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Rows of older cars parked on an asphalt lot in a provincial town, with low-rise blocks and houses on a hill in the background — illustrative image.
LOCAL

34,700 vehicles registered in Ungheni raion, of which 23,527 are cars

At the newsroom's request, the Public Services Agency confirmed the raion's vehicle fleet as of 1 July 2026: 34,700 vehicles, of which 23,527 are cars — over two thirds of the total. These are the figures on which the new homologation law rests, though from 2029 it will apply only to cars brought in after that date. Who will carry out homologation in Ungheni and what it will cost remains, the ASP says, «premature» to determine.

Ion Calmis·21 July 2026· Analysis
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A mechanic seen from behind, beneath a car raised on a hydraulic lift in a vehicle inspection bay; metal shelves stacked with boxed car parts in the background
NATIONAL

«x lei» — that is what the government wrote where the price of approving an EU-imported car should be

Parliament has passed, in first reading, a law requiring type approval for every vehicle brought into the country and every car part placed on the market. Moldova has no such system today — and in the government's own tariff table, all eight services read «x lei». The only figure in the document is the European benchmark: 80–180 euros for an individual approval. The law takes effect only on 1 January 2029, and the Public Services Agency — the very body that will carry out the approvals — told the ministry that «the impact of the draft law on the national public budget cannot be positive».

Ion Calmis·14 July 2026· ExplainerWHAT'S AT STAKE