This year, the state budget envisages 56.4 million lei for the payment of Moldova’s membership fees to international organizations. This is by 2.4 million lei (4.4 percent) more than the approved amount for 2025 and by 5.4 million lei (10.7 percent) more than the actual expenditures of the previous year.
UPDATED. Moldova and Ukraine are creating a legal framework for the mutual return of unaccompanied children to a safe and familiar environment.
Moldovan scientists have made important advances in nanotechnology. According to Ion Tighineanu, president of the Moldovan Academy of Sciences, nanotechnology is now used literally everywhere – from smartphones to anti-aging cosmetic creams. But they are especially important for health care.
On March 1, a government decision on a new methodology for calculating tariffs for road passenger transportation on regular routes in inter-district and district communication came into force.
The Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill to amend and supplement a number of regulations to prevent and combat attacks on information systems.
Azerbaijan has become an important regional humanitarian evacuation center for foreign nationals and diplomatic missions fleeing Iran. Chinese nationals predominate among the evacuees.
The Youth Capital Program is celebrating its 15th anniversary. In 2026, the winner of the competition was the municipality of Balti. This year’s budget is a record 4 million lei. It will include an extensive calendar of events dedicated to young people.
Almost half of the fire and rescue equipment in service with the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (GES) are vehicles inherited from the Soviet era.
In 2025, the National Archives Agency invested 7.05 million lei to modernize the microclimate and fire protection systems of its repositories, so that historical documents are stored in optimal conditions.
In Moldova, Russian language skills continue to play an important role in access to information, intercultural communication and the labor market. Russian is in demand in the service sector, information technology, medicine, logistics, tourism and international cooperation.
UPDATED. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that an immediate state of emergency has been declared throughout Israel due to military operations against Iran. The MFA advises Moldovan citizens to strictly follow the instructions of the Home Front Command and minimize movements.
Employers from all regions of the country – from Gagauzia to Falesti, including companies created by people from Ukraine, were included in the top of the best employers in 2025, according to the National Employment Agency.
The mechanism for calculating and harmonizing copyright remuneration will be revised. The government plans to amend the Law on Copyright. The initiative has been prepared by the State Agency for Intellectual Property (AGEPI) and is aimed at increasing transparency for business and ensuring more stable income for right holders.
The German government, in response to a request from Bundestag deputies, succinctly clarified its position on the unification of Moldova and Romania, Logos Press reports.
The authorities have developed a draft law on the adjustment of the regulatory framework in the field of housing relations, according to which citizens – tenants of residential premises provided by the state – extend the period of realization of the right to privatization for another three years, until May 31, 2029, reports Logos Press.
The assessment of the housing stock identified 767 buildings with a height of more than 28 meters and 363 buildings with attic floors, of which 238 buildings are at least one serious risk. Most are located in Chisinau, Logos Press reported.
The mandatory implementation of cash registers for a portion of small merchants has led to the public display of personal data in fiscal receipts, Logos Press reported.
Drug smuggling in Moldova is becoming more and more sophisticated: synthetic substances are disguised in parcels, household appliances and even in sealed tins, which, when shaken, imitate the sound of liquid, Logos Press reports.
Armenia is ready to open a land border with Turkey and to establish diplomatic relations with it. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that these two issues are nomadic in the dialog between the countries, as well as with the European Union, Logos Press reported.
The government has prepared a draft decree that envisages an increase in the staff of the State Chancellery from 323 to 379 people. The authorities explain this necessity by the heavy workload of the institution, Logos Press reported.
