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.
Alexei Herzescu, chairman of the Competition Council, has officially submitted his resignation from his position, citing personal circumstances, according to Logos Press.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Moldova is canceling the 1990 Soviet norm that regulated the translation of clocks on the territory of the former Moldavian SSR and officially introduces UTC+2 time on a permanent basis, Logos Press reports.
