US President Donald Trump thanked President Alexander Lukashenko “for your cooperation and friendship” in his post on Truth Social. He expressed his gratitude for the release of several prisoners in Belarus – three Polish and two Moldovan citizens in late April.
The State Tax Service (STS) has presented preliminary results of tax audits conducted in April 2026. The agency carried out 622 controls, which revealed 349 violations of legislation. Tax sanctions amounting to 863.0 thousand lei and sanctions for violations amounting to 410.9 thousand lei were applied.
The European Union is preparing a 21st package of sanctions against Moscow, within which it intends to increase pressure on the “shadow fleet,” Russian banks and the Russian Orthodox Church, Politico writes, citing European officials and diplomats.
Today, at the FMF – Moldovan Football Federation (Federaţia Moldovenească de Fotbal) arena in the park “La Izvor”, the IV tournament of the “European Media Cup in Chisinau” takes place, with the participation of journalists from 8 countries.
In Latvia, illegal operators have a significant share in the online gambling segment. According to the H2 Gambling Capital (H2GC) agency, in 2025 the gross revenue from gambling in the unlicensed market of the country reached 62 million euros.
According to the Environmental Performance Index, 19 of the 20 countries with the best sanitation and drinking water in the world are European. Japan is also among these 20 countries.
Most of the issues related to the voluntary merger of mayoralties and more broadly to local government reform concern the Ministry of Finance, as the central problem remains the system of financial resource allocation.
The U.S. has once again lashed out at Europe, which it assesses is indulging in an influx of extremists due to uncontrolled migration.
Between the launch in March 2025 and April 2026, 483 micro and small enterprise projects in the agricultural sector have been financed under the Farm Credit Line (FCA) program.
The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democrats, Mindaugas Sinkevičius, believes that the authorities of his country could make a step towards diplomatic relations with Belarus, if the meetings are organized by the United States. In his opinion, the probability of opening checkpoints on the border with Belarus is “very high” today.
The US has released the first batch of files dating back to 1948 to increase transparency about unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The archive contains unusual sighting reports made by astronauts and pilots.
Mayors are once again calling for broad consultation on the concept of local government reform recently published by the government. Their proposals and concerns regarding its implementation were aired on a domestic TV channel.
Rumen Radev officially took office as prime minister. He resigned early from his largely ceremonial position as president to lead the government.
The National Bureau of Statistics has published data on the results of the 2024 housing census. Experts have made a number of alarming conclusions.
In the first 4 months of 2026, revenues from the tax on income of individuals renting out real estate increased by 28.2% compared to the same period of 2025, amounting to 38 million lei.
Artificial intelligence-based robots working in a huge e-commerce warehouse near Berlin are already packing, selecting and sorting goods as humans would. Only faster, more efficiently and more accurately.
The model for the valuation of commercial and industrial real estate for tax purposes has been published and is in effect.
AmCham Moldova presented the third edition of the METRIX survey (Moldova Economic Transformation and Reform Index). The survey showed an increase in the index of business environment perception while macroeconomic problems persist.
The National Bank of Moldova increased the prime rate by 1.5 p.p. at once. – From 5% to 6.5% – to prevent inflation growth against the background of rising world prices caused a lot of questions and comments of experts.
The law on the creation of the Convergence Fund was published and entered into force on May 7. Thus, the process of gradual abolition of tax exemptions that have been in effect so far for Transnistrian enterprises was launched.
