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Tatiana Sichirliiscaia

Tatiana Sichirliiscaia

Journalist and analyst. Specialises in public finance and tax policy. Graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Moldova State University and completed her doctoral studies at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria). Worked at the I. Creangă Pedagogical University, Sofia Slavic University (Bulgaria) and Moscow State University of Foreign Languages (Russia). She has collaborated with various media outlets in Moldova. Since 2013, she has been working at Logos Press. For several years, she was involved in the Regional Economy project.

Articles

    By 2030, the aim in Moldova is to detect at least 95 per cent of HIV and viral hepatitis cases, and to ensure access to treatment for at least 95 per cent of those diagnosed.

    2 September 2026 29
    Moldova plans to detect at least 95 per cent of HIV and hepatitis cases

    State bodies will be able to initiate the establishment of an industrial park. This provision is contained in the draft amendments to the Law on Industrial Parks, which were considered at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on the economy, budget and finance.

    2 September 2026 22
    State bodies will be able to manage industrial parks

    According to preliminary data, revenue to the state budget administered by the State Tax Service for the period from 24 to 28 August 2026 amounted to approximately 3.1 billion lei.

    2 September 2026 35
    Tax revenue last week exceeded 3 billion lei

    Parliament will consider the new Investment Law. Among the law’s new provisions are the abolition of the term ‘foreign investor’ and the introduction of the terms ‘strategic investment’ and ‘resident/non-resident’.

    2 September 2026 38
    The concept of ‘foreign investor’ is to be abolished in Moldova

    In Moldova, it is proposed to introduce tax incentives for enterprises where collective labour agreements are in force. In this way, the authorities intend to encourage enterprises to conclude such agreements.

    2 September 2026 32
    Collective agreements will be stimulated by tax breaks

    Of the nearly 900 local authorities in Moldova, only 292 will remain following the merger process in 2027. It is due to be fully completed before the local elections scheduled for next year.

    2 September 2026 38
    In 2027, there will be 292 local councils in Moldova

    The capital’s city council has reported on the roadworks. According to its figures, work was carried out across all sectors of the city during the last week of summer.

    1 September 2026 43
    Car parks have been constructed on Vadul-lui-Vodă and Codrilor streets in the capital.

    Businesses consider it necessary to review and simplify the customs clearance procedure for goods, particularly with regard to tariff classification and the determination of customs value.

    1 September 2026 40
    Business calls for the simplification of customs procedures

    Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Finland, France and Sweden are in favour of moving from unanimity to a qualified majority when making decisions by vote.

    1 September 2026 31
    The EU is calling for the right of veto to be abolished

    This was announced by the capital’s mayor, Ion Ceban, at a weekly meeting of municipal services at Chisinau City Hall.

    1 September 2026 28
    Several roads and bridges in the capital are to be upgraded by the end of the year

    The State Tax Service (STS) reminds taxpayers that 1 September 2026 is the final date for the calculation, declaration and payment of dividends and distributions from net profit by joint-stock companies (JSCs) in which the state holds a stake, as well as by state and municipal enterprises.

    1 September 2026 37
    Today is the final day for the payment of dividends

    “If we were receiving grants amounting to 3.0 per cent of GDP today, there would be no need to increase the tax burden,” says economic expert Veaceslav Ioniță.

    1 September 2026 31
    Opinion: The solution to the budget deficit lies in grants

    The list of reporting entities – those subject to the Law on the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing – will be updated and expanded.

    1 September 2026 33
    The Law on the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering is to be updated

    The exchange price of natural gas on the Dutch TTF hub exceeded 70 € per MW·h, reaching its highest level since March amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, rising oil prices, and concerns over further delays in LNG exports from the Persian Gulf.

    31 August 2026
    The price of gas in Europe has exceeded €70

    The current increase in gas rates has not sparked a broad public debate about how it will affect the production of essential goods. As always, it was mainly politicians and experts who spoke out, and the discussion focused more on the direct impact of the new rates on the general public. Any mention of the indirect rise in the cost of bread, sugar, dairy products, and so on—if it was mentioned at all—was only in passing. The same goes for the problems faced directly by the producers of these goods.

    31 August 2026
    Eliminating the VAT on bread would be a sensible move given the rising gas prices

    The administration of the village of Kyrpesht in the Kantemir District is appealing to the central government and CALM for support in the process of regulatory consolidation.

    31 August 2026
    Opinion: When merging villages, each village should be analyzed individually

    In honor of Limba Noastră, Romanian Language Day, which the republic is celebrating today, Ivona Piorco, the European Union’s ambassador to Moldova, is reading the poem “Mama” in Romanian for the first time.

    31 August 2026
    Iwona Piorko, the EU Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, read her daughter's poems in Romanian

    The European Commission reacted with great restraint to the referendum result, in which a majority of Icelanders rejected resuming negotiations on EU membership.

    31 August 2026
    The EU Reacts Cautiously to the Results of the Referendum in Iceland

    The mayor’s office of the village of Cobusca-Veche in the Anenii Noi district has appealed to the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova and to international partners, asking them to support its residents in their refusal to be forcibly merged as part of the ongoing administrative-territorial reform.

    30 August 2026
    The village of Cobusca-Veche is seeking special status

    The government is insisting that several key clarifications be made to the draft law on grain import licensing. The Cabinet’s position, along with its comments and proposals, is set forth in the review, which has been published.

    30 August 2026
    Grain import licensing: The Cabinet of Ministers clarifications