2023 in Moldova
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{{Year in Moldova|2023}}
Events from the year 2023 in Moldova.
Incumbents
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| Natalia Gavrilița (until 16 February) Dorin Recean (from 16 February) |
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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.{{Cite web |last=Onisim |first=Milena |date=2022-12-30 |title=Legea bugetului de stat pentru anul 2023, publicată în Monitorul Oficial. Când intră în vigoare |url=https://www.zdg.md/importante/legea-bugetului-de-stat-pentru-anul-2023-publicata-in-monitorul-oficial-cand-intra-in-vigoare/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Ziarul de Gardă |language=ro}}
- Changes to Moldova's election code enter force, excepting those for regional elections, that are bound to enter force on 1 January 2024.{{Cite web |last=Beregoi |first=Petru |date=2022-12-23 |title=Modificările operate la Codul electoral, publicate în MO. Unele din prevederi intră în vigoare abia la 1 ianuarie 2024 |url=https://realitatea.md/modificarile-operate-la-codul-electoral-publicate-in-mo-unele-din-prevederi-intra-in-vigoare-abia-la-1-ianuarie-2024/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Realitatea.md |language=ro-RO}}
- 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.{{cite news |last1=Tanas |first1=Alexander |last2=Holmes |first2=David |last3=Popeski |first3=Ron |last4=Oatis |first4=Jonathan |title=Moldova says missile debris found in north of the country |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-says-missile-debris-found-north-country-2023-01-14/ |website=reuters.com |date=14 January 2023 |agency=Reuters |access-date=15 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=Rocket debris found again in Moldova, from war next door |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-8d35f4ea80376c6e9828e79c7f195e22 |website=apnews.com |date=14 January 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=15 January 2023}}
= February =
- 10 February:
- A Russian missile launched as part of an attack against Ukrainian infrastructure crosses the airspace of Moldova.{{cite news|url=https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/o-racheta-ruseasca-ar-fi-survolat-spatiul-aerien-al-republicii-moldova.html|title=O rachetă rusească a trecut prin spațiul aerian al Republicii Moldova. Ministerul Apărării de la Chișinău confirmă|first=Andreea|last=Ghinea|publisher=Pro TV|date=10 February 2023|language=ro}}
- Moldovan prime minister Natalia Gavrilita resigns amid an economic crisis and the collateral effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.{{Cite news |last=Tanas |first=Alexander |date=2023-02-10 |title=Moldovan government quits amid economic turmoil, Russia tensions |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovan-prime-minister-announces-government-resignation-2023-02-10/ |access-date=2023-02-10}}
- 11 February – Moldovan President Maia Sandu names pro-European Union academic Dorin Recean as the next Prime Minister of Moldova.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Moldova names new pro-EU prime minister after government falls amid Russian pressure |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-government-resign-pro-european-union-natalia-gavrilita/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=POLITICO |language=en-US}}
- 13 February – President of Moldova Maia Sandu accuses the Russian government of planning a coup d'état attempt against her.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-13 |title=Moldova's president accuses Russia of plotting coup |url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/moldovas-president-accuses-russia-of-plotting-coup/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=La Prensa Latina Media |language=en-US}}
- 14 February – 2023 Moldova and Romania high-altitude objects: Moldova temporarily closes its airspace after receiving reports of a "balloon-like object".{{Cite news |date=2023-02-14 |title=Moldova briefly shuts airspace after report of balloon-like object |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-has-temporarily-closed-its-airspace-national-airliner-says-2023-02-14/ |access-date=2023-02-15}}
- 16 February - The Ministry of Energy is established.{{cite news|url=https://noi.md/md/economie/expert-ministerul-energiei-se-va-focusa-pe-asigurarea-independentei-energetice-a-r-moldova|title=Expert: "Ministerul Energiei se va focusa pe asigurarea independenței energetice a R. Moldova"|newspaper=Noi.md|date=16 February 2023|language=ro}}
- 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.{{Cite news |last=Tanas |first=Alexander |date=2023-02-22 |title=Putin cancels decree underpinning Moldova's sovereignty in separatist conflict |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-cancels-decree-underpinning-moldovas-sovereignty-separatist-conflict-2023-02-22/ |access-date=2023-02-22}}
= March =
- 16 March – The Moldovan parliament approves a law that formally declares the country's official language as Romanian.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-16 |title=Moldovan parliament approves law on Romanian language |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovan-parliament-approves-law-romanian-language-2023-03-16/ |access-date=2023-04-05}}
= 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.{{Cite news |last=Tanas |first=Alexander |date=2023-04-13 |title=Moldovan opposition leader gets 15 years for huge bank theft |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovan-opposition-leader-gets-15-years-huge-bank-theft-2023-04-13/ |access-date=2023-04-14}}
- 30 April – {{Interlanguage link|2023 Gagauzian gubernatorial election|ro|Alegerea guvernatorului UTA Găgăuzia, 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-18 |title=2023 yılın Çiçek ayın (aprel) 30-da Gagauziya Başkanı seçimneri |url=https://anasozu.com/2023-yilin-cicek-ayin-aprel-30-da-gagauziya-baskani-secimneri/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Ana Sözü |language=Gagauz}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=Назначена новая дата выборов Башкана Гагаузии |url=http://gagauzinfo.md/news/politics/naznachena-novaya-data-vyborov-bashkana-gagauzii |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Gagauzinfo.md |language=ru}}
= 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.{{Cite web |title=Tens of thousands rally in Moldova for EU membership |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/21/pro-government-rally-in-moldovan-capital-draws-tens-of-thousands |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}
= June =
- 1 June – 2nd European Political Community Summit{{Cite news |last=Țicudean |first=Mircea |date=2022-10-07 |title=Următorul summit european va avea loc în R. Moldova |url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/32069539.html |access-date=2023-01-01 |newspaper=Radio Europa Liberă |language=ro}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Remarks by President Charles Michel ahead of the informal meeting of the EU heads of state or government in Prague |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/10/07/remarks-by-president-charles-michel-ahead-of-the-informal-meeting-of-the-eu-heads-of-state-or-government-in-prague/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=European Council |language=}}
- 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=Ukraine and Moldova to construct bridge across Dniester, key link between Kyiv and Chisinau |url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-moldova-construct-bridge-across-144900894.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}
- 19 June – the Șor Party was outlawed by the Constitutional Court of Moldova.{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/19/moldova-bans-pro-russian-shor-party | title=Moldova bans pro-Russian Shor party after months of protests }}{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-bans-pro-russian-shor-party-after-months-protests-2023-06-19/ | title=Moldova bans pro-Russian Shor party after months of protests | newspaper=Reuters | date=19 June 2023 | last1=Tanas | first1=Alexander }}
- 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.{{Cite news |date=2023-06-30 |title=Moldova attack: Two dead as man opens fire inside Chisinau airport |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66070461 |access-date=2023-06-30}}
Scheduled:
- 5 November – 2023 Moldovan local elections
Sports
- 17 August 2022 – 28 May 2023: 2022–23 Moldovan Cup{{Cite web |title=Summary - Cupa - Moldova - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/cupa/20222023/s21727/final-stages/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=int.soccerway.com}}
- 26 August 2022 – May 2023: 2022–23 Moldovan Liga 1{{Cite web |last=IT |first=WEB |title=Divizia-A.md - Чемпионат Молдовы в Дивизии А |url=https://divizia-a.md/ru |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.divizia-a.md |language=ru}}
Deaths
- 9 January – Ala Melnicova, 43, singer.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Doliu în lumea muzicii: Interpreta Ala Melnicova "a plecat prea devreme la Domnul" |url=https://unimedia.info/ro/news/c2b1f3d706b16a7d/doliu-in-lumea-muzicii-interpreta-ala-melnicova-a-plecat-prea-devreme-la-domnul.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=UNIMEDIA |language=ro}}
- 9 January – Gheorghe Ciocoi, 80, poet, essayist and translator.[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] {{in lang|ro}}
- 11 January – Alexandru Donos, 92, journalist and writer.[https://noi.md/md/societate/a-decedat-jurnalistul-si-scriitorul-alexandru-donos A decedat jurnalistul și scriitorul Alexandru Donos] {{in lang|ro}}
- 17 January – Constantin Munteanu, 72, screenwriter, writer and theater director.[https://unimedia.info/ro/news/d00ae92c80d80811/scriitorul-constantin-munteanu-s-a-stins-din-viata.html Scriitorul Constantin Munteanu s-a stins din viață] {{in lang|ro}}
- 18 January – Doina Postolachi, 43, poet and novelist, member of Moldovan Writers' Union and Writers' Union of Romania.[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] {{in lang|ro}}
- 21 January – Sergiu Sumcă, 76, editor, journalist, and astrologer.[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] {{in lang|ro}}
- 22 January – Ștefan Bouroșu, 32, actor.[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] {{in lang|ro}}
- 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.[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”] {{in lang|ro}}
- 20 March – Iurii Lapicus, 27, mixed martial arts fighter, traffic collision.[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] {{in lang|ro}}
- 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.