UPDATED. The state of emergency in the energy sector will be lifted ahead of schedule if parliament votes in favor of the government’s proposal to end the state of emergency on April 25, rather than in May as previously planned.
Banks are ready to meet the needs of agricultural enterprises that find themselves in a difficult situation, but if there are prospects of recovery of the economic agent. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Association of Banks of Moldova, Dorel Noroc, specifying that only bank crediting is not enough for such companies.
A ministerial session of the Council of Europe will be held in Chisinau on May 14-15, 2026, with the participation of foreign ministers from 46 member states. This was said at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, in Strasbourg.
The Council of the European Union decided to extend restrictive measures against persons “responsible for actions aimed at destabilizing, undermining or threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova” until April 29, 2027.
Moldova is preparing to strengthen control over the observance of the principle of equal pay. Within the framework of legislative changes aimed at transposing European Union directives, employers will be held liable for violations of the norms on equal pay for equal work or work of equal value.
The Public Organization “Syrian Community in the Republic of Moldova” was accredited under the Agency for Interethnic Relations. It became the first official organization representing the Syrian diaspora in the country.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu voiced hope that after Rumen Radev’s victory in the early parliamentary elections, the bilateral partnership between Moldova and Bulgaria will further develop.
Azerbaijan’s relations with Belgium and the Netherlands have found themselves in a zone of high turbulence. Official Baku accused Brussels and Amsterdam of interfering in internal affairs after European parliamentarians adopted resolutions on the release of detained persons whom the Azerbaijani side considers war criminals, as well as on the continuation of the EU observation mission in Armenia.
More than 46 million lei will be invested in the new office and smart video surveillance systems at the state border.
The authorities are taking strict control over the extraction of minerals and intend to introduce European standards of subsoil monitoring. The draft mandatory reporting developed by the Ministry of Environment will affect all subsoil users and for the first time will force them to take into account even hidden valuable components in dumps.
The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has started in Strasbourg. Within the session, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi will present a report on the activity of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe – in May, Moldova will complete its six-month chairmanship in this institution.
The Justice Department is proposing to raise a number of rates for its services in order to “bring them in line with current economic conditions.”
The fleet of the emergency medical aid system will be renewed with new vehicles equipped with modern equipment, which will make it possible to provide assistance in severe clinical cases, even in hard-to-reach areas and under difficult weather conditions.
Moldova is strengthening its preparedness for possible migration crises related to the regional security situation, primarily the war in Ukraine.
The European Union will be granted extended powers to monitor the use of funds and the implementation of reforms in Moldova within the framework of the Reform and Growth Mechanism. The relevant draft has been elaborated by the State Chancellery.
UPDATED. In 2026, it is planned to spend about 600 thousand lei for the evaluation of school textbooks – this is about 56.3 thousand lei more than in 2025, when the expenses amounted to 543.7 thousand lei.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has welcomed the initiative to increase the number of scholarships for young people from Moldova, including ATU Gagauzia. This was stated by Moldovan MP Alexandru Vershinin. After a short conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Vershinin concluded that Erdogan was aware of the uneasy relations between Chisinau and Comrat.
UPDATED. Almost half of the sports infrastructure in Moldova is in poor condition and requires major repairs or modernization. The implementation of the Sport 2030 strategy could improve the situation and increase the population’s access to sport. The contribution of sports tourism to the economy could provide approximately 2% of the country’s GDP.
Lithuania is ready to support Moldova in the areas of countering disinformation, cyber security and military training, including professional training of military personnel and training of non-commissioned officers. This was discussed at a meeting of the two countries’ defense ministers. Earlier, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Vilnius would provide Moldova with 6m euros in military aid.
In 2025, a decrease in the total number of vessels calling at Giurgiulesti Port was recorded, down to 1,536 against 1,769 a year earlier, when the maximum number was recorded from 2019.
