2017 in Moldova

Events in the year 2017 in Moldova.

Incumbents

• President – Igor Dodon
• Prime Minister – Pavel Filip
• President of the Parliament – Andrian Candu

Events

January

• 4 January - President Igor Dodon visited the city of Bender in the breakaway republic of Transnistria, making hin the first Moldovan leader to visit the region since 2009.

April

• 19 April - Moldova is granted observer Status in the Eurasian Economic Union in April 2017.

October

• 17 October - The Constitutional Court of Moldova temporarily suspended President Igor Dodon's powers as President of Moldova for failing to appoint in proposed Eugen Sturza as Defence Minister.

December

• 2 December - Celebrations in honour of the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Moldovan Democratic Republic took place.

Deaths

• 28 January – Ion Ungureanu, actor and politician (b. 1935).
• 29 January – Ruslan Barburoș, footballer (b. 1978).
• 3 February – Gheorghe Pârlea, actor (b.1944)

References