The authorities urge not to encourage inflation expectations. The rise in fuel prices over the past two weeks has increased the total costs of businesses by a maximum of 1.5%.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report on human rights violations during protests and dispersals of anti-government rallies in spring 2024 “permeated with lies.”
Economic agents should inventory groundwater wells so that, if necessary, they can be tapped to provide alternative water sources to the population.
The Government decided to introduce an environmental danger regime in the Dniester basin. This will allow the authorities to limit the intake of polluted water, quickly mobilize resources and ensure coordination of actions to prevent a threat to the population’s water supply.
In Moldova, one mayor’s office has, on average, about 2,700 inhabitants. This is 18 times less than, for example, in Latvia, with which Moldova is comparable in terms of territory and population. The density of mayoralties makes Moldova one of the most fragmented in Europe: there are 27 mayoralties per 1,000 km², while in Georgia there are almost 30 times fewer.
The government is meeting urgently to consider a proposal to introduce an environmental danger regime in the Dniester river basin for 15 days.
The European Union’s enlargement process should take place in waves, says MP Marcel Spatar, chairman of the parliamentary commission for European integration. He emphasized that, apart from Moldova and Ukraine, the Western Balkan countries are showing significant progress in the accession negotiations.
The top leadership of the Council of Europe, ministers and other high-ranking European officials, as well as UN representatives will come to Chisinau for the Conference on Social Rights – “European Social Charter”.
Romania intends to expand cooperation with Moldova in the security and defense sector, based on the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as on common historical and cultural ties.
The parliamentary secretariat struggles to prepare laws due to the urgency and large volume of drafts, which increases the risk of errors and forces staff to work overtime.
The authorities plan to introduce a national electronic system “e-Admitere” for enrolling children in nurseries and kindergartens. It should make the process of enrollment in early education institutions unified, transparent and accessible.
The assessment of the functioning of the Black Sea corridor to Ukrainian ports as a vital economic line will be one of the topics of the international Conference on Security in the Black Sea Region to be held in Chisinau.
The government is preparing to launch a new electronic system for public procurement management to replace the current MTender platform and cover the entire cycle of procurement procedures, including contract execution and monitoring.
In the face of soaring energy and fuel prices, government agencies are moving to strict cost control. Ministers and agencies are obliged to cut all unnecessary purchases by at least 10%, and expenses on official transportation by at least 20%.
The Government of Moldova initiated the activation of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism for a rapid response to oil spills in the Dniester River. Additionally, the involvement of the Ministry of Defense was requested with military personnel, vehicles and pieces of equipment.
Founder interference undermines corporate governance in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and companies with majority state capital. The Audit Chamber’s audit, which will be presented to the Parliamentary Commission for the Control of Public Finances next week, confirms this.
The National Agency for Research and Development announced the launch of the Innovation Vouchers competition. It will allow small and medium-sized businesses to attract scientific organizations to implement innovations.
The Republic of Moldova initiated the procedure for withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).
The transportation of liquefied natural gas from the USA via Romania is extremely important for Ukraine and at the same time beneficial for Moldova. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in Bucharest at a joint press conference with Romanian President Nicusor Dan after their official meeting.
Moldova plans to increase defense spending to 1% of GDP by 2030. This benchmark was discussed in parliament as part of a draft simple vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Defense Ministry.
