Recently, the media has been flooded with stories about the real estate market – cautious, with “correction, not a disaster” conclusions.
Real estate market: a cooling game with obvious overheating
The surplus of last year’s potatoes in the European Union is currently estimated at 3.3 million tons.
Polish authorities try to save farmers from Europe’s ‘potato crisis’
After 13 years of court procedures, the case of Grigorii Gachkevici, former head of Banca de Economii (BEM), was started from scratch, as the judge Olga Cojocaru, who had been leading the process all this time, failed to pass the vetting.
After 13 years of litigation, the “Gachkevich case” was started from scratch
The state enterprise “Chisinau Glass Factory” may be privatized in the near future as a “single property complex through an investment tender”, according to a proposal sent to the government by the Public Property Agency (APP).
Chisinau glass factory to be privatized
The Information and Security Service (ISS) is planning to procure and install modular huts in Vadul-lui-Voda.
SIB will build lodges in Vadul-lui-Woda
Divine production in Moldova has increased by 671% in three years, according to the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA).
Divine production in Moldova increased almost sevenfold
More than a thousand representatives of the U.S. film industry have signed an open letter criticizing the planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount. Actors and directors warn of job cuts, risks to competition and increased costs for viewers.
Hollywood opposes the Paramount and Warner Bros. deal.
Moldova is updating the rules for radio amateurs. The classification of licenses is introduced, the conditions for working on different types of equipment are specified and requirements for foreign operators are fixed. Recommendations are also given on the use of the international phonetic alphabet.
New requirements for radio amateurs are introduced
Energy production from renewable energy sources (RES) is actively developing in Moldova. In April, the installed capacity of all operators in this market exceeded 1 GW. On March 31, the deadline for accepting documents for a new tender for the construction of wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, with the obligation to install energy storage systems with a capacity of 44 MWh, expired, and the results will be announced in June.
Green energy market distortions
Moldova plans to introduce European safety standards for road tunnels over 500 meters long. There are no such facilities in the country yet, but the bill has been drafted as part of the requirements of European Union integration and applies to tunnels in operation, under construction or in design.
There are no tunnels, but the rules are already being put in place
On the last Saturday in March, Earth Hour is an annual global event in which millions of people and institutions in all countries turn off their lights for one hour to draw attention to climate change and energy conservation.
Government calls for lights to be turned off
March 2026 was a “month of records” for the Moldovan sunflower market in almost all nominations: the highest price, the largest exports, the widest geography of supplies. The only outsider position is the purchase of this raw material for processing inside the country.
Moldova reaches historic record in sunflower exports
France and Britain announced April 14 that President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer will jointly hold an international videoconference on Friday to establish a multinational force to secure the Strait of Hormuz and impose new sanctions on Iran. Pakistan is also pushing for a second round of Iran-US talks, possibly on Thursday.
A coalition is being formed to secure the Strait of Hormuz without U.S. involvement
Starting August 12 of this year, the European Union will begin implementing new rules on food packaging and packaging waste. The changes will be implemented in accordance with Regulation UE 2025/40. The new rules will be applied in phases until 2040. The regulation applies to all products entering the European market, including those from outside the EU.
EU tightens rules on food packaging
A levy of 0.5% of the investment volume to finance the development of technical standards in construction has caused concern in the business community. Representatives of the business community warn of risks to investment activity. The authorities say that it is possible to discuss the introduction of the mechanism, but not its expediency.
Businesses concerned about 0.5% levy on construction investments
Over the past 16 years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the longest-serving head of government in the European Union, has taken all sorts of actions to tip the electoral scales in favor of his ruling Fidesz party. However, that party may well lose Sunday’s election, raising the question of next steps.
A new type of democratic transition
The suspension of the Prima Casa program has a negative impact on the construction sector and the population’s access to housing. According to Pavel Postolacchi, the manager of Gonvaro-Con, a significant part of development projects were implemented with loans under this program.
Suspension of the Prima Casa program provoked sharp criticism in Parliament
In early March, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) extended until the end of June the decision to appoint Moldovagaz JSC responsible for ensuring gas supply to the Transnistrian region. Earlier, in 2023, ANRE revoked the license for natural gas transportation from the Moldovan-Russian company, giving this function to a subsidiary of the Romanian state operator Transgaz. And in 2025 – the license for supply, which is now handled by the Moldovan state-owned company Energocom.
Vadim Cheban: The energy market has not become more stable, free and predictable
The sugar market is not about “sweetness”, but about economy in its purest form: excess supply, rising costs and managerial mistakes are instantly converted into price. That is why there is always a lot of information noise around sugar – slogans “let’s provide the market with our own”, “the market needs protection”, “importers are enemies”. But the noise does not change the main thing: the market does not punish imports – the market punishes inefficiency. And today this is evident all over Europe.
The end of the sweet “sugar era”
French company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton earned 19.1 billion euros in the first quarter, which was below analysts’ expectations (19.6 billion). The main reason was weak sales in the company’s largest business – fashion clothing and leather accessories.
Fashion giant LVMH loses profits
The role of the humanities in the modern world is not diminishing, but is on the contrary increasing markedly. They are the basis for understanding language, thinking and information, without which the development of digital technologies and artificial intelligence is impossible. This opinion was expressed by Olga Gerlovan, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor at the Ion Creanga State Pedagogical University.
PhD explained why humanities are important in the digital age
Irish insurance company JustCover published a rating of the most “colorful” cities in the world and surprised even the Irish themselves. Dublin was in the last, 30th place.
Insurers named the most “colorful” cities in the world
German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft has unveiled a conceptual design of a cruise liner Project Vision, focused on a complete transition to electric propulsion using rechargeable batteries. The development is scheduled to be presented at Seatrade Cruise Global, an international industry trade show taking place in Miami from April 13-16.
Cruises without smoke and fuel oil: the ship of the future is presented
A direct rail line will be built between the two airports in Istanbul, Turkey, separated by the Bosphorus Strait, which will make it much easier to travel when transferring, Logos Press reported.
Istanbul has made it easier to transfer between airports
