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Symbolic illustration: ten country roads converging from villages scattered among hills toward a single administrative building, seen from above in evening light.
LOCAL

Ungheni's single mayor's office, put on paper: 128 positions instead of 152. Votes start Friday

The document describing how the merged administration of Ungheni municipality and nine neighboring localities would work — 78 pages, published on particip.gov.md — was presented on Wednesday, July 15. The administrative apparatus would shrink from almost 152 positions to 128, yet would be „present in every locality”. The same day, in Rădenii Vechi, residents discussed the draft decision of the Pîrlița cluster at the village assembly. The voting calendar is already fixed in official acts: Florițoaia Veche — July 17, Pîrlița — July 27, Sculeni — scheduled for July 31.

Ion Calmis·15 July 2026· News
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.
LOCAL

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
Aerial view at morning light over a river valley with villages scattered among fields, orchards and vineyards, with roads converging toward a larger village — a symbolic image of several rural communities merging
LOCAL

A second merger pole in Ungheni district: Sculeni gathers four communes, one from Fălești

Alongside the municipality of Ungheni, a second bloc is taking shape in the district: the commune of Sculeni is merging with Cioropcani, Buciumeni and with Taxobeni — a commune from the neighbouring district of Fălești. The Secretary General of the Government, Alexei Buzu, promoted the merger in a video; the decisive votes are expected by the end of July.

Ion Calmis·15 June 2026· News
Sergiu Barbacari, head of the Border Police's West Regional Directorate, speaking at a lectern in front of a 'Border Police Day' banner
BORDER & TRANSPORT

Border Police Day in Ungheni, the city that guards the Prut from Cuhnești to Leușeni

On 10 June the Border Police celebrated its professional day, marked in Ungheni too, at the Palace of Culture, where the district administration presented the force with a Diploma of Honour. Beyond the ceremony, the city has a particular reason to celebrate: it hosts the West Regional Directorate, the structure overseeing eight sectors of the Moldovan-Romanian border — including Sculeni, one of the busiest road gateways to the European Union. Ungheni is also home to the country's only institution that trains border police officers.

Ion Calmis·11 June 2026· NewsWHAT'S AT STAKE