UPDATED. Each zoo will now be required to undergo authorization, keep official animal records and participate in educational and scientific programs, Logos-Press reported.
From March 2026, Moldova will have a unified and mandatory “risk filter” for all non-food products – from toys and clothes to household appliances, Logos Press reports.
UPDATED. The Moldovan Mission to the European Union spends about 300,000 euros annually to rent a cramped building in Brussels. The government plans to buy its own building to cut costs, provide comfortable workplaces, meeting and event rooms, Logos Press reported.
Transition to “smart” finance has started in Azerbaijan. A new digital platform unites all the state’s cash flows, ensuring speed, quality and transparency, Logos Press reports.
Today, February 8, marks one hundred days since the government of Alexandru Munteanu was sworn in before the President. This period has been the occasion for lively discussions: the authorities urge not to wait for “revolutions” and promise to update the Cabinet’s work program by spring, critics point to its inertia, and the opposition demands a report in Parliament.
The import and export of cat and dog fur will soon fall under an official ban in Moldova, Logos Press reports.
In 2025, every third medicine authorized in Moldova came from European Union countries, Logos Press reported.
On the third anniversary of the devastating earthquakes on February 6, 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the country has since invested 3.6 trillion Turkish liras, or about $91.5 billion, in rebuilding the affected regions, Logos Press reported.
Forcing a child to commit sexual acts is now punishable by 7 to 12 years in prison, and if the victim is under 14, a family member or in the care of the perpetrator, the punishment is increased, Logos Press reported.
Since the morning of February 7, servicemen have taken to the streets of Chisinau to help combat the consequences of rain with snow and ice, Logos Press reported.
The energy systems of Georgia and Europe will be connected by an underwater high-voltage power transmission line with a length of 1,155 kilometers, which will be stretched along the bottom of the Black Sea with a connection point in Romania, Logos Press reports.
ADDED. Difficult weather conditions in Moldova continue to cause problems: traffic is disrupted, flights may be delayed, and power outages are observed in the north of the country. At the same time, the yellow code of ice has been extended for another three days, Logos Press reported.
Moldova is preparing a list of antimicrobial agents for animals, the use of which will be banned or severely restricted, reports Logos Press.
A legal framework has been created in Moldova for the use of confiscated property and money for social purposes and in the interests of society, Logos Press reports.
The threshold for mandatory registration as a VAT payer is likely to be raised to 1.7 million lei. This is less than what the opposition proposed, but higher than the level that has been in effect since January 1 this year, Logos Press reported.
The parliamentary opposition attempted to move a vote of no confidence in the Agriculture Ministry’s policy, citing falling production, rising imports and prices, and the state’s debts to farmers. Minister Katlabuga called the initiative a “political exercise” and accused the opposition of self-promotion. The project was rejected by PAS votes,” Logos Press reported.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have been honored with the Zayed Prize for Human Brotherhood for 2026. The award was given to both politicians “in recognition of their consistent efforts to promote peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, cooperation and stability in the region”, Logos Press reports.
Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Ludmila Catlabuga answered the question of MP Vasile Costiuc about “how many ministerial mandates will we stop importing milk?”, Logos Press reports.
The Moldovan parliament has passed in the first reading a bill aimed at strengthening the fight against piracy in the field of paid media and digital services, Logos Press reported.
Over 1,900 tons of de-icing materials, hundreds of special vehicles and almost two thousand requests for medical assistance – these are the first consequences of worsening weather conditions, according to Logos Press.
