In Moldova, many child sexual abuse cases take an extremely long time to be heard because of the “sophisticated techniques” of suspects and their lawyers, Logos Press reported.
Moldova does not buy Russian gas, and the volumes coming through the Turkish Stream pipeline from Russia to Southeastern Europe are sent exclusively to Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia, Logos Press reported.
American industrial conglomerate Honeywell International will design and license oil refining facilities in the Georgian Black Sea village of Kulevi. A corresponding agreement has been signed with Black Sea Petroleum (BSP), which is implementing the project of Georgia’s first oil refinery, Logos Press reports.
In January this year, 194.4 million cubic meters of gas were supplied to Moldovan consumers – about 50 million cubic meters more than in December 2025 and the same amount more than in January last year, Logos Press reported.
Parliament voted in the final reading in favor of a bill according to which the threshold for registration as a VAT payer was raised from 1.2 million lei to 1.7 million lei per year,” Logos Press reported.
The Parliament approved by the votes of 57 deputies Maia Pîrcălab as a member of the Administrative Council of the Deposit Guarantee Fund in the banking system for a term of five years, reports Logos Press.
The provisions of the National Critical Infrastructure Identification, Designation and Protection Act take effect on February 22, 2026. It defines which facilities and systems are vital to the country, from energy networks and transportation to health care, water supply and digital infrastructure, according to Logos Press.
Azerbaijan is actively modernizing its clean energy industry and making significant investments in switching to renewable energy sources, Logos Press reports.
The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) insists on the need to ratify the International Labor Organization’s Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, as well as to accelerate the implementation of mechanisms for their protection, Logos Press reports.
Moldova and Ukraine are in the same energy block, so the risks and shocks experienced by the Ukrainian electricity system directly affect our country as well, Logos Press reported.
Moldova is launching a reform of the state border management system to bring it closer to the standards in force in the Schengen zone, Logos Press reported.
The approximate cost of the assessment procedure of the assets of the state enterprise “Railroad of Moldova” is about 7.8 million lei. The funds are envisaged by the state budget within the framework of the growth plan, Logos Press reported.
Due to snowfall and blizzard in Moldova, truck traffic was temporarily suspended on some sections of the R34, M3 and R34.3 highways. Due to the bad weather, more than 1,200 consumers were left without light, mostly in the south of the country, Logos Press reported.
MPs were not satisfied with the report of the Chairman of the Competition Council, Alexei Gherțescu, on the progress in the implementation of the National Accession Program for the Internal Market Cluster, Chapter 8, Competition Policy, Logos Press reported.
The draft law on crypto-assets, to be elaborated by the end of the year, is one of the most “sensitive” for institutions supervised by the National Bank of Moldova (NBM). Its drafting is being assisted by an OSCE expert, Logos Press reported.
President Maia Sandu met in Chisinau with a delegation of US senators, with whom she discussed bilateral cooperation, the situation in the region and sanctions against Russia, Logos Press reported.
Turkey is the country with the largest number of defense companies among NATO countries. The country has more than 3,500 defense companies, compared to about 2,800 in the 29 allied countries of Europe, Logos Press reported.
The chairman of the parliamentary commission on economy, budget and finance, Radu Marian, urged the institutions “not to put the horse ahead of the cart” and not to adopt EU regulations earlier than they are agreed upon in the EU itself, Logos Press reported.
Only 4 out of 10 principals and teachers believe that the resources in their schools are sufficient. This is evidenced by the data of the national survey “Barometer of the situation in upper secondary and lyceum education – 2026”, reports Logos Press.
The opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has registered in the Bundestag a Small Request to the federal government regarding the consequences of a possible unification of Moldova with Romania, Logos Press reports.
