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On New Year’s Eve, amid optimistic reports and forecasts, the message of the investor community sounded alarming. They stated: the key problem in Moldova was the gradual decline in its competitiveness and the increasing difficulty of maintaining a profitable and sustainable business in the medium and long term.
The year 2025 is coming to an end and the Republic of Moldova is summarizing its results. When asked by Logos Press, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmokescu named the three main events of the year, which, in his opinion, will determine the further development of the economy.
The parliamentary majority is testing the opposition again. According to politicians and experts, the “Voting Hour” and restrictions on the time of debates, which are planned to be introduced into the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, jeopardize the right of deputies to speak, discuss and control the actions of the authorities.
On December 12, the draft of tax changes was approved in the first reading in Parliament. The chairman of the parliamentary commission for economy, budget and finance, Radu Marian, told Logos Press that the second reading of the draft is scheduled for December 26. At the same time, the parliament will also consider the second reading of the draft budget for 2026.
While until now a company that imports goods in paper or cardboard packaging was obliged to recycle it at the rate of 30%, this target approved in the legislation is now increased by 10%. The increases will affect all types of packaging and waste. The target for glass and metal packaging is also increased to 40%, plastic must be recycled at 25% and wood at 10%.
On Wednesday, December 10, the government approved the draft, which was registered in the Parliament as a legislative initiative by a group of deputies from the ruling party PAS. It proposes amendments to the Tax and Customs Codes, as well as ten other legislative acts related to the tax sphere. Among the authors are the chairman of the parliamentary commission on economy, budget and finance, Radu Marian, and his deputy, former Finance Minister Viktoria Belous. Today, December 12, the document will be considered in the first reading in parliament.
On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Finance made public the draft Budget Law for 2026. And on Thursday, at an extraordinary meeting, the government approved it, although initially it was decided to give the social partners an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the document and express their opinion on it. Especially since it was developed with a serious violation of the budget calendar.
The ninth attempt to vote for the capital’s 2025 budget failed again. The draft adjustment of the provisional budget of Chisinau, proposed in connection with the latest changes in the state budget indicators, did not get the necessary number of votes and was rejected on November 25. Despite the fact that it is the end of the year, the document has not yet been approved, and tensions between factions in the municipal council continue to hinder the finalization of the process.
This is how Moldova’s political fate may change unexpectedly, judging by recent events. The European Union is ready to compromise the principles of full membership in favor of a geopolitical choice. This was stated by European Commissioner Marta Kos in an interview with Euronews after her report at the EU Enlargement Forum organized by the European Commission this week.
Negotiations on the sale of Giurgiulesti port are ongoing, the deal has not yet been finalized, the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization said.
The media in Moldova face vague laws, unjustified sanctions and harassment, according to a new report by the international human rights organization Amnesty International released this week.
Ensuring quality water supply, especially in rural settlements, remains one of the priorities of the authorities. Projects in this direction continue to dominate in the “European Village” program. The problems faced by local authorities in their implementation were discussed during a roundtable organized by the German Agency for International Development GIZ within the framework of the program “EU4Moldova: Local Communities” in cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development.
Local government leaders propose to intensify the dialog between the central government and mayoralties both on the issues of territorial and administrative reform and on the problems of European integration.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) became a new mainstream player in Moldova this week. The IMF blocked the final two tranches, totaling 2.9 billion lei ($170 million), under its cooperation program with Moldova, which ended in October. The total disbursement under the program, financed through the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and intended for budget support, was approximately $810 million.
Since 1991, Moldova within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has signed 82 treaties at the meetings of the CIS Council of Heads of State and 269 treaties at the Council of Heads of Government. To date, Chisinau has denounced 64 treaties. According to the government, the move is part of “a continuous process of harmonizing the national policy, as well as the country’s legislative and economic framework with the EU standards and norms”.
Members of the Congress of Local Authorities (CALM) are proposing the creation of a special fund for Contributions. These are required for local authorities to contribute to projects. As a rule, their contribution is about 10% of the total cost. Since there are many problems in the regions and the amount of state investment is limited, mayoralties try to maximize the use of funding from international and cross-border projects. And they face the fact that they do not have enough funds for contributions.
In connection with the announced start of the development of fiscal and customs policy for 2026, business associations have become more active in preparing their own proposals. The law allows their submission to the Ministry of Finance, which assesses the possibilities of application from the next year, analyzing the impact on the budget filling – on the one hand, and the investment climate – on the other. Then the Ministry of Finance prepares the final version of the document and submits it to the government and parliament for consideration. And this will happen no earlier than the beginning of December.
The list of documents to be submitted by companies in the Information and Dossier on Transfer Prices will be updated and clarified to make the requirements more specific and their interpretation uniform.
In accordance with the introduction of a new taxation regime for “independent entrepreneurs” in the Tax Code, the Ministry of Finance has developed and submitted for public discussion drafts of a standard form of the Notice of Payment of Single Tax on Income from Individual Entrepreneurial Activity and an order on the Procedure for its completion.
A few years ago, the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) prepared the Strategy of Public Administration Reform in RM for 2023-2030. The study during its preparation showed that 80% of local governments did not meet the minimum requirements in terms of functionality and legal administration.
