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The National Road Transport Agency (ANTA) informs international road carriers of the introduction by the European Union of a new electronic EU Eligibility System (EES) at the external borders of the Schengen area from October 12.
The first Romania-Moldova F.E.R.M. Economic Forum took place in Chisinau, dedicated to the dialog for a modern, inclusive and sustainable economy.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) has completed bilateral screening with the European Commission of several of the most complex chapters of EU legislation. These are Chapter 11 “Agriculture and Rural Development”, Chapter 12 “Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy” and Chapter 13 “Fisheries and Aquaculture”.
The volume of disbursed resources of the Road Fund for all works in the first half of 2025 exceeded 1 billion lei, accounting for 37% of the total amount.
The authorized capital of the meat processing plant Basarabia Nord has been increased by 124.53 million lei (8.5 times) – up to 141 million lei. The National Commission for Financial Market reported that the results of the additional issue of Basarabia Nord shares for 124.5 million lei in the amount of 6,226,538 ordinary registered shares at the expense of credit debt were registered in the Register of Securities Issuers.
More than 121 million lei was allocated for medical assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova in 2022-2024. As reported by the National Health Insurance Company (NHIC), this funding was provided by donors under NHIC agreements with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNICEF and UNFPA.
Moldova spent $365.3 million (equivalent to 6 billion 443.8 million lei) to service its external public debt in the first half of 2025, which is $173 million (1.9 times) more than in the same period of 2024.
Fighting the shadow economy and reducing the VAT gap is a key goal for Moldova. This was stated at the TAXCON-2025 conference in Chisinau by Alin Marius Andrieş, professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University from Iasi and former Secretary of the Romanian Ministry of Finance.
Moldova exported 24.9 thousand tons of sunflower in July-August 2025, which is 18.2% less than in the same period of 2024, when supplies reached a record 30.4 thousand tons.
There are about 16 thousand hectares of table grapes in Moldova, of which about 1 thousand hectares are planted under the intensive pergola system.
New measures have been approved in Moldova to optimize and improve the efficiency of migration management procedures. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in particular, unaccompanied children and families with children who are not Moldovan citizens will no longer be placed under state guardianship in the Center for Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners under the jurisdiction of the General Inspectorate for Migration, and persons in the process of expulsion from Moldovan territory will receive clearer guarantees that their rights will be respected.
According to Veaceslav Ionita, an expert in economic policy at IDIS Viitorul, Chisinau has one of the lowest affordability of apartments compared to European capitals. To buy an apartment of 70 square meters in the first and second quarters of 2025, 15.5 and 14.8 average annual salaries were needed.
