Светлана Руденко, Author at logos-pres.md
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Светлана Руденко

Светлана Руденко

Journalist. Specialises in social and political issues. Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moldova State University. Completed the Intercultural Communication programme at the European University Viadrina and Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. Worked in the press services of both state and private structures, including the Presidential Administration, the Parliament Secretariat, local government bodies, and MAIB. Collaborated with Moldova's largest news agencies, magazines, and newspapers, including foreign ones. She has experience in organising interaction between political parties and the media, as well as in translation and publishing. She has been awarded the Meritul Civic medal and other professional awards. At the newspaper, she is responsible for covering the work of parliament, the government and other state institutions.

Articles

    The minimum wage threshold for foreign citizens working in Moldova is 50% of the average wage in the economy. Local workers have no such guarantees, Logos Press reported.

    23 February 2026
    Gastarbeiters in Moldova are guaranteed 50% of average wages, local workers are not

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to allocate a record amount of nearly one trillion liras (about $23 billion) to support agriculture in 2026 to strengthen the country’s position among the world’s leaders in the agribusiness sector, Logos Press reported.

    23 February 2026
    Erdogan promises Turkey nearly trillion liras to support agriculture in 2026

    Alexei Herzescu, chairman of the Competition Council, has officially submitted his resignation from his position, citing personal circumstances, according to Logos Press.

    23 February 2026
    Parliament to appoint new head of Competition Council

    The state provides financial support to families who decide to adopt a child. The monthly allowance amounts to 800 lei (less than 40 euros) for each adopted child until he or she reaches the age of 18, Logos Press reported.

    23 February 2026
    The state is looking for adoptive parents

    Businesses in Moldova will be able to avoid having their accounts blocked due to tax debts if the debt was caused by the state. Such a norm will come into force if the parliament adopts a new law on supporting entrepreneurial activity, Logos Press reported.

    23 February 2026
    The tax authorities will not block the accounts of companies because of debts due to the fault of the state

    The Ministry of Finance of Georgia has published statistics on the state debt for January 2026, according to which its total volume is $9.5 billion, which is $200 million more than a year earlier, Logos Press reports.

    23 February 2026
    Georgia’s public debt reached a record $9.5 billion

    A new law is being prepared in Moldova, which should change the rules for concluding and executing distance contracts on consumer financial services. One of the key innovations of the project is the guaranteed right to cancel the contract online, without paper applications, phone calls and office visits, Logos Press reports.

    23 February 2026
    Financial companies will be required to introduce a cancel button

    Moldova needs about 20 billion euros until 2030 for rehabilitation and development of road infrastructure. This amount exceeds the entire state budget many times over, Logos Press reported.

    22 February 2026
    Winter became a serious “stress test” for Moldovan roads

    The Moldovan authorities are intensifying their policy to promote cashless payments among the population and businesses. The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion is currently being developed: the document envisages the creation of a sustainable and trustworthy financial ecosystem in the next five years, Logos Press reports.

    22 February 2026
    A new financial ecosystem is forming in Moldova

    The Moldovan police continues to modernize its vehicle fleet. The vehicles will be equipped with modern GPS systems that will allow monitoring the movement and driving style of drivers in real time, Logos Press reported.

    22 February 2026
    Police will be monitoring themselves via GPS

    There are only about 20,000 Catholics in Moldova, but they are actively involved in society – helping the poor, running social projects, supporting kindergartens and refugees from Ukraine, including in Transnistria, Logos Press reported.

    22 February 2026
    Vatican media noted the role of Catholics in the life of Moldova

    More than a million Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16 have been deactivated since the national ban came into effect. The figure was markedly higher than the authorities had expected. The social networks face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32 million) for violating the law.

    21 February 2026
    Moldova decides how to protect children from social networks?