Татьяна Шикирлийская, Author at logos-pres.md
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Татьяна Шикирлийская

Татьяна Шикирлийская

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

    The Russian Defense Ministry has announced a unilateral ceasefire for the period from May 8 to May 9, when Moscow celebrates the annual Victory Day in World War II.

    5 May 2026
    Russia announces ceasefire on Victory Day, Ukraine announces “silence regime” from May 5 to 6

    It is established that the subscription period for SS for individuals opens at 00:00 hours on the first day of its announcement and closes at 15:00 hours on the closing day.

    5 May 2026
    The subscription period for SS has been changed

    This is reported by the State Tax Service (STS). And emphasizes: the changes will not require additional actions by independent entrepreneurs already registered with the State Tax Service.

    5 May 2026
    Independent merchants will have until July 10 to get IDNOs

    As of May 1, 2026, a new entrepreneurial patent form is issued in Moldova. It contains a number of data about the holder and its identification is done by means of a QR code.

    5 May 2026
    A new patent form has been introduced

    Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is in favor of control at the EU’s internal borders. This, in his opinion, should remain part of the current migration policy.

    4 May 2026
    Germany wants to keep border controls at EU internal borders

    The revenues to the national public budget, administered by the State Tax Service, according to the operational information of the authority, amounted to about 28.7 billion lei in the first 4 months of 2026. This represents an increase of 3.4 billion lei or 13.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.

    4 May 2026
    Revenues administered by the STS grew by 13.3% in the first 4 months of 2026

    Global container shipping giant, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced the launch of a new Europe-Red Sea-Middle East express service linking key European ports with Saudi Arabia and other regional hubs.

    4 May 2026
    Shipping giant MSC opens new route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz

    The Law on SMEs will regulate the rules for determining the average number of employees of enterprises. For this purpose, it will be supplemented with a new Article 55, according to which the number of employees will correspond to the average number of persons employed during the year, determined on a monthly basis.

    4 May 2026
    Legislation on small and medium-sized enterprises is harmonized with European legislation

    The information resource RI “Treasury” (RI Trezoreria) is being created in Moldova. This state register will be the only official source of data on treasury operations related to cash execution of budgets-components of the national public budget, receipts of the state budget and local budgets, as well as submission of payment documents.

    4 May 2026
    RI Trezoreria optimizes the budget execution process

    General Mayor Ion Ceban said, summarizing the results of the past week, “the city is preparing for the Victory Day on May 9 at the Memorial Complex “Eternity” and for the Day of Europe at the Great National Assembly Square.

    3 May 2026
    The capital is preparing to celebrate May 9

    The decision is the first case of a dismissal trial involving the implementation of artificial intelligence.

    3 May 2026
    Genoa: court reinstates employee replaced by AI

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a telephone conversation with Robert Fitzo that the Slovak prime minister would support Ukraine in the EU membership issue. He also said that he had invited Fitzo to Kiev, and the latter, in turn, invited him to Bratislava. Both leaders accepted the invitations.

    3 May 2026
    Zelensky: Robert Fitzo will support Ukraine’s EU accession

    Limited trade markups have not been applied to a line of goods (13 commodity items) included in the List of socially important goods (or essential goods) since April 30. The reason is that the Regulation on the order of formation of retail prices for essential goods has become invalid.

    3 May 2026
    Restriction of trade mark-ups on social goods is canceled. What will happen to prices?

    The figure of 3,000 inhabitants per administrative center, proposed as a minimum threshold within the framework of the local self-government reform, has no scientific justification. This opinion was expressed by expert Viorel Rusu during the public discussion “Administrative-territorial reform in Moldova. Concept”.

    2 May 2026
    Expert: The threshold of 3,000 inhabitants per mayor’s office is not scientifically confirmed

    The HANetf Ukraine Reconstruction UCITS ETF (ticker UKRN), launched last month in London, has officially added the first three Ukrainian companies to its roster – drone software developer Swarmer, telecom operator Kyivstar and iron ore miner Ferrexpo.

    2 May 2026
    London Stock Exchange adds first Ukrainian companies to reconstruction fund

    Local self-government reform continues to be the top topic in Moldova. In general, mayors realize its necessity, but point out serious risks and lack of guarantees for communities, believing that it should be carried out gradually and through real consultations.

    2 May 2026
    Villages with 3,000 inhabitants will not receive subventions for voluntary unification

    The withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from OPEC signals a strategic reversal and calls into question Gulf coordination and the future of the cartel.

    2 May 2026
    UAE’s exit from OPEC: a new test for Gulf unity

    After more than 25 years of negotiations, a trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay began to be temporarily applied on Friday.

    1 May 2026
    Controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreement enters into force provisionally

    From May 1, 2026, the next stage of the large-scale national project of real estate valuation and revaluation will start. Within 90 days, until July 31, 2026, all commercial and industrial real estate in Moldova, which also includes land plots with agricultural buildings, will be revalued.

    1 May 2026
    Commercial real estate appraisals start May 1. What’s next?

    The war against Iran has fueled British interest in heat pumps. They reduce the dependence of Europeans on volatile gas prices, although they have become embroiled in political and cultural disputes over carbon neutrality (net zero).

    1 May 2026
    A heat pump protects Brits from gas prices