeni, Romanovca, and Sarata Noua, with the center in Filipeni, Hansca and Costesti, with the center in Costesti, as well as by Darcauti, Teleseuca, Criscauti, Visoca, and Rudi, which will have the administrative center in Visoca.

Additionally, groups were formed from Cernita, Ciripcau, Cosernita, and Gura Camencii, with the center in Gura Camencii, as well as Rublenita, Baxani, Solcani, and Septelici, with the administrative center in Rublenita.

So far, 17 voluntary amalgamation groups have been established, bringing together 55 town halls and over 90 thousand inhabitants. According to the authorities, infrastructure and development projects for these localities are planned with investments amounting to 366 million lei.