From 2018 to 2025, under current legislation, the tax burden on a Spanish worker’s salary increased from 39.7% to 41.1%, although the country still lags behind the three major European economies of Germany, France and Italy.
The third program of the Tulip business incubator was launched in Chisinau. By offering a combination of training, mentoring and financial support, the incubator reduces risks in the implementation of startups.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose duties on the UK if London does not repeal a digital services tax affecting US technology companies.
Against the background of the forthcoming reform of local self-government in Moldova, a public discussion on this topic is unfolding. According to some experts, population size is a controversial criterion for the forthcoming local government reform.
The real estate taxation policy in Europe varies. According to the European Commission, the share of real estate tax in GDP in EU countries ranged from 0.3% in the Czech Republic and Estonia to 3.7% in France. The EU average is 1.9%.
The law on the activities of real estate agents was published yesterday, April 23, 2026. But before it enters into force on January 23, 2027, the government will have to develop a subordinate regulatory framework to it and bring the current legislation in line with the new provisions.
There is a split in the Romanian government. The deputy prime minister, the secretary general of the government and six ministers from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which was the largest in the coalition, resigned today.
Today, the “Open Urban Development Program” was officially launched in the city of Vadul lui Voda. The program includes the construction of a modern water intake station on the Dniester River.
Samsung’s growing profits amid the AI boom have brought out its employees to protest. They are threatening to strike over a dispute over bonuses, demanding a share of profits.
In seven years, more than 300 thousand residential properties have been registered for the first time, almost 6 million have been assessed and reassessed, state property has been determined in more than 360 settlements, and the cadastral archive of 70 million pages has been fully digitized.
From the beginning of next year, employers will be exempted from the obligation to fill in the “AM Occupational Accidents” questionnaire. This eliminates double reporting of incidents involving the temporary disability of an employee.
The Ministry of Finance has announced its intention to amend Law No. 34/2024 on cash payments and invites professionals and stakeholders to engage in the process by submitting comments by May 13 this year.
The European Union officially launches an internal procedure to unblock a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine and a 20-pack of sanctions against Russia.
The State Inspectorate for Territorial Planning and Construction (GITPS) urged construction companies to contribute to the demolition of the House of Moscow, either free of charge or for a nominal fee, but there were no willing to do so.
This controversial issue has been put up for public discussion. As Dan Perchun, Minister of Education and Research, emphasizes, the use of video cameras will not be mandatory.
Citizens are exempt from paying contributions to technical standards for the construction of dwellings. They were paid by individuals when erecting individual dwellings.
The Day Labor Law will be supplemented with new provisions governing the use of the e-Zilier electronic voucher accounting platform.
The government backs the parliamentary initiative on the re-introduction of the minimum rates of the real estate tax, as well as the transfer of the right to local public administration bodies to establish exemptions or exemptions on the payment of real estate tax for certain categories of citizens.
On April 21 this year, the Estonian Parliament approved a law accelerating the construction of national defense facilities.
As of May 1 this year, the reduced VAT rate of 8% currently in effect for medical devices will be canceled. The legislators decided to return to the basic 20% rate for them, as the privilege introduced last year did not work.
