Online stores and national pavilions under the brand “Made in Moldova” may appear in China. The Chinese Minister of Agriculture Zhang Zhu proposed to open them directly on the largest Chinese trade platforms during a meeting with Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi.
The MEPs “deeply regret” Baku’s decision to end cooperation with the European Parliament and call on Azerbaijani colleagues to resume dialog, “even and especially when discussions have become uncomfortable.”
Moldova will have a unified “Register of Images of Persons” – an information system where photos of citizens will be stored and processed for the needs of law enforcement agencies.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has been honored with the GLOBSEC award. Together with her, the award was received by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. The GLOBSEC organizers justified the awarding of the prize to Maia Sandu by her “commitment to defend democracy under unprecedented pressure, as well as her role in ensuring a stable future and reforms in Moldova”.
The Material Reserves Agency announced in May a series of large tenders for the purchase of specialized machinery and equipment worth more than 20 million lei. The purchases are intended to respond to emergencies, eliminate the consequences of floods and provide mobile sanitation infrastructure.
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi held talks in Beijing, during which they discussed, among other things, the possibility of launching a direct flight between the two states.
The Law on Accounting and Financial Reporting is amended to increase the financial criteria for determining the categories of enterprises and groups of companies. The new limits will apply to the classification of microenterprises, small, medium and large entities, and groups of companies. The relevant amendments were adopted by the Parliament in the second reading and will come into force on January 1, 2027.
The Public Property Agency estimates the value of the two remaining private premises in the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Chisinau at about 3 million lei. This amount will be paid by the state as part of the expropriation procedure.
Parliament approved in the first reading the reform of the National Anti-Corruption Center. The bill expands the Center’s powers, introduces a third deputy director position and allows the head of the agency to be elected for two terms. The initiative was hotly contested due to rising budget costs and institutional risks, and the vote itself took place amid a scandal in the session hall.
Moldova will introduce a mechanism of temporary suspension of state registration of motor vehicles that do not meet technical requirements or pose a threat to road safety. The relevant draft law was adopted by the Parliament in the first reading.
The Republic of Moldova has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support the procurement of a new linear gas pedal for cancer treatment.
The economic relations between Moldova and the BENILUX countries will get a new impetus thanks to the organization of a special business forum scheduled for June 11, 2026 in Maastricht, Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The government has given a negative opinion on a new legislative initiative to lower the retirement age for mothers with many children. The Cabinet of Ministers considered that since women on average live longer, the measure could lead to additional pressure on the budget.
The government has approved the transfer of the tourism sector to the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. This measure has already been welcomed by the Patronage Association of the Tourism Industry of the Republic of Moldova, which considers it a step towards an “economic approach” in this field.
Companies operating in the energy, industrial, aviation and maritime transportation sectors will face new costs for monitoring and verifying greenhouse gas emissions under draft regulations prepared by the Ministry of Environment.
The maintenance of obsolete assets of the Ministry of Defense costs the state more than their real value. In this connection, the ministry proposes to allow not only the sale but also the donation of such property. The matter concerns non-military assets such as power plants, pumps, tents and other property that is no longer used by the army.
In June, children with disabilities will receive an additional financial aid of 3,000 lei. The members of the parliamentary commission for social protection, healthcare and family approved a report on the relevant draft law.
Teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, informatics, as well as teachers of Romanian language and literature for pupils whose mother tongue is not Romanian, who will be employed in public general education institutions, will receive lump-sum payments of up to 375 thousand lei. The amount was increased by 100 thousand lei.
Deputy Prime Minister, Economic Development and Digitalization Minister Eugeniu Osmochescu said that the information that appeared in the press, according to which he allegedly claimed that Moldova needs 300,000 migrants for its economy, does not correspond to reality.
The government has approved a draft law developed by the Energy Ministry on the security of petroleum product supplies, which envisages the creation of a national system of emergency stocks of gasoline, diesel fuel and liquefied petroleum gas. The draft will be submitted to parliament.
