Seven awards to be handed over at Cultural Heritage Awards Gala

Seven awards will be given this year at the Cultural Heritage Awards Gala that will take place at the Palace of the Republic on April 18. The Research Award in the field of cultural heritage is the novelty of this year’s edition.

Alexandru Corduneanu, administrator of the Heritage 21 Foundation, at a press conference at IPN said that the following awards will be handed over: Award for citizens’ involvement in protecting and promoting cultural heritage; ICR Award for research in the field of cultural heritage; Award for conservation and restoration of cultural heritage: Award for promoting archaeological heritage: Award for completing and preserving cultural heritage, and pro-heritage media Award. There will also be the Grand Prize for Cultural Heritage, which will be handed over by Minister of Culture Sergiu Prodan.

During the event, a performance of music will be given by Select Quartet Plus led by Mihai Agafița and singers Aurel Chirtoacă and Tatiana Turtureanu, who will sing songs of the heritage of the 1930s and 1960s.

Sergiu Musteață, president of the National Association of Young Historians of Moldova, said that this year’s Cultural Heritage Awards Gala highlights a number of exceptional projects, people, governmental and nongovernmental institutions.

Sergiu Musteață noted that through this project, through the 2024 edition, they aim to demonstrate that there can be unity in terms of attitude towards the past and attitude towards cultural heritage. The Gala focuses on components related to cultural heritage, but in the future can expand to include also intangible and natural heritage.

The event is organized by the Heritage 21 Foundation, the National Association of Young Historians of Moldova and the Institute of Cultural Heritage. The event is supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Chisinau City Hall, TVR Chisinau and Radio Romania Chisinau.

The Cultural Heritage Awards Gala starts at 6 p.m.

Note: IPN Agency offers the right of reply to persons who consider themselves targeted in the news made from the statements of the organizers of this press conference, including by facilitating the organization of another press conference under similar conditions.



Official documents issued in the Republic of Moldova and Germany may now be used in each other’s countries with only an apostille, without the need for the legalization procedure. The measure enters into force following the Federal Republic of Germany’s withdrawal of the reservation it made in 2007 when the Republic of Moldova acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention, IPN reports.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the decision was made following steps taken by Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, during his May 18–19 meeting with his German counterpart, Johann David Wadephul.

The ministry emphasizes that the new system will eliminate the need to visit multiple institutions or diplomatic missions to have documents legalized, which will reduce both the time required and the costs incurred by citizens. The simplified procedure will apply to official documents such as birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates, criminal records, academic diplomas, and diploma supplements.

The Hague Convention on the Apostille entered into force for the Republic of Moldova on March 16, 2007. With its implementation in relations with Germany, the Republic of Moldova will benefit from the same simplified procedure for the recognition of official documents as it does with all 130 states and entities that are parties to the convention.

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Seven awards to be handed over at Cultural Heritage Awards Gala

Seven awards will be given this year at the Cultural Heritage Awards Gala that will take place at the Palace of the Republic on April 18. The Research Award in the field of cultural heritage is the novelty of this year’s edition.

Alexandru Corduneanu, administrator of the Heritage 21 Foundation, at a press conference at IPN said that the following awards will be handed over: Award for citizens’ involvement in protecting and promoting cultural heritage; ICR Award for research in the field of cultural heritage; Award for conservation and restoration of cultural heritage: Award for promoting archaeological heritage: Award for completing and preserving cultural heritage, and pro-heritage media Award. There will also be the Grand Prize for Cultural Heritage, which will be handed over by Minister of Culture Sergiu Prodan.

During the event, a performance of music will be given by Select Quartet Plus led by Mihai Agafița and singers Aurel Chirtoacă and Tatiana Turtureanu, who will sing songs of the heritage of the 1930s and 1960s.

Sergiu Musteață, president of the National Association of Young Historians of Moldova, said that this year’s Cultural Heritage Awards Gala highlights a number of exceptional projects, people, governmental and nongovernmental institutions.

Sergiu Musteață noted that through this project, through the 2024 edition, they aim to demonstrate that there can be unity in terms of attitude towards the past and attitude towards cultural heritage. The Gala focuses on components related to cultural heritage, but in the future can expand to include also intangible and natural heritage.

The event is organized by the Heritage 21 Foundation, the National Association of Young Historians of Moldova and the Institute of Cultural Heritage. The event is supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Chisinau City Hall, TVR Chisinau and Radio Romania Chisinau.

The Cultural Heritage Awards Gala starts at 6 p.m.

Note: IPN Agency offers the right of reply to persons who consider themselves targeted in the news made from the statements of the organizers of this press conference, including by facilitating the organization of another press conference under similar conditions.


Maritime schools could be opened in Moldova following the full transposition of relevant European legislation. The statement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, who noted that there is growing interest in such programs, including from Ukrainian citizens affected by the war, according to IPN.

Vladimir Bolea stated that the new regulations will allow seaman’s books to be issued based on studies completed in the Republic of Moldova at authorized institutions.

The minister told the press that, at present, no ships are sailing under the flag of the Republic of Moldova, but the authorities are working to transpose European legislation and develop the legal framework necessary for the development of this sector.

According to him, the state and the Naval Agency could generate significant revenue both from ships sailing under the Moldovan flag and from institutions that train seafarers.

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1 IANUARIE, 2025
1 IANUARIE, 2025