DECEMBER DIGEST. Most important news articles of „IPN Chișinău” news flow

December 2: Several playgrounds for children have been set up in the locality of Cruzesti in Chisinau municipality. The project is worth 150 000 lei. The initiative belongs to the local authorities, but was realized with investments allocated by the Chisinau City Hall.

December 2: 94 people are sheltered at the Center for Shelter and Orientation for homeless people in Haltei Street, Chisinau municipality. The center is open continuously. At night or during the day, people in need can find a roof over their heads here.

December 2: Residents of the capital are encouraged to join the Christmas Caravan campaign by making gifts for needy families. The gifts will be collected from December 3-20 at the Botanica district of the capital's Botanica prefecture, 10 Teilor Street, and then distributed to the families.

December 3: The deadline for registration for the Municipal Festival of Volunteers was extended. Individual volunteers or team coordinators who have not yet managed to submit their application can do so until December 9.

December 3: The municipality of Chisinau next year aims to collect 520.5 million lei in the local budget from local taxes, by 132.5 million more than in 2024. The tax for commercial units is to bring 266 million lei or 51.1% of the planned revenues to the municipal budget. The document was proposed for public consultations.

December 3: Work has started on the construction of a public parking lot on Arheolog Ion Casian Suruceanu street, in the Telecentru district in the central sector of the capital. According to the Chisinau City Hall, at the initial stage, teams of workers are excavating the soil to prepare the surface for further interventions.

December 9: The management of the Central Market in Chisinau will be changed this week, mayor Ion Ceban announced at the ordinary meeting of officials of municipal services. The mayor explained that the individuals and economic agents "are required to pay illegal taxes for selling and staying on the territory of the market."

December 9: On Tuesday, traffic will be partially suspended on a section of Armenești Street in connection with the filming of the movie project "Sacalii" (Jackals), a Moldovan-Romanian co-production directed by Igor Cobileanschi.

December 10: The municipal councilors of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) announce that they will not support the introduction of the sanitation tax and that they will vote for the Chisinau City Hall's budget only under certain conditions. At a press conference, the councillors said that the proposed budget for next year is anti-social and deprives vulnerable people of support.

December 14: The access of vehicles to the center of Chisinau will be restricted on Saturday in connection with the holding of the social-sports event "Christmas Marathon”. The authorities announced that between 06:00 a.m. and 03:00 p.m., the section of Stefan cel Mare Ștefan cel Mare Blvd between the streets Bodoni and Pushkin, will be closed to vehicle traffic, as will be the section between the streets Pushkin and Ismail, from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m.

December 14: The staff working in cooking blocks of kindergartens in Chisinau will receive financial support from the municipal budget, in the total amount of 1,957,700 lei. "There are 128 kindergartens attended by 32,151 children in Chisinau, and 608 staff units are available at cooking blocks, but only 560 of these are occupied. Respectively, there is a shortage of 144 employees," said the Chisinau City Hall.

December 16: In frosty weather, when it becomes unbearable to resist outside for a long time, people who do not have a roof over their heads can find refuge at the "Accommodation and Orientation Center for the Homeless", located on Haltei Street in the capital city. Some come and go after a warm night, others stay for a few days or more, but there are also those for whom the center has become "Home". Today the center hosts around 75 people, but has an accommodation capacity of 100 places. Up to 150 people can be accommodated if needed.

December 21: In the Chisinau municipality, 291 elevators in residential blocks have been repaired, announces the General Directorate of Housing and Urban Planning. Small capacity elevators have been rehabilitated, as well as large elevators, which allow the transportation of equipment. The standard service life of an elevator is 25 years, and many of the capital's elevators have exceeded it.

December 21: Chisinau City Hall has allocated in 2024 about 27 million lei for choreographic profile classes, available exclusively in Chisinau municipality. In the capital, 120 such classes are open in 16 educational institutions. At the same time, the municipality has also invested in plastic arts, theater, music and sports classes.

December 23: A new multifunctional stadium will be built on the territory of "Gheorghe Madan" Secondary School in Trușeni. According to the Chisinau City Hall, it will be divided into areas for sports, leisure spaces and outdoor recreational activities.

December 24: The Chisinau City Hall organizes a concert on Christmas Eve, entitled "Chisinau carols – Christmas with you". On the evening of December 24, the municipality invites the public to the Great National Assembly Square.

December 24: Students enter the winter vacation on Wednesday, December 25. The second semester of the academic year will begin on January 9. Deputy head of the General Division of Education, Youth and Sports of the Chisinau City Hall Andrei Pavaloi said that the vacation will last for 15 days. During this period, those interested will be able to attend an extracurricular program of activities, including at the 13 creative centers in the city.

December 24: The cleanup company "Autosalubritate" informs the citizens that the waste collection services during the Christmas holidays will operate according to the usual schedule in Chisinau. Thus, on Wednesday, December 25, the teams will work between 05:00 a.m. and 08:00 p.m., with a staff of almost 120 employees and 54 special trucks that will collect waste in all sectors.

December 24: This weekend, the Chisinau City Hall is organizing a series of fairs featuring local products and Christmas traditions. Residents of Chisinau have the opportunity to purchase seasonal agricultural products while supporting local producers.

December 30: The units of transport, including public transport, will not have access to the Great National Assembly Square on December 31, from 02:00 p.m., the Chisinau City Hall announced.

December 31: The Chisinau City Hall this year continues the tradition of providing financial support to long-lived couples and centenarians in gratitude for their stability, loyalty and contribution to the community. 621 long-lived couples and 8 people over 100 years old received financial assistance within a program dedicated to them.

December 31: On New Year's Eve, the residents and guests of the capital city are invited to a concert titled "A Winter Night's Dream". The event starts at 10:00 p.m. in the Great National Assembly Square and will involve artists and bands loved by the Moldovan public.

December 31: On New Year's Eve, all the decorative lights in the capital city will remain connected. However, on the night of January 2, the decorative lighting will be turned off throughout the city, except for the light bulbs on the Christmas tree in the Great National Assembly Square and in the Cathedral Square, mayor general of Chisinau municipality Ion Ceban announced.