The idea to oblige retailers to keep at least 50% of domestic products on the shelves has drawn harsh criticism from the ruling PAS party, with MPs warning of rising prices, shortages of goods and risks to exports, Logos Press reported.
Moldovan citizens will practically not suffer from the tax on parcels, which the government plans to introduce, as it will be included in the price of goods, making it almost invisible for buyers, – reports Logos Press.
Moldova is launching the National Program for Integrated State Border Management for 2026-2030, aimed at improving the security and efficiency of crossing the state border, Logos Press reports.
In 2026, the government expects a significant increase in applications for business finance, driven by the launch of new instruments. One of the key mechanisms will be a state aid scheme for investments in regional development,” Logos Press reports.
At the call of the Federation of Education and Science Trade Unions, education workers across the country are holding an action of “awareness and union pressure” on Tuesday, December 16, under the slogan “Dignity for Education – Solidarity for a Fair Future”, according to Logos Press.
Moldovan authorities plan to introduce salary ceilings for the heads of state bodies in order to “increase the transparency and fairness of the remuneration system”, Logos Pres reported.
The International Exchange of Moldova (IEM) is officially registered with the State Services Agency. Veronica Arpintin was appointed director general. Former Prime Minister Dorin Recean joined the board of directors, Logos Press reported.
The School of Public Health Management has announced a “Japanese strike” beginning Dec. 15 to protest what they call the illegal liquidation of the institution, Logos Press reports.
The average monthly nominal gross monthly salary by economic activity in the third quarter of 2025 amounted to 15,487.8 lei. In the education sector it reached 12,713.3 lei or 82.1% of the average for the economy. A teacher with this salary earns about 152 thousand lei per year, while the incomes of top officials and heads of state structures are measured in millions.
Demographic pressure on the state social insurance budget will only increase. Parliament passed the first reading of the draft law on the social insurance budget for 2026: two-thirds of the expenditures are earmarked for pensions, Logos Press reported.
The draft state budget was passed in the first reading with the votes of the ruling PAS party,” Logos Press reported.
The demographic forecast indicates that Moldova will face a rapid decline in population over the next two decades. Olga Gagauz, Doctor of Science, Associate Professor at the National Institute of Economic Research, in her analysis tells about three scenarios of the situation development. Scenario 1 (low) – the most probable, it assumes a reduction in the population to 1,835,900 in 2040, or approximately by 24%. Scenario 2 (medium) predicts a decrease in population to 1,955.6 thousand people by 2040 (-19.3%). Scenario 3 (high) is the most optimistic and assumes the smallest decrease in population to 2,101.7 thousand people (-13.3%).
Parliament has considered and passed in the first reading a sweeping package of tax changes. The opposition called the draft a “camouflaged” fiscal policy and mostly did not vote in favor of it, Logos Press reported.
The reasons for Moldova’s inclusion in the international “blacklist” of the Paris Memorandum on Maritime Security have become known. The parliament voiced cases of drug trafficking, explosions and fires, incidents with weapons and other serious violations on Moldovan-flagged ships, Logos Press reported.
Moldovan exporters quickly mastered the procedures of the New Computerized Transit System (NCTS).
Moldova’s state port is not for sale – there are no such plans or discussions. Negotiations between the EBRD and the Romanian port of Constanta are being held solely on the purchase and sale of the Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Logos Press reports.
The Promo-LEX Association suggested developing the “Kiveri Plan” (Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Kiveri – editor’s note) in order to join efforts in the reintegration of Moldova and to involve citizens from the left bank of the Dniester in this process, Logos-Press reported.
President Maia Sandu has appointed former Prime Minister Dorin Recean as special emissary for development and sustainability, Logos Press reported.
Eugeniu Osmokescu, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization, has proposed the creation of a Development Bank of Moldova, Logos Press reported.
Eugeniu Buzatu, Acting General Director of Energocom SA, received income in 2024 not only from the Moldovan company – “subject-mom”, but also from the subsidiary company – “Energocom Gas & Power” Ltd, – reports Logos Press.
