The Moldovan government has adopted legislative amendments that will facilitate the restitution of movable cultural heritage objects illegally exported from the country. The new rules harmonize national legislation with EU norms.
On April 17, the International Center for Human Rights and Democracy, founded under the leadership of former Moldovan Justice Minister Stanislav Pavlovsky, opens in New York.
inancial literacy plays a key role in enhancing personal and societal well-being. It helps people make informed decisions, avoid debt traps and build long-term financial stability. Moldova, as part of the global community, is actively moving to improve the level of financial literacy among the population, using the best practices of other countries and its own educational initiatives. One prominent example was the National Forum on Financial Education, organized by the National Bank of Moldova with support from USAID.
A Moldovan athlete, Daria Sazonova, won the bronze medal at the World Women’s Boxing Championships, held in Nis (Serbia).
The prime rate on the main monetary policy operations remains at 6.5% per annum. The corresponding decision was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Bank on March 20.
The 45th specialized exhibition MOLDAGROTECH opened in the international exhibition center Moldexpo on March 12. More than 60 exhibitors from 10 countries presented their products and technologies. The exhibition will last four days.
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Dmytro Alaiba has resigned as deputy prime minister and head of the department. As it is fashionable lately, he announced this on social networks, without stating specific and understandable reasons for his decision. At the same time, he made it clear that he would “continue to serve the interests of the country.” This immediately gave rise to various speculations about the reasons for the resignation and the future fate of the minister.
The European Court of Human Rights has issued a sweeping ruling on a number of lawsuits over Ukraine’s inaction during a clash between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian activists in Odessa on May 2, 2014, when 47 people were killed, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
Moldova will have new ambassadors in Kazakhstan and Ireland The Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Policy and European Integration at a meeting on March 6 approved the positive candidates for these posts.
The European Payments Council (EPC) on March 6 adopted a positive decision on the accession of Moldova and North Macedonia to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The European Commission’s statement on this occasion emphasized that this was a notable step towards the European integration of these countries.