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The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization is continuing its policy of reducing excessive regulation in the private sector by streamlining the permitting system. The ministry has developed a major initiative that includes amendments to 29 government resolutions. The document has been released for public consultation.
In Moldova, it is perfectly legal for construction workers and general laborers to live in mobile housing units, and this is specified in the Classification of Economic Activities (KEDM 5590). However, in practice, employers face a conflict of legal provisions.
Russia has increased its seaborne oil exports to their highest level since 2022. Over the past four weeks, average shipments have reached 4.22 million barrels per day, Bloomberg reports, citing tanker tracking data.
The Trans-Oil Group of Companies denies allegations against its founder, Vazha Jashi, regarding an alleged scheme to ship Ukrainian grain to Iran through a company it controls. This information was published by the newspaper *Ukrainska Pravda*.
On June 26, 2026, the Iași Court of Appeals handed down a final ruling in a major case involving the smuggling of cigarettes from Moldova. The most serious charge, involving an organized criminal group, was dropped against all 21 defendants. Eight of them will not face criminal charges. The rest received reduced sentences on the merits of the case, some of which were suspended. The case lasted ten years.
Moldovan farmers have a chance to harvest the best wheat crop since the beginning of this decade. Officials at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) estimate the potential 2026 harvest from 339,000 hectares of wheat crops at 1.58 million metric tons (4.6 metric tons per hectare).
Europol assisted in a global operation to combat human trafficking conducted in 59 countries, including Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine, which resulted in the identification of 2,070 potential victims and the arrest of 1,024 suspects, 334 of whom are suspected of human trafficking, the EU agency reported on July 6.
The Chisinau City Hall signed a grant agreement for the project “Energy Efficiency in Chisinau’s Kindergartens” in the amount of approximately 140 million lei.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted the sanctions against Russian athletes.
A discussion organized by PAS lawmakers during a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Budget, and Finance regarding the situation surrounding the public utility Apă-Canal Bălți, Apă-Canal Soroca S.A. and Acva-Nord S.A.—operators providing water supply to the municipalities of Bălți and Soroca, as well as a number of settlements in the north of the country—sparked a scandal in Parliament.
The world’s largest consumer goods manufacturers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to develop new products. Companies are integrating AI into their research and development departments, reducing the time it takes to develop formulas and conduct testing from months to weeks—and in some cases, by a factor of several.
The Russian government and the state corporation Roscosmos have established procedures for the procurement and planning of Earth remote sensing data. This marks the first time that rules governing the ordering and sale of satellite imagery have been introduced.
A French appeals court has modified the sentence imposed on Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, in a case involving the misuse of European Parliament funds. The court reduced the length of her ban from holding public office from five years to 15 months, which opens the door for her to run in the 2027 presidential election.
From January through June 2026, revenues administered by the Customs Service totaling 20,384.38 million lei were collected for the state budget. This represents an increase of 1,362.28 million lei (+7.2%) compared to the same period in 2025.
An initiative raising questions about the independence of FIFA’s decision-making process is gaining support in the European Parliament. A group of lawmakers circulated a letter among their colleagues calling for an investigation into the circumstances under which the automatic suspension of U.S. national team forward Folarin Balogun was lifted after he was sent off during the World Cup.
In the first half of 2026, exports by companies located on the left bank of the Dniester to European Union countries accounted for 76.9% of total foreign trade. This figure remained at the same level as in the corresponding period of 2025.
The German government intends to establish a national strategic natural gas reserve for use in emergencies. The project, costing up to 1.5 billion euros, is designed to ensure the stability of the energy supply in the event of disruptions to fuel imports or attacks on critical infrastructure.
Romanians’ pension savings continue to grow at a record pace. In just one year, the assets of mandatory private pension funds (Pilonul II) increased by 37% and reached 227.5 billion RON (about $49.7 billion) by the end of May 2026.
Moldova exported just over 7,000 metric tons of apples from the 2025 harvest (totaling $6.4 million, at $0.9 per kilogram) in June 2026. This is a very significant volume of exports for a month that traditionally marks the end of the marketing season.
For the first time since the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and the reopening of shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, a Qatari gas tanker was attacked and caught fire on July 7.
