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22 Feb 2012 (Agentia Informationala de Stat-Moldpres) Moldova's Labour, Social Protection and Family Minister, Valentina Buliga, has announced that Friday, March 9, 2012, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Moldova on account of the upcoming International Women's Day public holiday. • 08 Dec 2011 (Jurnal-Chisinau) The government of Moldova has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Moldova for the upcoming calendar year 2012. • 18 Feb 2011 (Jurnal-Chisinau) The government of Moldova has declared Monday, March 7, 2011, as a one-off bridge public sector holiday to link the weekend to the annual March 8 International women's Day public holiday. • 10 Aug 2010 (Jurnal-Chisinau) Earlier this afternoon, the government of Moldova announced that it had declared Monday, August 30, 2010, as an additional one-off non-working public holiday throughout Moldova. • 26 Jun 2010 (RIA Novosti-Chisinau) Moldova's interim president, Mihai Ghimpu, has signed a decree declaring that June 28 as "Day of Soviet Occupation". • 05 May 2010 (UNIMEDIA-Chisinau) Moldova's Minister of Labour, Social Welfare and Family, Valentina Buliga, has announced that May 15 would henceforth be a public holiday in Moldova, to be included in the list of holidays and days of rest as Family Day. • 15 Apr 2010 (Parlamentul Republicii Moldova-Chisinau) The Moldovan government has introduced a draft law "On holidays, commemorative days and days of rest in Moldova" (nr. 262, 13 aprilie 2010). • 04 Dec 2009 (Jurnal-Chisinau) Moldova's Prime Minister, Vladimir Filat, has announced that his government had decided to declare Friday, December 25, 2009, Western Christmas, for the first time as a non-working public holiday. • 01 Jul 2009 (Interlic-Chisinau) The government of Moldova has confirmed that Wednesday, July 29, 2009, the date of the upcoming elections, would be a day of rest (public holiday). • 21 Jun 2009 (ProTV-Chisinau) Moldova's President, Vladimir Voronin, has dissolved the Legislature, and announced that early legislative elections on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, a date which is expected to be declare a one-off public holiday. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Moldova public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Moldova are regulated by Article 111 of the Labour Code of the Republic of Moldova, Codul muncii al Republicii Moldova, (N 154-XV from 28.03.2003 and N 159-162, art.648, Official Monitor of the Republic of Moldova). • Bridge Public Holidays: The aforementioned Labour Code specifies, in Article 111, Section 5, that the Government has the right to transfer non-working days to other days (eg. if a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday). • Chisinau Day (Hramul Chisinaului) used to be celebrated on the first Saturday in October. However, beginning with 2001, this celebration became fixed and now it is always celebrated on October 14. • Moldova International Codes MD and MDA (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .md (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Moldova information and news: National Bank of Moldova (Moldova central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Moldova maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Moldova), and Wikipedia (includes Moldova commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Moldova, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2012 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Moldova, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Moldova, before planning any trip to Moldova. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.