In ATU Gagauzia, 2025 was declared the year to celebrate "80 years since the Victory in the Great Patriotic War". However, at national level, the Moldovan authorities declared 2025 the "Year of Mihai Eminescu”, IPN reports.

On her Telegram channel, Bashkan Evgenia Guțul announced the Executive Committee of Gagauzia’s decision and noted that this year will be significant for everyone. "Our children and grandchildren must know about the horrors of war and the heroism of our ancestors thanks to whom we live in peace and harmony today," Guțul explained.

On December 26, 2024, the Parliament adopted a draft decision to declare 2025 the "Year of Mihai Eminescu”. In a month after this decision was taken, on Wednesday, January 22, a separate decree was issued in Comrat, according to which, in ATU Gagauzia, "2025 is dedicated to the 80th anniversary since the Victory in the Great Patriotic War".

Contacted by IPN for a comment, the Government’s spokesman Daniel Vodă said he will come back with a reply.