Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) airplanes and helicopters will be officially authorized in Moldova. Certification and permits will be introduced for them, pilots will have to undergo updated training and licensing, including emergency helicopter flights.
Moldovan scientists and researchers are invited to more actively utilize the opportunities for cooperation with the EU in the field of science and innovation through the Office of the Republic of Moldova for Science and Technology to the EU (MOST).
The state enterprise Poșta Moldovei continues to modernize its infrastructure. The company purchased 10 new Fiat Doblo Maxi 2025 vehicles.
The Ministry of Education and Research announced the launch of two initiatives aimed at making reading for schoolchildren an interesting and attractive creative experience. MDL 7 million has been allocated for this purpose: MDL 6.5 million will be used to renovate school libraries with 60,000 new books, and MDL 500,000 will be used to launch “literary laboratories”.
The pollution of the Dniester became another test of Moldova’s crisis preparedness – and showed that there are more vulnerabilities than answers.
Europe is facing a new type of threat – cognitive warfare, which undermines public trust and prevents citizens from making free and informed decisions. This was the assessment given by Moldovan President Maia Sandu at the international conference “Media Literacy and Information Integrity: Building Resilience against Disinformation and FIMI in Europe” held in Chisinau.
Moldova’s debt to the CIS amounts to 1.6 million lei. Foreign Minister Mihail Popşoi made it clear that Moldova is ready to repay it.
UPDATED. The Parliament adopted in the first reading two draft laws on the regulation of short supply chains of agri-food products, one from PAS and one from Democrația Acasă. The opposition faction used a special “argument” for clarity: the deputies were given bulbs.
The rights of former patentees to protection of personal data continue to be violated. The state does not respond to the publication of their personal information in checks, and the draft law on the protection of this data has been awaiting a government response for over six months.
Moldova and Ukraine have signed a new agreement in the social security sector. According to the document, citizens of both countries permanently residing in the territory of the other state will be able to receive retirement, disability, survivor pensions, as well as payments in connection with industrial accidents and occupational diseases.
Due to the crisis in the Middle East, global gas prices have increased. However, Moldova has not suffered yet – the country does not import gas from this region. Moreover, purchases are made under contracts indexed one month in advance. The director general of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE), Aleksey Taran, assured that the regulated gas price will remain unchanged for the time being.
The participants of the High-Level Conference on Social Rights “European Social Charter” signed a Declaration demonstrating a common commitment to support the implementation of social rights in Europe. The document is conventionally called the “Chisinau Declaration”. Instead of the Prime Minister, the Secretary General of the Government closed the event.
Some 95 million children in Europe are at risk of poverty and social exclusion in 2024. This highlights the need for concrete action to protect social rights and implement the standards of the European Social Charter.
In the face of global turmoil and growing social inequalities, investments in housing, health and education, based on the European Social Charter, are becoming a key tool to protect citizens’ rights and strengthen Europe’s resilience.
The High-Level Conference on Social Rights “European Social Charter” identified, among a number of other challenges to the social protection of citizens, a particularly acute problem – limited access to housing, which directly affects the social protection and dignity of people.
Within the framework of Moldova’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the High-Level Conference on Social Rights “European Social Charter” is taking place in Chisinau on March 18-19.
UPDATED. Moldovan medical institutions generate up to 3500 tons of medical waste annually. Their volume continues to grow as the number of medical interventions increases. However, some of this waste has nowhere to go: due to gaps in the system, some medical institutions are forced to store anatomical and pathological waste in refrigerators.
Real estate brokers will be required to obtain certification of professional competence. A draft law on the activities of real estate agents will be put to a vote in its second and final reading at a parliamentary session on Friday, March 20.
Azerbaijan has sent five trucks with humanitarian aid to Iran. The cargo was sent on behalf of Ilham Aliyev on the eve of Novruz holiday.
The staff of the State Chancellery has been increased by 56 units. The government made the relevant decision on Wednesday, 18 March, arguing that it was necessary to improve the efficiency of the reform management, monitoring of the European integration and implementation of the national strategic programs.
