Vaslui and Bălți to establish sister city partnership

Vaslui local councilors are scheduled to meet in an extraordinary session on November 6, 2026, to approve a sister city agreement with Bălți, Moldova. This partnership marks the seventh such association for Vaslui, which is the largest city it has partnered with to date.

The agreement follows a letter of intent sent by the Bălți municipality in August 2025. The partnership aims to foster cooperation in various fields, including academic and educational exchanges, and is a procedural requirement for accessing non-reimbursable European funds for cross-border cooperation programs.

Both municipalities cited deep historical, linguistic, and cultural ties as the foundation for this act of solidarity. The project had previously required approvals from the Romanian Ministry of Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.