The Moldovan Cabinet of Ministers approved the regulation on the allocation of financial resources to farmers affected by drought and heat waves in 2025 for corn and sunflower sowing. For these purposes, 50 million lei will be allocated from the 2026 budget of the National Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development for the current year.
The Polish government will tighten the rules for foreigners to obtain Polish citizenship. Among the proposals are an integration test, a higher level of Polish language and a mandatory “act of loyalty” towards Poland.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine forecasts the grain harvest in 2026 at 60.4 million tons, which is only 1% or 0.64 million tons less than last year.
Orange juice futures rose sharply on the New York Stock Exchange after the publication of forecasts of a decline in the orange harvest in Brazil, the world’s leading exporter of the beverage.
A massive crisis in horticulture forced the U.S. government to allocate $9 million to farmers to liquidate 50 thousand tons of peaches and cut 420 thousand peach trees. The reason – the customer did not need this raw material.
About 500 wines will be presented by 65 Moldovan wineries during the XXV jubilee stage of the Wine Vernissage – “Vernisajul Vinului. Our Pride”. The event will take place on May 15 in Capitoles Park.
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) held a working meeting with representatives of the city administrations of the Florestm district to explain the new procedures for assessing farmland affected by natural disasters.
Poland has filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) against the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur (a trade and economic union comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).
The market of tourist and historical real estate has again received a loud signal: the legendary Bran Castle in Romania, known to the world as “Count Dracula’s castle”, has come under the control of American capital.
According to the World Health Organization, Moldova consumes 6.8 liters of ethanol per capita (15 years and older) per year in wine.
World Plant Health Day is observed today, May 12. The day emphasizes the critical role of plants in ensuring food security, fighting hunger, reducing poverty and preserving the environment.
One of the largest aluminum producers in the world has taken an interest in the Nikolaev alumina refinery in Ukraine, which was nationalized from Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska.
The European Union could send Ukraine the first tranche from a 90 billion euro loan package as early as next week.
In the period January-April 2026, Moldovan producers of apple concentrate processed a little more than 2 thousand tons of apples. Moreover, last month accounted for at least half of the volume of processing of this raw material, industry operators note.
Potato acreage in Moldova has decreased by 10-20% this year, according to potato seed suppliers. The reasons are many – from radical cost reduction due to the rise in the price of all inputs, to the relatively low selling price of this product throughout the 2025/26 marketing season.
The decision of the German authorities to introduce a tax on sweet drinks as part of a package of health care reforms has sparked a debate about government interference in the diet of citizens. However, a number of countries around the world already levy such a tax for one reason or another. But is this a sufficient argument and are these reasons so objective?
The Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) informs about the authorization of the first payments for the measures envisaged in the Growth Plan of the Republic of Moldova. Also, other agricultural subsidies were authorized for applications reviewed between May 4 and May 8, 2026.
The management of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) met with a group of second year students from the Technical University of Moldova (UTM), specializing in ecology and environmental protection. These ten students are starting their internship in the ANSA territorial units.
The authorities urge Moldovan citizens “not to touch, move or attempt to dismantle unknown objects. In such situations, call the 112 service immediately, providing information on the exact location where the object was found”.
The situation with the Dniester’s water availability continues to be a matter of serious concern. By the end of the current working week, the flow from the Carpathians in the upper reaches of the river fell to 66 cubic meters per second. At the same time, the flow in the lower reaches of the Dniester has not changed – 100 cubic meters per second. Accordingly, the water level in the Dniester reservoir, which provides water to the Moldovan part of the river, dropped to 115.5.
