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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.
