The state recognizes existing economic inequalities and is taking steps to mitigate them. However, the transition to a more predictable economy requires an end to the war.
The draft budget of Balti municipality for 2026 envisages revenues of 1,204,217.1 thousand lei, expenditures of 1,245,363.4 thousand lei and a deficit of 41,146.3 thousand lei, Logos Press reported.
The United Nations estimates the total cost of Ukraine’s post-war recovery and reconstruction at $524 billion over the next decade. These figures are up to date as of the end of 2024, with the cost estimates increasing every year. New figures are expected by the end of this year.
Income inequality is growing in Moldova: the top 20% of the population in 2024 received almost 42% of total income. The share of the poorest 20% remains almost unchanged. Experts believe that reducing the gap will require not only increasing minimum wages and pensions, but also, in the medium term, implementing elements of progressive taxation and social reforms.
Moldova’s parliament is introducing a “Voting Hour” and shortening debate time. The draft, which parliamentary factions received by e-mail on Friday, the opposition called an instrument of control, Logos Press reported.
With the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Moldova has made remarkable progress in implementing a project on solid and hazardous waste management, Logos Press reports.
Moldova firmly believes that U.S. President Donald Trump sincerely wants peace, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihail Popşoi told CNN.
The Agency for Interethnic Relations will come under the control of the Ministry of Education and Research as of January 1, 2026, which some experts called a downgrading of the agency’s status and contrary to the recommendations of the Council of Europe,” Logos Press reported.
“A “responsible investment budget” with a “healthy” deficit was approved by the Moldovan government at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, December 4,” Logos Press reported.
The number of children being drawn into drug distribution is increasing – they are increasingly being used as couriers and distributors, including through cryptocurrency platforms, Logos Press reported.
Moldova has been trying for several years to get off the “black list” of the Paris Memorandum on Maritime Security, but due to staff “starvation” and low salaries at the Maritime Agency, its advancement in the ranking has stalled, Logos Press reports.
A meeting of Moldova’s National Security Council, led by President Maia Sandu, approved the Plan for Strengthening Democratic Resilience for 2026-2027, Logos Press reports.
The threshold for registering as a VAT subject will be raised from LE 1.2 million to LE 1.5 million as of January 1, 2026, if such a proposal is approved, Logos Press reported.
In 2024, emergencies and fires in Moldova claimed the lives of 118 people and caused damage of almost 4.85 billion lei, Logos Press reported.
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Alina Iancu, will visit Moldova between December 4-17, 2025, to hold annual consultations in accordance with the provisions of the IMF Articles of Agreement, – Logos Press reports.
The National Commission on Financial Markets (NCFM) is considering additional powers, including the mechanism of the so-called “administrative police” to stop unauthorized financial transactions, – reports Logos Press.
October marked the 10th anniversary of the revocation of licenses of the three banking institutions involved in the “theft of a billion”, but this time was not enough to recover the stolen funds: it was possible to recover about 3 billion lei in emergency loans, but the remaining debt exceeds 11 billion lei, Logos Press reported.
Former ambassador and former MP Igor Munteanu, a consultant at the New Strategy Center, a Romanian think tank specializing in foreign policy, defense and security, told Logos Press that the case of arms smuggling through Albica is only the tip of the iceberg. According to him, systemic problems of border and customs control, deep-rooted corruption and insufficient prevention make possible numerous undetected cases of smuggling and transportation of military equipment.
A bill that hands the president of Moldova the final decision to recall the leadership of the National Bank has sparked controversy in parliament. Opposition MPs warned that the National Bank could now find itself outside the “orbit of the country and parliament”.
On Wednesday, the parliamentary commission for national security, defense and public order held hearings on a number of acute and high-profile problems that have seriously alarmed society in recent weeks. Among them is the case of the discovery of a vehicle full of ammunition at the Leuseni-Albica checkpoint on November 20.
