Starting from the first day of 2026, citizens of the Republic of Moldova travelling in EU countries, as well as EU citizens visiting Moldova, will be able to make calls, send text messages, and use mobile internet with no additional charges, within the limits of their tariff plan - just like at home. The same conditions will also apply to Ukraine.

From 1 January 2026, Moldova joins the “Roam Like at Home” area

01/01/2026

Starting from the first day of 2026, citizens of the Republic of Moldova travelling in EU countries, as well as EU citizens visiting Moldova, will be able to make calls, send text messages, and use mobile internet with no additional charges, within the limits of their tariff plan – just like at home. The same conditions will also apply to Ukraine.

This became possible following the signing of the EU Council decision on 25 July 2025 regarding Moldova’s integration into the so-called Roam Like at Home area.

This decision concerning Moldova will support the country’s gradual economic integration into the EU internal market, one of the objectives of the Association Agreement signed in 2016.

What “Roam Like at Home” means

The Roam Like at Home regime will be implemented on the Moldovan market in line with EU decisions and those of ANRCETI (The National Agency for Regulation in Electronic Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of Moldova). In practice, this means that Roaming services in the EU/EEA will be charged as if the user were in Moldova (calls, SMS, data), with no additional fees.
From 1 January 2026, subscribers of the three main mobile operators in the Republic of Moldova (Orange, Moldcell, Moldtelecom) will be able to use their included subscription resources in EU/EEA countries at domestic rates, without additional charges, within reasonable limits. These limits may vary from one operator to another and should be checked individually by subscribers with their service provider.

This step represents the full implementation of the Roam Like at Home regime, in line with the July 2025 decision. The same principle applies to EU citizens while staying in the Republic of Moldova.

Within the EU, Roam Like at Home has been in place since 2017 and allows EU citizens travelling to other Member States to make calls, send messages, and use mobile data at the same costs and with the same network quality as at home.

Rules of the “Roam Like at Home” regime
A digital future for Europe (background information)