Press Review. Friday, May 5, 2023.
InfoMarket Agency presents:
* "Moldavskiye Vedomosti"
- Maia Sandu's light bulb: Only 3,432 million out of 5,870 million lei were spent on compensations. Where is the rest?
If the authorities had not stolen the money allocated for energy costs compensation, each pensioner could have had his pension increased by 403 lei.
- Chicu: What is the "job" on reducing the gas tariff?
Prime Minister Dorin Recean has promised that the country will enter the new heating season with lower gas tariffs. Former Prime Minister Ion Chicu asked for clarification of what this work consists of and why the tariffs were not lowered given the fall in prices on the markets.
* "Saptamana"
- Light comes from the East. So, from Ukraine
SA Energocom announces that for the month of May it will purchase 290 thousand MWh from the Moldovan Thermoelectric Power Plant in the Transnistrian region (MGRES), which is 92% of the electricity needs. The price is USD 66/MWh, agreed last month for a period of 6 months. The rest of the electricity will be purchased from Ukrhidroenergo, a preliminary total volume of 30 thousand MWh.
- First and second day of summer. All prepare for the summit
Early this summer, i.e. on 1 and 2 June, Chisinau will not be like any other time. Everything is postponed. Only the European Summit remains on the agenda. The occasion will possibly be the reason to finish the repair of the long-suffering street of 31 August 1989.
* "Moldova Suverana"
- Russia's aggressive contempt for Moldova
Russia's murderous jailer gives lessons in freedom to those he wants to kill.
* "Ekonomicheskoye Obozreniye"
- Earn It Yourself!
The absolute poverty rate in Moldova jumped from 24.5% to 31.1% in 2022 (see table). These data are published this week by official statistics.
- Alco-markets may be forbidden discounts
Alco-markets in Moldova may be forbidden to set discounts on alcohol products. This was reported to "Logos Press" by the National Public Health Agency (ANSP).
* Media
- NM Espresso: about the searches in Chisinau City Hall, Sandu's trip to the coronation and the authorities' promise to small business (newsmaker.md)
- Government wants to build two energy interconnection lines with U.S. money (mold-street.com)
- IMPORTANT for Moldovans with Romanian ID! How many people will be able to stay at the same address across the Prut (realitatea.md)







