On Monday, the press office of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Russian Foreign Ministry of its decision to expel one of the staff members of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest.
A few days before the deadline for voluntary consolidation, the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) stated that representatives of the State Chancellery and a number of lawmakers are pressuring mayors and local elected officials to make decisions on municipal consolidation within a tight timeframe.
The mayor of the capital continues to comment on the RESTART education reform. The government intends to create more than 30 agencies under the education departments, warns Mayor Ion Ceban.
Iran has once again issued a warning to Bulgaria after the country allowed the U.S. to use its military bases, a move that has heightened diplomatic tensions between Tehran and Sofia.
The Agency for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre will revise the real estate valuation models used for tax purposes. The cadastre agency identified technical inaccuracies in these models related to the complexity and specific nature of the data used in the revaluation process.
As of July 1 of this year, Moldova has suspended the registration of new independent merchants; as a result, the Ministry of Finance has clarified the requirements for ceasing independent commercial activities.
The Ministry of Finance has published data on budget execution for the first six months of 2026. According to the data, state budget revenues during this period increased by 0.7% compared to last year, totaling 37.03 billion lei. At the same time, expenditures rose by 4.2% to approximately 46.2 billion lei.
Construction work on the new transfer station with a waste sorting line in the Ciocana sector (Lot II), carried out as part of the municipal project “Chisinau Solid Waste,” is 60% complete.
A joint U.S.-Russian crew returned to Earth on Sunday after an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Labor unions have expressed concern about certain proposals to amend labor laws. These proposals are part of a package of amendments drafted by the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. The package includes a number of measures aimed at reducing regulation in the private sector.
At the end of last week, the National Bureau of Statistics published a study titled “Trends in Economic Activity in the Third Quarter of 2026.” The survey results prompted comments in the press that sparked a debate.
The rights of part-time workers and the non-discriminatory nature of those rights with respect to compensation and other labor rights, as well as the employer’s obligation to inform them about the use of fixed-term employment, will be enshrined in law.
A week before the deadline for voluntary mergers, another 165 municipalities decided to merge. This was announced by Government Secretary-General Alexei Buz.
The ninth and final session of the free training program for aspiring entrepreneurs will take place August 11–13, 2026, in Comrat.
By 2029, the government intends to enhance the competitiveness of at least 70 companies operating in rural tourism and promote international certification in the field of medical tourism.
The Ministry of Finance has prepared another change for freelancers. It has been incorporated into the payment notice regarding their tax obligations.
The video platform TikTok faces a hefty fine, as the European Commission has concluded, following a preliminary investigation, that children’s accounts created on the platform do not meet the child safety standards established by the European Union.
Geopolitical security, economic pressure, and environmental risks are issues that concern European citizens. A YouGov survey conducted in six EU countries shows that no single issue dominates public opinion. Each country has its own priorities, although the economy remains the top concern for most.
In keeping with the saying “what’s new is just the old in a new guise,” the Ministry of Education and Research has decided to reinstate numerical grades for fourth-graders starting in the new school year, replacing the descriptive evaluations.
Statistics show that courts have recently been facing an increasingly acute shortage of personnel. Today, only 388 of the 524 judicial positions are filled. The situation is most dire in the Supreme Judicial Chamber, where only half of the positions are filled.
