Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave US President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal, although the Norwegian Nobel Institute had earlier clarified that it could not be withdrawn, transferred or shared once the winner was announced, Logos Press reported.

Citizens invested more than 90.5 million lei through the eVMS.md platform in the first 5 days of subscription to SS, Logos Press reported.

Although January 15, 2026 is the deadline for submitting the financial management reports of political parties for the second half of the year 2025, 11 parties had still not submitted them by 2 p.m. on the last day. In this regard, the Central Election Commission (CEC) posted on its website another release reminding parties of their reporting obligation.

The law on freelancers came into force on January 1, 2026. But so far, judging by the posts of representatives of the new sector appearing online, the registration procedure has not become routine. And the next steps that a freelancer must take to start an activity continue to raise questions.

Elena Grumeza has assumed the position of Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finance effective January 15, 2026, according to Logos Press.

A new e-Consulat system is designed to make it easier and faster to obtain consular services without visiting diplomatic offices, according to Logos Press.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will compete for grants of up to 1.5 million lei (about 77,000 euros) to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy production, Logos Press reported.

Another 28 local road repair projects will be implemented in Moldova within the “Europe Nearby” program, Logos Press reports.

In two years, EU countries have lost about 150,000 jobs to outsourcing or moving companies abroad, about three times more than the number of jobs created in the European Union through the practice, Logos Press reported.

Controlled persons have the right to be present during the inspection of the State Labor Inspectorate, as well as to have access to information and documents, in addition, controlled persons can document the actions of inspectors with the help of witnesses and/or photo, video and audio recording, reports Logos Press.

In 2026, physical persons – citizens will be able to benefit from a benefit that provides for deductions of education expenses not only for children, but also for self-education in the amount of 20,000 lei, Logos Press reported.

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Moldova will be able to obtain investment loans through a new financial product “FACEM Impact”, administered by the Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), reports Logos Press.
