Every year, up to 100 children with cancer are registered in Moldova, and about 200 more are patients from previous years who are under observation, Logos Press reported.
Scientists propose to pilot the function of scientific advisor in Moldovan ministries, Logos Press reports.
Energocom S.A. is looking for a specialized organization to assess the value of gas reserves stored in Ukraine and Romania, Logos Press reports.
The Republic of Moldova, Romania, Ukraine and Bulgaria are taking an important step towards regional cooperation by creating a European Territorial Cooperation Association (GECT) with a legal address in the Romanian county of Iasi, Logos Press reports.
The European project is “probably the most successful geopolitical project since the creation of the United States of America”. This opinion was expressed by Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu during his visit to Brussels, Logos Press reported.
On the occasion of the International Student Day, the National Youth Council of Moldova (CNTM) draws attention to the extremely low level of student scholarships, which jeopardizes the quality of life and academic performance of young people, – reports Logos Press.
On Sunday, November 16, residents of six localities in Moldova took part in new local elections. In two of them, voting was held for the first time under conditions of voluntary administrative unification (amalgamation), Logos Press reported.
Moldova and Romania have almost synchronously started the process of temporary control over Lukoil’s assets to prevent possible disruptions in fuel supplies,” Logos Press reported.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) became a new mainstream player in Moldova this week. The IMF blocked the final two tranches, totaling 2.9 billion lei ($170 million), under its cooperation program with Moldova, which ended in October. The total disbursement under the program, financed through the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and intended for budget support, was approximately $810 million.
Since 1991, Moldova within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has signed 82 treaties at the meetings of the CIS Council of Heads of State and 269 treaties at the Council of Heads of Government. To date, Chisinau has denounced 64 treaties. According to the government, the move is part of “a continuous process of harmonizing the national policy, as well as the country’s legislative and economic framework with the EU standards and norms”.
Parliament has approved amendments to the state budget for 2025 in the first reading. The amended parameters envisage an increase in expenditures and budget deficit, as well as additional funds for salaries, social payments and compensations to citizens for energy resources, Logos Press reported.
Moldovan Finance Minister Adrian Gavrilice said that after the blocking of the last two IMF tranches, the country lost not grants, but loans for which there was an alternative. The government will “look” at the feasibility of launching a new program with the IMF, Logos Press reported.
The Moldovan government has reviewed the state budget for 2025 and confirmed that the IMF tranche was not transferred this year, but the country had sufficient sources of financing, Logos Press reported.
The draft of the new law on mediation has split the business and legal environment: the Ministry of Justice insists on mandatory pre-trial mediation to relieve the burden on courts, banks consider the measure ineffective, and utility providers warn of a possible increase in tariffs, Logos Press reports.
The European Commission promised Moldova even more money after the already promised 1.9 billion euros, if the country uses these funds efficiently, Logos Press reports.
The Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM) calls on the country’s leadership to make decisions based on scientific data, as the level of confidence of the population in the authorities depends on it,” Logos Press reports.
Moldovan trade unions are demanding a “breakthrough” in wages so that the country does not enter the European Union as the poorest. Sergiu Sainciuc, deputy chairman of the National Confederation of Trade Unions, said that the minimum wage of 5,500 lei “is not bad in principle, but it is too low,” while the required minimum should be 8,000 lei – half of the projected average wage, Logos Press reported.
The Moldovan government intends to withdraw from several more agreements within the Commonwealth of Independent States, including the agreement on visa-free travel of citizens of CIS member states across the territory of its members. This does not mean the immediate introduction of a visa regime with Russia,” the Moldovan Foreign Ministry said. Politicians and experts believe that only for now, Logos Press reports.
The new government’s program sets an ambitious goal of supporting the employment of at least 100,000 people over the next four years.
There are 54 parliamentary friendship groups with different countries in the XII Parliament. There was no place for Russia and Belarus in the middle of them. PAS promised to reconsider the decision to suspend these groups “only after Russia stops the war and starts respecting Moldova”. Opposition MPs believe that it is precisely the preservation of friendly relations between the deputies of our countries “that can help to end the war”.
