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Category: Economy & Law
Over the past year, authorities have frozen nearly 45 million lei as part of international sanctions
The total value of assets and economic resources frozen in Moldova in 2025 as a result of restrictive measures exceeds 44.7 million lei. According to the report on the implementation of international sanctions, 439 such assets and resources were identified and frozen during the specified period.
According to the National Program for the Republic of Moldova’s Accession to the European Union (PNA), the deadline for the full implementation and harmonization of national customs legislation with EU standards is set for the end of 2026.
In 2025, the Council for the Promotion of Investment Projects of National Importance (CEIISS) adopted 152 decisions following the review of approximately 300 new applications and cases carried over from previous periods. Of the total decisions, 50 were rejections.
The Romanian Competition Council fined 10 banks a total of 3.73 billion Romanian lei (14.32 billion Moldovan lei or EUR 710 million) for coordination in the ROBOR setting procedure.
The use of drones in hunting will be officially equated with poaching. In this connection, the Law on Hunting and the Hunting Fund is to be amended to expand the list of prohibited methods of game extraction.
Customs officers at Chisinau International Airport, after checking the luggage of a passenger arriving on the route Istanbul – Chisinau, found in it medicines worth about 5000 euros.
Moldovan law enforcement authorities will be able to quickly request electronic evidence directly from foreign IT companies and instantly exchange data with colleagues from other countries.
Turkey’s attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into a Turkish billionaire after a joke about a Kurdish woman said at a hospital opening. The joke sparked accusations of discrimination and quickly turned into a political scandal.
Under sanctions pressure and after the freezing of new trials, Western pharmaceutical companies have not left the Russian market of innovative drugs. Pfizer stated that it continues to register new drugs in the country.
The Moldovan government approved by Decision No. 278 of May 27 on the application of provisions on preventing and combating violence and/or harassment in the workplace in public authorities. The document was published on May 29 in the Official Gazette and entered into force.
The list of criminal acts related to the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit money will be expanded and specified.
The securitization model is created as a two-level gateway attracting domestic and foreign capital. The new instrument will allow diversifying the domestic stock market. Moldovan securities will become understandable and legally protected for European institutional investors, international investment funds and development banks, and in the future it is planned to attract private investors looking for an alternative to classic bank deposits and government securities.
A special parliamentary investigative commission will investigate the causes of the increase in telephone and digital fraud. Its tasks include assessing the damage caused and identifying legislative gaps that allow criminals to operate with impunity on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham Moldova) proposed to reform the process of preparation and approval of normative acts, stating the need to increase the transparency, predictability and quality of regulation. The relevant proposals were sent to the Parliament and the State Chancellery.
UPDATED. The cab services market in Chisinau, whose annual turnover is estimated at 2 billion lei, has once again been in the center of attention of lawmakers. According to deputy Alexandru Trubca, official reports show only 1.2 billion lei, which means that about 800 million lei remain out of sight of the tax authorities.
The sanctions applicable to owners of exchange offices for circumventing currency transaction rules will be moved to the Contravention Code.
The State Procurement Agency is planning to reorganize its activities and increase the number of staff to cope with the new responsibilities assigned to the agency. The relevant draft government decree envisages an increase in the maximum number of staff from 32 to 39 units.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine (STS) has revealed a large-scale scheme to transfer money abroad. We are talking about more than 2.3 thousand companies that made foreign economic transactions for more than 198bn hryvnias ($4.47bn or 77bn Moldovan lei) and then virtually disappeared.
Parliament initiates public hearings to find solutions to combat phone and online fraud.
The European Parliament has agreed on a new migration law that will allow the establishment of centers for deporting migrants outside the EU. The document will also expand the authorities’ powers to search for migrants and increase the terms of their detention. Critics have already called the document a “xenophobic turn” in the bloc’s migration policy.
