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Dmitry Kalak

Dmitry Kalak

Editor-in-chief, journalist and analyst. Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moldova State University and the Faculty of International Relations at the Academy of Public Administration under the Government of the Republic of Moldova. Over 40 years of experience in journalism. For more than 20 years, he wrote about Moldova's foreign economic relations. One of the first in Moldova to write about European integration. Since 2016, editor of the newspaper Economic Review Logos Press, and since 2024, editor of the Logos Press portal. Twice named one of Moldova's top 10 journalists. In 2018, he received the ‘Person of the Year in Mass Media’ award from the Personalitatea Foundation. He taught ‘Investigative Journalism’ at the International Free University (ULIM). He is the co-author of the textbooks ‘Economic Journalism’ and ‘Investigative Journalism’. He is the author of the book ‘Statesman’ from the series ‘Personality of the Country’ about former Minister of Defence and former Ambassador to Poland Boris Gamurar.

Articles

    Skuleni Customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle a shipment of drones and drone accessories out of the country.

    29 May 2026
    Drones in the wheel: customs prevented dangerous smuggling

    EU authorities are making vigorous efforts to strengthen technological sovereignty and reduce dependence on external suppliers of critical components.

    29 May 2026
    EU prepares ‘chip act’ against imports from China

    Integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are strengthening, which will allow mutual trade volumes to reach $100 billion in 2026.

    29 May 2026
    Mutual trade within the EAEU will exceed $100 bln in 2026

    After raising $65 billion in investment capital in a new subscription round, tech startup Anthropic has beaten Ilon Musk’s OpenAI to a business valuation.

    29 May 2026
    The world’s most expensive AI startup is Anthropic

    The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey have issued subpoenas to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) as part of an investigation into possible fraud in the sale of World Cup2026 tickets following complaints from fans about prohibitive prices.

    28 May 2026
    US launches investigation against FIFA over high prices for 2026 World Cup tickets

    Prospects for cooperation in areas of mutual interest, such as trade, investments, agriculture, industry, modern technologies, logistics and economic exchanges were discussed during a meeting between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova and a delegation of businessmen from China.

    28 May 2026
    The CCI of Moldova discussed trade and investment opportunities with China

    US President Donald Trump has re-filed a libel lawsuit worth at least $10 billion against The Wall Street Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp media holding company.

    28 May 2026
    Trump is demanding $10 billion from the Wall Street Journal through the courts

    The Appeal Board of the Center sector announced on 28 May its decision on the examination of the appeal of the lawyers of the Bashkan of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutsul. The lower instance’s sentence of 7 years’ imprisonment was upheld.

    28 May 2026
    The sentence of the Bashkan of Gagauzia was upheld

    European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve remains in jeopardy and requires support from voters and lawmakers.

    28 May 2026
    ECB head Christine Lagarde is concerned about the threat to the US Fed’s independence

    On 28 May, the Ukrainian parliament ratified a 90bn-euro loan agreement to support Ukraine with the European Union. A total of 298 MPs voted in favor of the document.

    28 May 2026
    Ukraine ratifies 90 billion euro loan agreement from EU

    In the morning of 28 May, many mass media published a statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kai Kallas that the US embassy was leaving Kiev. At the same time, the head of the European diplomacy emphasized that the embassies of the EU countries remained on the territory of Ukraine.

    28 May 2026
    US embassy does not leave Kiev – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

    The third most important European soccer trophy for club teams was won by English Crystal Palace. In the final of the Conference League on the evening of May 27, he defeated Spanish Rayo Vallecano with a score of 1:0. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal in the 51st minute.

    28 May 2026
    England’s Crystal Palace have won the Conference League

    A clear, consistent and predictable legal framework for the initiation, award and implementation of public-private partnership projects needs to be established in Moldova, as well as its compliance with legislation on public procurement, concessions for works and services and sectoral procurement.

    28 May 2026
    New law on public-private partnership will eliminate restrictions for business

    If by the end of 2025 the share of oil revenues in the state budget of Azerbaijan amounted to 48%, by 2030 this dependence will be reduced to 30%.

    27 May 2026
    Azerbaijan wants to reduce oil dependence to 30% by 2030

    The 2026 World Cup could be the final major tournament for a generation of players who have defined world soccer over the past two decades. Many of them have already passed the peak of their careers, but they retain their status as leaders and symbols of their national teams.

    27 May 2026
    World Cup 2026 veterans’ symbolic team: the last tournament of legends

    Bank Goldman Sachs raised its year-end forecast for the S&P 500 index from 7,600 to 8,000 points. The bank attributed this to strong corporate reporting for the first quarter and improved profit expectations for U.S. companies.

    27 May 2026
    Goldman Sachs raised its outlook for the S&P 500 index, but warned of risks

    American Airlines announced May 26 that it will install Starlink-based Wi-Fi on more than 500 narrowbody aircraft beginning in the first quarter of 2027.

    27 May 2026
    American Airlines will connect Starlink satellite internet by 2027

    Representatives of customs authorities, border police and law enforcement agencies from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Italy, as well as representatives of international and regional organizations, including FRONTEX, OLAF, EUROPOL, ICMPD and SELEC, participated in an international conference on combating illicit trafficking of goods held in Bucharest on 26 May.

    27 May 2026
    Illegal trade in goods in the region was discussed in Bucharest

    Eurozone sovereign issuers have raised $4.6 billion of non-euro denominated debt since the beginning of 2026. Most of the borrowings are in US dollars and Swiss francs, but there are also subscriptions in Australian dollars and Chinese yuan.

    27 May 2026
    Eurozone countries increasingly issue bonds in foreign currency

    There is not much time left until the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026 – the tournament starts on June 11. Many national teams have already published their bids, and passions are running high around them. Sports fans and experts are heatedly discussing the squads – who has been left out by the coaches, who is missing due to injuries, who among the stars did not make it to the championship with the team.

    26 May 2026
    Young geniuses at the 2026 World Cup: the symbolic team of young talents