2023 in Moldova explained

Events from the year 2023 in Moldova.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Moldova	Maia Sandu
	Prime Minister of Moldova	Natalia Gavrilița (until 16 February)Dorin Recean (from 16 February)
	President of the Parliament	Igor Grosu

Events

January

• 1 January:
  • The law for the 2023 state budget enters force, with the following numbers: a government revenue amassing 64.8 billion Moldovan lei, 83.1 billion lei spendings and a budget deficit of 18.3 billion lei.^[1]
  • Changes to Moldova's election code enter force, excepting those for regional elections, that are bound to enter force on 1 January 2024.^[2]
• 14 January – Due to a wave of Russian missile strikes against Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a missile falls within the territory of Moldova, in the village of Larga.^{[3] [4]}

February

• 10 February:
  • A Russian missile launched as part of an attack against Ukrainian infrastructure crosses the airspace of Moldova.^[5]
  • Moldovan prime minister Natalia Gavrilita resigns amid an economic crisis and the collateral effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.^[6]
• 11 February – Moldovan President Maia Sandu names pro-European Union academic Dorin Recean as the next Prime Minister of Moldova.^[7]
• 13 February – President of Moldova Maia Sandu accuses the Russian government of planning a coup d'état attempt against her.^[8]
• 14 February – 2023 Moldova and Romania high-altitude objects: Moldova temporarily closes its airspace after receiving reports of a "balloon-like object".^[9]
• 16 February - The Ministry of Energy is established.^[10]
• 22 February – Russian President Vladimir Putin revokes a 2012 foreign policy decree which respects Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the political status of the breakaway Transnistria region.^[11]

March

• 16 March – The Moldovan parliament approves a law that formally declares the country's official language as Romanian.^[12]

April

• 13 April – A Court of Appeal of the Republic of Moldova sentence the pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Shor to 15 years in prison in absentia.^[13]
• 30 April – ^{[14] [15]}

May

• 21 May – Moldovan protests: More than 75,000 people gather in Chișinău to demonstrate in favor of Moldova joining the EU, following a call for the pro-European rally European Moldova National Assembly by President Maia Sandu in order to outdo anti-government and pro-Russian demonstrations organized by the opposition.^[16]

June

• 1 June – 2nd European Political Community Summit^{[17] [18]}
• 12 June – Moldova and Ukraine sign an agreement to build a bridge across their border over the Dniester river between Cosăuți, Moldova, and Yampil, Ukraine, bypassing the unrecognised state of Transnistria.^[19]
• 19 June – the Șor Party was outlawed by the Constitutional Court of Moldova.^{[20] [21]}
• 30 June – Chișinău International Airport shooting: Two people are killed after a man opens fire at Chișinău International Airport, Moldova. The perpetrator is wounded and detained.^[22]

Scheduled:

• 5 November – 2023 Moldovan local elections

Sports

• 17 August 2022 – 28 May 2023: 2022–23 Moldovan Cup^[23]
• 26 August 2022 – May 2023: 2022–23 Moldovan Liga 1^[24]

Deaths

• 9 January – Ala Melnicova, 43, singer.^[25]
• 9 January – Gheorghe Ciocoi, 80, poet, essayist and translator.^[26]
• 11 January – Alexandru Donos, 92, journalist and writer.^[27]
• 17 January – Constantin Munteanu, 72, screenwriter, writer and theater director.^[28]
• 18 January – Doina Postolachi, 43, poet and novelist, member of Moldovan Writers' Union and Writers' Union of Romania.^[29]
• 21 January – Sergiu Sumcă, 76, editor, journalist, and astrologer.^[30]
• 22 January – Ștefan Bouroșu, 32, actor.^[31]
• 13 February – Oleg Bejenar, 51, footballer (Tiligul Tiraspol, Dinamo Bender) and manager (Speranța Crihana Veche), heart attack.
• 24 February – Teodor Țîrdea, 85, professor and philosopher.^[32]
• 20 March – Iurii Lapicus, 27, mixed martial arts fighter, traffic collision.^[33]
• 22 June – Victor Pușcaș, 79, politician and jurist, MP (1990–1994) and president of the Constitutional Court (2001–2007).
• 29 June – Semion Odainic, 84, painter.

See also

• 2022–2023 Moldovan energy crisis
• 2022–2023 Moldovan protests

Notes and References

1. Web site: Onisim . Milena . 2022-12-30 . Legea bugetului de stat pentru anul 2023, publicată în Monitorul Oficial. Când intră în vigoare . 2023-01-01 . . ro.
2. Web site: Beregoi . Petru . 2022-12-23 . Modificările operate la Codul electoral, publicate în MO. Unele din prevederi intră în vigoare abia la 1 ianuarie 2024 . 2023-01-01 . Realitatea.md . ro-RO.
3. News: Tanas . Alexander . Holmes . David . Popeski . Ron . Oatis . Jonathan . Moldova says missile debris found in north of the country . reuters.com . 14 January 2023 . Reuters . 15 January 2023.
4. Web site: Rocket debris found again in Moldova, from war next door . apnews.com . 14 January 2023 . Associated Press . 15 January 2023.
5. News: O rachetă rusească a trecut prin spațiul aerian al Republicii Moldova. Ministerul Apărării de la Chișinău confirmă. Andreea. Ghinea. Pro TV. 10 February 2023. ro.
6. News: Tanas . Alexander . 2023-02-10 . Moldovan government quits amid economic turmoil, Russia tensions . en . Reuters . 2023-02-10.
7. Web site: 2023-02-10 . Moldova names new pro-EU prime minister after government falls amid Russian pressure . 2023-02-12 . POLITICO . en-US.
8. Web site: 2023-02-13 . Moldova's president accuses Russia of plotting coup . 2023-02-13 . La Prensa Latina Media . en-US.
9. News: 2023-02-14 . Moldova briefly shuts airspace after report of balloon-like object . en . Reuters . 2023-02-15.
10. News: Expert: "Ministerul Energiei se va focusa pe asigurarea independenței energetice a R. Moldova". Noi.md. 16 February 2023. ro.
11. News: Tanas . Alexander . 2023-02-22 . Putin cancels decree underpinning Moldova's sovereignty in separatist conflict . en . Reuters . 2023-02-22.
12. News: 2023-03-16 . Moldovan parliament approves law on Romanian language . en . Reuters . 2023-04-05.
13. News: Tanas . Alexander . 2023-04-13 . Moldovan opposition leader gets 15 years for huge bank theft . en . Reuters . 2023-04-14.
14. Web site: 2022-08-18 . 2023 yılın Çiçek ayın (aprel) 30-da Gagauziya Başkanı seçimneri . 2023-01-01 . . Gagauz.
15. Web site: 2022-08-16 . Назначена новая дата выборов Башкана Гагаузии . 2023-01-01 . Gagauzinfo.md . ru.
16. Web site: Tens of thousands rally in Moldova for EU membership . 2023-05-22 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
17. News: Țicudean . Mircea . 2022-10-07 . Următorul summit european va avea loc în R. Moldova . 2023-01-01 . Radio Europa Liberă . ro.
18. Web site: 2022-10-07 . Remarks by President Charles Michel ahead of the informal meeting of the EU heads of state or government in Prague . 2023-01-01 . .
19. Web site: 2023-06-12 . Ukraine and Moldova to construct bridge across Dniester, key link between Kyiv and Chisinau . 2023-06-13 . Yahoo News . en-US.
20. Web site: Moldova bans pro-Russian Shor party after months of protests .
21. News: Moldova bans pro-Russian Shor party after months of protests . Reuters . 19 June 2023 . Tanas . Alexander .
22. News: 2023-06-30 . Moldova attack: Two dead as man opens fire inside Chisinau airport . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-06-30.
23. Web site: Summary - Cupa - Moldova - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway . 2022-11-29 . int.soccerway.com.
24. Web site: IT . WEB . Divizia-A.md - Чемпионат Молдовы в Дивизии А . 2022-11-29 . www.divizia-a.md . ru.
25. Web site: 2023-01-09 . Doliu în lumea muzicii: Interpreta Ala Melnicova "a plecat prea devreme la Domnul" . 2023-01-09 . UNIMEDIA . ro.
26. https://unimedia.info/ro/news/038f2995ec72fa36/s-a-stins-din-viata-maestrul-emerit-al-artei-scriitorul-gheorghe-ciocoi.html S-a stins din viață Maestrul Emerit al Artei, scriitorul Gheorghe Ciocoi
27. https://noi.md/md/societate/a-decedat-jurnalistul-si-scriitorul-alexandru-donos A decedat jurnalistul și scriitorul Alexandru Donos
28. https://unimedia.info/ro/news/d00ae92c80d80811/scriitorul-constantin-munteanu-s-a-stins-din-viata.html Scriitorul Constantin Munteanu s-a stins din viață
29. https://unimedia.info/ro/news/ac4660356e655856/s-a-stins-din-viata-poeta-si-romanciera-doina-postolachi-sincere-condoleante-celor-care-i-au-citit-cartile-si-sufletul.html S-a stins din viață poeta și romanciera Doina Postolachi: Sincere condoleanțe celor care i-au citit cărțile şi sufletul
30. https://tv8.md/2023/23/01/jurnalistul-si-astrologul-sergiu-sumca-s-a-stins-din-viata-ce-varsta-avea/221018 Jurnalistul și astrologul Sergiu Sumcă s-a stins din viață: Ce vârstă avea
31. https://www.zdg.md/stiri/stiri-sociale/un-actor-de-32-de-ani-gasit-mort-intr-un-apartament-din-chisinau-detalii-din-ancheta/ Un actor de 32 de ani, găsit mort într-un apartament din Chișinău. Detalii din anchetă
32. https://unimedia.info/ro/news/85642bb8b7a3e9b6/a-incetat-din-viata-filosoful-si-profesorul-universitar-teodor-tirdea-o-personalitate-deosebita.html A încetat din viață filosoful și profesorul universitar Teodor Țîrdea: „O personalitate deosebită”
33. https://realitatea.md/luptatorul-mma-iurii-lapicus-originar-din-republica-moldova-a-murit-in-italia/ Luptătorul MMA, Iurii Lapicus, originar din Republica Moldova, a murit în Italia