Prime Minister Vasile Tofan met with a delegation of Turkish parliamentarians to discuss strengthening economic cooperation, attracting investment, and supporting the development of the Autonomous Territorial Unit (ATU) of Gagauzia.
The Government of the Republic of Moldova is initiating negotiations with NATO on the protection of classified information. More specifically, the aim is to sign an administrative agreement aimed at the exchange and protection of classified information. The Cabinet of Ministers, led by Vasile Tofan, approved a draft resolution on this matter today.
Eight non-EU countries have joined Brussels’ sanctions against Belarus. Moldova has not done so.
The Moldovan government has approved a list of chemical substances and mixtures that are prohibited or restricted for use.
Culture Minister Dan Suruceanu met with Nick Petrovich, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Moldova. The discussion focused on strengthening cooperation between Moldova and the United States in the fields of culture and media, as well as on the prospects for developing joint projects.
The Moldovan government is proposing to double the budget for the state aid program—from 2 to 4 billion lei—to support more projects aimed at developing and modernizing manufacturing.
At a public meeting on August 18, the Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) approved the criteria that must be met to ensure compliance with obligations regarding the effective, simultaneous, complete, and timely disclosure of insider information by participants in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets.
Gasoline and diesel prices began to rise on Tuesday; prior to that, prices had been falling throughout the week.
Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee reported that the ETH/BTC ratio has broken through a multi-year downtrend. In his view, the market is beginning to price in demand for tokenization and AI agents on the Ethereum network (ETHUSD).
U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed officials in the U.S. administration to halt negotiations with Iran.
A hearing in the Oakland court is scheduled for today, August 18, in a major case against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Corporation. Authorities in California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey accuse the company of intentionally using features on Facebook and Instagram that encourage children to spend as much time as possible on the platforms.
After the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant in Romania was shut down due to low water levels in the Danube, Russian gas supplies to the country increased.
A 50% reduction in tariffs for freight transit through Moldova could restore the competitiveness of the rail route and increase freight traffic to the port of Reni.
Residents of the Republic of Moldova have as many as 39 paid vacation and holiday days per year. The global average is 30.
According to data from the Moldovan natural gas supplier, the state-owned company Energocom, on August 17, 2026, the price of natural gas on the European market stood at 62.14 euros/MWh, reaching its highest level in the past three weeks.
Moldovan law enforcement officials uncovered a scheme involving the illegal import of electric scooters and three-wheeled vehicles from China in 2025, worth approximately 4 million lei.
Edward Zimbardi, the alleged mastermind behind a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme, was returned to the United States after being deported from Fiji to face federal charges of fraud and money laundering.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, and the overwhelming majority of Americans are concerned that the U.S. war with Iran will drag on.
Moldova needs more economic advisors at its diplomatic missions and a broader diplomatic presence in European capitals in order to capitalize on business opportunities and support the process of accession to the European Union (EU).
“Moldovan Railways” stated that the grain train, which derailed on a “problematic” section of track, reached its destination—the port of Giurgiulești. However, the incident on August 15 highlighted the deplorable state of Moldova’s infrastructure just as the government was promising to create a safe corridor for Ukraine.
