Nearly half of the tourist vessels selected for inspection by the Greek tax authority on the island of Santorini were found to have violated tax laws.
Starting September 15, customs clearance services provided by TS specialists will be available to businesses every day, including weekends. This measure is intended to make the procedures more convenient and accessible for businesses.
The eligibility criteria for receiving support under the “Regional State Aid Scheme for Investments in Moldova” program will be revised.
An additional 20 cubic meters of water per second is flowing into the main channel of the Danube following the opening of the lock at the Ratkeve-Shorokshar section. According to Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, this could raise the water level near the Paks Nuclear Power Plant by two centimeters.
The government has drafted amendments to the regional state aid program. Under these amendments, the amount of funding under the program will double.
A construction company based in the capital is suspected of tax evasion amounting to approximately 3 million lei.
Once Moldova joins the EU, the National Bank of Moldova and the National Commission for the Financial Market will begin exchanging information with the Joint Committee of European Supervisory Authorities, the European Central Bank, and the European Systemic Risk Board.
The authorities will develop a Biodiversity Financing Plan for Moldova. It will include measures such as restructuring the portfolio of the National Environmental Fund and developing mechanisms for payment for ecosystem services in the Lower Dniester and Prut river basins.
Germany opposes the European Commission’s plans to tax electricity at a lower rate than gas. Officials in Berlin claim that the EC is attempting to push these provisions through using a mechanism that allows them to be adopted by a majority vote, rather than unanimously, as required for EU tax measures.
This is outlined in the draft budget and tax policy for 2027. Specifically, the mandatory state social insurance contribution rate for employers in budgetary agencies and local government institutions will be reduced from 29% to 24%.
According to the report on the execution of the state social insurance budget, revenues totaling 31,396.1 million lei were recorded for the first 7 months of 2026. This represents 61.0% of the annual target.
The EU is proposing to raise taxes on cigarettes and, for the first time, establish a uniform minimum excise tax on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches. A recent review has shown that current anti-tobacco regulations are outdated.
The reason is the lack of a contractor. The first tender to select a company to restore the building did not take place—not a single bid was submitted. The authorities have reopened the bidding process.
The authorities plan to include a risk rating, the number of employees, and the number of vehicles operated by the company in the state registry of motor carriers. The current structure of this registry does not include such data.
From January through June 2026, the number of visitors to our country through travel agencies and tour operators totaled 230,100. This is 0.8% more than in January–June 2025.
Moldova is introducing the position of financial intelligence officer within the Service for the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering (SPCSB). This is due to the need to bring Moldovan legislation into line with European standards and to strengthen the country’s financial security.
On Monday, the French will find out whether they are among the approximately 678,000 individual and business users of the “impots.gouv.fr” website affected by a major tax data breach.
Nina Cereteu, mayor of Drochia and vice president of CALM, offered a critical assessment of how the local government reform is being implemented in Moldova, highlighting both its necessity and the main challenges in its design and implementation.
More than 400 young athletes from 35 countries competed in the Junior Triathlon European Cup—Chisinau 2026
Two Spanish F-18s stationed in Romania as part of a NATO mission intercepted and shot down an unidentified drone in the skies near the border with Moldova, Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruta said.
