Moldova, Montenegro, Albania and Ukraine have shown the most progress among the 10 EU candidate countries over the past year. The European Commission called Moldova’s goal of finalizing accession negotiations by 2028 “ambitious but achievable,” Logos Press reported.
The Union of Lawyers of Moldova calls for tidying up the electoral regulatory framework. The changes introduced after the announcement of the last parliamentary elections have reduced predictability and hampered the work of parties, Logos Press reported.
The priority of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection is to provide jobs for Moldovan citizens. At the moment, the scenario of opening the labor market to workers from other countries is not being discussed, Logos Press reported.
The new composition of the parliament shows signs of unequal treatment of the opposition. The Promo-LEX Association’s monitoring shows that the principle of proportional representation was not fully observed in the formation of the parliamentary governing bodies and permanent commissions, Logos Press reported.
Economy and Digitalization Minister Eugen Osmokescu said that Moldova’s GDP can be increased by 5-8% by continuing the regulatory reform, supporting startups and local production, attracting “anchor” companies and implementing innovations, including artificial intelligence, Logos Press reported.
The new government headed by Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu has taken the oath of office. Immediately after the inauguration, Maia Sandu outlined key reforms for the new Cabinet of Ministers, Logos Press reported.
The Moldovan Parliament has approved the government led by Alexandru Munteanu. Only 55 deputies of the ruling PAS party voted exclusively for the decision to approve the program and the vote of confidence in the government. Munteanu called the cabinet “apolitical” and focused on economic growth and EU integration, Logos Press reported.
The parliamentary session to approve the new government and its activity program is scheduled for Friday, October 31. There are practically no doubts that the Cabinet of Ministers will be approved as presented. But doubts about the correctness of this approach remain.
The Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research has announced a national assessment of digital competencies of 9th and 12th grade students through the Romanian online platform Brio, Logos Press reported.
Parliament will have two deputy speakers, Doina Herman from the majority PAS faction and Vlad Batryncha from the largest opposition faction, the Party of Socialists, Logos Press reported.
Prime Ministerial candidate Alexandru Munteanu has faced his first serious political challenge: the opposition is not yet ready to support him or the program of the new government, Logos Press reports.
Prime Ministerial candidate Alexandru Munteanu spoke about his first ten days after his nomination, calling them “ten days that shook my life” and outlined the key tasks of the future government. His program is focused on launching investments, developing infrastructure, preparing territorial-administrative reforms and increasing citizens’ welfare “even before joining the European Union, Logos Press reported.
The candidate for the post of prime minister, Alexandru Munteanu, presented the team with which he intends to address the parliament for a vote of confidence and his activity program – “EU, PEACE, DEVELOPMENT”.
Alexandru Munteanu presented two new ministerial candidates and a candidate for the position of secretary general of the government, and now eight of the 17 members of the government, including Munteanu himself, are known,” Logos Press reported.
In the period 2022-2025. The Moldovan Ministry of Internal Affairs managed 230 externally financed projects with a total value of 310 million euros, of which 120 projects worth 87 million euros have been completed, Logos-Press reported.
Moldovan prime ministerial candidate Alexandru Munteanu has announced the new members of his future team, who will take the chairs of economy, finance and reintegration ministers, Logos Press reports.
The goal of increasing the size of the National Army from 6,500 to 8,500 troops will be difficult to achieve without a transition to a professional army on a contract basis, Logos Press reported.
Alexandru Munteanu, nominated by President Maia Sandu as a candidate for prime minister, has started forming the future composition of the government and announced the first three new candidates, Logos Press reported.
A few years ago, the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) prepared the Strategy of Public Administration Reform in RM for 2023-2030. The study during its preparation showed that 80% of local governments did not meet the minimum requirements in terms of functionality and legal administration.
Ukrainian citizens living in Moldova will be able to apply for a new passport, ID-card or exchange documents at mobile points in Chisinau in the form of specially equipped white-colored minibuses with symbols of “Passportniy Servis”, – reports Logos Press.
