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

    EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, on the sidelines of a defense exhibition in Athens, did not hide his concern that Russia is ahead of the euro bloc in the production of some weapons.

    6 May 2026
    EU defense commissioner: “Let’s move from “couture” in the military-industrial complex to normal production!”

    The Belarusian Foreign Ministry protested to Armenia after the statements of Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, who accused Russia of attempting to change the power in Armenia and said that the country “will not be governed like Belarus”.

    6 May 2026
    Belarus summoned Armenian ambassador over comparison with Russia’s “province”

    The decision to start talks between Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the conclusion of an agreement on air services was approved today by the government.

    6 May 2026
    Moldova prepares air service agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina

    At today’s government meeting, Natalia Doroftei was appointed Secretary of State at the Finance Ministry. She will start performing her duties from May 11, 2026.

    6 May 2026
    Natalia Doroftei is the fifth State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance

    The State Services Agency (SSA) will adjust the tariffs for the services it provides. A new chapter 12 – “Registration, licensing and certification services” – will be included in the government resolution regulating the provision of state services in the sphere of registration and licensing of legal units. The document will be considered by the government in the near future.

    6 May 2026
    ASU introduces new tariffs for registration of legal entities

    The local government reform launched by the authorities is not well thought out and due to haste may become a problem in the process of Moldova’s accession to the EU, said Balti Mayor Alexandru Petcov.

    6 May 2026
    Mayor Balti: Local government reform leaves more questions than answers

    The cargo ship was struck by a missile in the Persian Gulf area, with several crew members injured.

    6 May 2026
    CBS reports on the strike on a French ship in the Persian Gulf

    Moldova pays special attention to maintaining fiscal discipline in a context where the budget deficit is largely driven by strategic investments and expenditures related to the reforms undertaken in the country.

    6 May 2026
    Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilita: We emphasize fiscal discipline

    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