2025 in Moldova

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Events from the year 2025 in Moldova .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Moldova	Maia Sandu
	Prime Minister of Moldova	Dorin Recean (until 1 November)
		Alexandru Munteanu (from 1 November)
	President of the Parliament	Igor Grosu

Events

January

• 1 January – Russian gas stops flowing to Slovakia and Moldova through the territory of Ukraine. ^[1]

March

• 25 March – Evghenia Guțul, the leader of Gagauzia, is arrested at Chișinău International Airport. ^[2]
• 31 March – Three Russian diplomats are expelled from Moldova on suspicion of involvement in the escape of MP Alexandr Nesterovschi, who was sentenced in absentia to 12 years' imprisonment for illegal political funding. ^[3]

July

• 22 July – Oligarch and former deputy parliament speaker Vladimir Plahotniuc, who fled Moldova in 2019 and is wanted for money laundering and involvement in the theft of $1 billion from the state budget and banking system, is arrested in Greece. ^[4] He is extradited to Moldova on 25 September. ^[5]

August

• 5 August – Evghenia Guțul, the leader of Gagauzia, is sentenced by a court in Chișinău to seven years' imprisonment for channeling undeclared Russian funds to the subsequently banned Șor Party from 2019 to 2022. ^[6]

September

• 8 September – The Czech Security Information Service announces that it had identified a former deputy of the Security and Intelligence Service of Moldova as a member of a trans-European espionage network run by the Belarusian KGB. ^[7]
• 22 September – Police carry out raids on more than 250 locations nationwide as part of a criminal investigation on a destabilization plot blamed on Russia. ^[8]
• 28 September – 2025 Moldovan parliamentary election: The ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) wins a majority of seats in Parliament. ^[9]
• 28 September–5 October – 2025 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship ^[10]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Moldova

Source: ^{[11] [12]}

• 1–2 January – New Year's Day
• 7–8 January – Orthodox Christmas Day
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 20 April – Orthodox Easter Sunday
• 21 April – Orthodox Easter
• 28 April – Easter of Blajini
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 9 May – Victory Day
• 1 June – Children's Day
• 27 August – Independence Day
• 31 August – Romanian Language Day
• 25 December - Catholic Christmas

Deaths

• 3 January – Grigore Eremei, 89, politician and diplomat. ^[13]
• 25 February – Vladimir Beșleagă, 93, writer and politician, MP (1990–1994). ^[14]
• 13 May – Gheorghe Paladi, doctor, specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, full member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. ^[15]
• 24 August – Margareta Ivănuș, 75, singer. ^[16]
• 13 November – Efim Zubcu, 82, politician, deputy (2001–2005). ^[17]

See also

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Europe

References

1. "End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe" . Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. "Kremlin Condemns Arrest of Pro-Russian Leader in Moldova's Gagauzia". The Moscow Times. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
3. "Moldova Expels Russian Diplomats Over Alleged Role in MP's Escape". The Moscow Times. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
4. "Moldovan 'puppeteer' oligarch accused over billion-dollar theft arrested in Greece". TVP World. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
5. "Greece extradites Moldova's once most powerful oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc". The Kyiv Independent. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
6. "Kremlin Condemns Jailing of Pro-Russian Regional Leader in Moldova". The Moscow Times. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
7. "Romania, Czechia, and Hungary disband Belarusian espionage network in Europe". The Kyiv Independent. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
8. "Moldovan Police Raid 250 Sites Tied to Suspected Russian Interference". The Moscow Times. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
9. "Moldova's pro-EU party wins vote mired in claims of Russian interference". BBC. 29 September 2025.
10. "Moldova to host 2025 U19 Futsal EURO in Chișinău". UEFA. 24 September 2024.
11. "Moldova Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
12. "Holidays and Observances in Moldova in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
13. "Astăzi a fost înmormântat ultimul om care a condus RSS Moldovenească". Telegraph Moldova - Agenție de presă. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
14. Rosca, Oxana (2025-02-25). "Scriitorul Vladimir Beșleagă s-a stins din viață". Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-05-13.
15. "Medicul Gheorghe Paladi s-a stins din viață". moldova1. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
16. Малыгина, Александра (2025-08-24). "Ушла из жизни Маргарета Ивануш — легенда молдавской эстрады: Певице было 75 лет". Новости Mail (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
17. "Efim Zubcu, fost deputat în Parlamentul din Moldova, a murit: Suferea de o boală gravă". tv8.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-11-14.

External links

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