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The World Kickboxing Federation, whose president is the Austrian Friedrich Eksenberger, has announced his intention to file a lawsuit against the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research in connection with the cancellation of the European Championship, which was to be held in Chisinau from June 22 to 29. But the legality of this step is highly questionable, as the legal right to own the WKF trademark belongs to other persons – Englishman Talal Takkush and Australian Robert Wilesmith.
In the period from January to April this year, the physical export of Moldovan honey increased by 40% compared to the same period last year – up to 1.8 thousand tons. In financial terms, shipments abroad are estimated at $4.7 million, with an average invoice price of about $2.6/kg. Employees of industry associations of beekeepers and honey exporters believe that the active export of honey from the Republic of Moldova will continue, due to large stocks of products from previous years.
On July 10, the European Parliament will vote on the resignation of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her entire team. Such a vote of no confidence is highly unusual for the European Union. But although such initiatives have never been successful, they are the most powerful tool for controlling the executive branch in the EU and, as history shows, change the political dynamics in Brussels.
When the Prima Casa program was launched in Moldova in 2018, it was positioned as a large-scale social initiative – a chance for young families to find their own housing with state support. Today, several years later, Prima Casă has turned into a source of uncertainty, debt traps and social tensions. Instead of a sustainable solution to the housing problem, we got an overheated market, disguised incentives for the banking sector and the state’s withdrawal from its own obligations.
Two major electricity suppliers have submitted a request to the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) for tariff reductions.
Logos Press continues to cover the topic of solving the problem of informal construction in Chisinau, raised in the last issue. The study, presented by Svetlana Dogotaru, the capital’s chief architect, at a conference in Athens, outlines goals and ways to gradually formalize illegal constructions while preserving the character of housing as living spaces rather than as objects of sanctions.
Why don’t we use international reserves to invest in the economic development of the country? This question arises quite often. The Expert grup analytical center has prepared a detailed commentary on this issue. Here are its main theses.
At the end of last week, the Tax Hell Index 2024 rating with the loud title “Tax Hell” appeared. According to its results, Moldova entered the top 15 of the most unfriendly fiscal regimes in the world, ranking 11th. The ranking was developed by the non-governmental organization Fund 1841 on the basis of the IMF and World Bank database.
The opposition Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BKS) intends to create in the next parliament “a special commission to investigate the criminal activities of the PAS party during the four years of its rule”. This was announced at a protest rally on Thursday by the leader of the BCS faction in parliament, deputy speaker Vlad Batryncha.
Dumitru Alaiba, former Minister of Economy and Digitalization, ex-chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance, has been appointed a member of the Supervisory Board of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) for a 7-year term.
The Interior Ministry proposes 12.5 thousand owners of firearms to surrender them to the state on a gratuitous basis. This idea is contained in the amendments to the law No. 130/2012 on the regime of civilian weapons and ammunition, put up for public discussion.
The Forța Fermierilor Association does not agree with the decision of the Government of the Republic of Moldova to “liquidate the Agency for Development and Modernization of Agriculture ADMA by transforming it into a commercial microfinance institution”.
The generous May and relatively not hot June renewed the hope of Moldovan agrarians for a “more or less normal rest of the summer”. However, the other day the Hydrometeorological Service of the Republic of Moldova issued an unpleasant forecast for July: the average daily temperature will be around 20-22 degrees Celsius. That is, about 2 degrees above the average statistical norm. With a shortage of precipitation, most likely. In this context, some experts remembered that authoritative meteorological resources of the European Union in spring promised another temperature records and drought not only in July, but also in August 2025.
The just-concluded NATO summit in The Hague took place at a time of extreme tension. Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Europe of sponging off U.S. defense spending, raising serious concerns about the health of the Atlantic alliance. These fears were only heightened by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities just three days before the summit, a decision made in coordination with Israel and without notifying America’s NATO allies.
The state budget allocated 51.8 million lei in 2024 to support political parties, half of which (50%) went to the ruling Action and Solidarity party.
Moldova’s gross external debt increased in the first quarter of 2025 by 3% (+$303.82 million) and amounted to $10,517.15 million, which is 57.4% of GDP (+1.3 p.p. since the beginning of the year). The rate of external debt accumulation is still inferior to the rate of domestic borrowings – they are at least twice as fast, although they still account for about 40% of the total government debt.
The State Highway Administration (ASD) enterprise was transformed into the National Highway Administration Joint Stock Company (AND) on June 26, 2025.
OK KINO brand clothes, designed and sewn in Chisinau, are now available in Paris, in the conceptual store Demain Retro.
Veronika Mikle Street between A. Pushkin and Armianskaya Streets will be reconstructed within the framework of a pilot project, which is part of the European initiative CityWalk 2.0
Three years after the introduction of a complete ban on sports betting, the Moldovan Parliament at the end of 2024 by the votes of 57 deputies adopted in the second and final reading a bill on the advertising of gambling with low social risk, to which sports betting is directly related. What caused the legislators to soften their stance on sports betting, and how does this decision affect the activities of bookmakers? Did it allow bringing the legislation in this area to international standards?
