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A decorative wheelbarrow painted purple, full of a large bunch of lavender, in a lavender field under a cloudy sky — at «Lavanda Story», the finish of the first «VeloVineri» stage.
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Ungheni gets on its bike every Friday: «VeloVineri» becomes a weekly ride

The first stage of the second «VeloVineri» season drew dozens of Ungheni residents on Friday, 26 June 2026, who cycled from the city hall along the main streets to the «Lavanda Story» lavender field. And it is no longer a one-off: the city hall has announced that «VeloVineri» will continue every Friday at 4 p.m. in the coming months. Beyond the exercise and socialising, the stakes are real — a city with 311 cars per thousand residents and narrow bike lanes that wants to convince people to leave the car at home.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· News
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Illustration: a calm lake in northern Europe, surrounded by conifer and birch forests, at sunset — evoking Molėtai, Lithuania's «land of lakes».
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What Ungheni is looking for in Lithuania's «land of lakes»: the story of the district's partnership with Molėtai

A delegation from the Ungheni District Council attended the city festival of Molėtai, Lithuania — «Among the Lakes and Stars» — on 28 June 2026. Behind the festive trip lies a partnership agreement signed back in 2012 between Ungheni district and Molėtai district, revived this year. Who the Lithuanian partner really is, why the delegation included investment and cadastre officials, and what the link has delivered so far — an explainer on one of the district's quietest external bridges.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· Explainer
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Eight white footballs with a colourful pattern, lined up on the sideline of a grass pitch under bright sun, before the return-leg matches.
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Haiduc Bumbăta wins the return leg 7-2 and will face FC Barsa in the «MAGIRUS» Cup

The opening round of the Ungheni district «MAGIRUS» Cup 2026 has its verdict: FC Haiduc Bumbăta beat FC Start Pîrlița 7-2 (11-5 on aggregate) and will face FC Barsa Ungheni in the second round — even though it played without a suspended player. Alongside Bumbăta, Zagarancea, Mănoilești and Regina Maria Ungheni also advanced, the last of them by a whisker, losing the return leg but holding on 5-4 on aggregate.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· News
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Symbolic illustration: a summer football pitch with a ball in the foreground and teenagers training in the background, seen from a distance, with no identifiable faces.
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July 4, in France: children from Ungheni district play in the “Friendship Cup”, alongside Ukraine and Romania

FC Zagarancea, the team of a commune in Ungheni district, represents the Republic of Moldova on July 4 in Montmorillon, France, at the international youth tournament the “Friendship Cup” — alongside the French hosts, Romania and Ukraine. The boys, gathered by physical-education teacher Sebastian Andriuța, got there through a chain of town twinnings: Zagarancea twinned with Putna in January 2025, and Putna has been linked with Montmorillon since 2013. At the first edition, held last year in Putna itself, the team from Zagarancea won.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· News
A craftswoman in a traditional embroidered blouse, sunglasses pushed up on her forehead, sits at a table covered with hand-stitched embroideries and towels; behind her, a white blouse on a hanger and a stall of handmade objects.
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How the embroidered shirt became a peace tool in Costuleni: refugee and local women at one festival

The village of Costuleni in Ungheni district hosted the festival "Thread by thread — traditions, peace and hand-sewn shirts," closing a community initiative led by a group of women. Beyond the embroidered shirts on display, the event was the visible end of a project funded by UN Women Moldova through the Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund — one that uses craft as a bridge between local women and refugee women.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· News
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Aerial view at dawn over four Moldovan villages scattered among fields, orchards and vineyards, linked by roads that converge toward a single administrative building — a symbolic image of four communes debating the merger of their town halls.
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Four communes, one town hall: Sculeni opens consultations, proposals due by July 8

The Sculeni Communal Council has formally launched the draft decision on the voluntary merger of the communes of Sculeni, Cioropcani and Buciumeni (Ungheni district) with Taxobeni (Fălești district). Residents' proposals are being collected between June 23 and July 8, by e-mail or at the town hall, and the notice is posted on the national platform particip.gov.md. It is, however, only an early transparency step — the full draft and the public consultations themselves come later.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· News
Illustration: a blazing sun in a scorching sky over a small town in Moldova, hot asphalt and air shimmering with heat, with no identifiable people.
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Heat to hit 38 °C in Ungheni from Tuesday, with tropical nights — orange code, red in the south

The Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring has issued a heatwave warning for 28 June – 1 July. In Ungheni, in the centre of the country, the code rises from yellow (28–29 June, +33…+35 °C) to orange (30 June – 1 July, +36…+38 °C), while the south falls under a red code with +39…+41 °C. Nights stay above 20 degrees, and for the people of Ungheni the practical point is simple: how to cool off without becoming a statistic — in the municipality, only the Prut and Delia beaches have lifeguards.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· Explainer
AI-generated illustration: a football on the grass of a stadium pitch in summer light, evoking a pre-season friendly.
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FCM Ungheni lose 0-1 at Bacău to an own goal — their first test against a Romanian side

The city's club narrowly lost its first pre-season friendly against a team from outside Moldova: 0-1 away to FC Bacău, a Romanian second-division club. The only goal was an own goal by defender Octavian Vatavu after a shot from the hosts. Unlike the matches against Dacia Buiucani and Zimbru, this time Ungheni faced an opponent from their own tier.

Ion Calmis·27 June 2026· News
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