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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

    Dissatisfied with the government’s planned austerity measures in the education sector, thousands of Romanian teachers and education workers took to the streets in protest this week, Logos Press reported.

    8 February 2026
    Romanian teachers threaten to go on strike

    Lithuanian Foreign Minister confirmed in Chisinau support for Moldova’s European course: Vilnius will share its experience to help Moldova move towards the EU, Logos Press reports.

    7 February 2026
    Moldova looks to Lithuania for EU accession

    The leadership of the northern capital intends to equip all city trolleybuses with video surveillance, reports Logos Press.

    6 February 2026
    In Balti, video cameras in trolleybuses will help conductors and passengers to reason with each other

    The execution of the state budget for 2025 ended with a deficit of 15,712.4 million lei. This is 2,499 million lei lower than the adjusted indicator, but 2,623 million lei higher than the previous year, Logos Press reported.

    6 February 2026
    The budget deficit in 2025 reached almost 16 billion lei

    Estonia’s government and opposition have criticized the president for calling for direct talks with Russia, Logos Press reported.

    6 February 2026
    Estonian authorities split on talks with Russian Federation

    The Latvian parliament did not approve the opposition’s amendments to reduce VAT on energy resources to 5%, Logos Press reported.

    5 February 2026
    Latvian Saeima rejects VAT exemption for heating

    During 448 tax audits during the first month of the year, 289 cases of law violations were detected, for which tax sanctions amounting to 983.0 thousand lei were applied, as well as administrative sanctions amounting to 338.0 thousand lei, Logos Press reported.

    5 February 2026
    STS fines brought over 1.3 mln lei to the budget in January

    The credentials will be available in a short time and without exams, Logos Press reported.

    5 February 2026
    Moldovan driver’s license recognized in the UAE

    A group of deputies from the Communist faction has prepared and registered in Parliament a draft law proposing to triple the exemption limits on real estate tax, currently in force in Moldova, Logos Press reports.

    5 February 2026
    Housing reassessment is criticized

    Vitalie Mîța was appointed at a government meeting on November 4 as the new state secretary of the Energy Ministry, responsible for the thermal power, natural gas and energy efficiency sectors, Logos Press reported.

    5 February 2026
    A new secretary of state has been appointed to the ministry of energy

    The Apele Moldovei agency is obliged to identify ponds and reservoirs damaging the environment every five years and apply liquidation procedures to them, Logos Press reported.

    5 February 2026
    Apele Moldovei received the right to eliminate water bodies

    Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silinja and Estonian President Alar Karis have called for the appointment of an EU special envoy to resume contacts with the Kremlin. The Europeans are signaling a new approach to Russia by seeking a voice at the negotiating table between Washington, Kiev and Moscow, Logos Press reported.

    5 February 2026
    Baltic leaders call for renewed contacts with Kremlin

    Balti authorities promise to complete the installation of CCTV cameras at all garbage sites in the city by the end of this month, after which violators will be fined, according to Logos Press.

    4 February 2026
    In Balti, video cameras will be installed at garbage sites

    In Moldova, the reporting of information from indirect sources was introduced in 2018 for taxation and anti-avoidance purposes. However, the system is constantly being finalized. There is a gradual introduction of new subjects of this obligation and a tightening of the data exchange system. And from 2025, a new, stricter reporting form is introduced, requiring information to be submitted by February 25.

    4 February 2026
    Data sharing from indirect sources is tightening up

    The government intends to revise the amount and terms of property tax as part of its fiscal policy for 2027, Logos Press reported.

    4 February 2026
    The rich will pay more for their property

    There are 16,157 social assistance recipients in Moldova in 2026, who will receive an average of 2,970.7 lei per month from April 1, 2026, Logos Press reported.

    4 February 2026
    The amount of social assistance will increase to almost 3 thousand lei

    Belarus, with an average intelligence level of 101.05, has entered the top 20 of the world ranking of countries in terms of intelligence in 2026, ahead of the United States (with a level of 101.04), reports Logos Press.

    4 February 2026
    Belarus entered the top 20 countries in terms of intelligence level

    Agricultural enterprises received a financial support of 304.41 million lei during the period of the “Credit Mechanism in Agriculture” program, Logos Press reported.

    3 February 2026
    Farmers received more than 300 million lei in soft loans

    The Chisinau City Hall announced the launch of the 2026 Civic Budget program, in which residents of the capital can submit proposals for projects according to the needs and priorities of the districts in which they live, Logos Press reported.

    3 February 2026
    Residents of the capital received 3 million lei for their projects

    The absence of tourists from Russia and Belarus has seriously hit the tourism industry of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, whose economy has lost from 3 to 5% of gross domestic product due to the decline in income in this area, according to Logos Press.

    3 February 2026
    Baltic States lost up to 5% of GDP due to lack of tourists