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Category: European Integration
UPDATED. The Moldovan Mission to the European Union spends about 300,000 euros annually to rent a cramped building in Brussels. The government plans to buy its own building to cut costs, provide comfortable workplaces, meeting and event rooms, Logos Press reported.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister confirmed in Chisinau support for Moldova’s European course: Vilnius will share its experience to help Moldova move towards the EU, Logos Press reports.
The head of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Nadia Calviño, has called on EU leaders to speed up the creation of a Savings and Investment Union (SIU), calling it a condition for Europe’s competitiveness, Logos Press reports.
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silinja and Estonian President Alar Karis have called for the appointment of an EU special envoy to resume contacts with the Kremlin. The Europeans are signaling a new approach to Russia by seeking a voice at the negotiating table between Washington, Kiev and Moscow, Logos Press reported.
Moldovan citizens living in France will be able to exchange their Moldovan driver’s licenses for French ones from March 1 this year without taking exams, reports Logos Press.
In Latvia, after joining the EU, the average salary increased 5-fold, exports increased 6-fold, agro-industrial exports increased 16-fold, and foreign direct investment increased 10-fold. The Baltic countries show Moldova by the example of their successes that integration into the EU brings real results for the economy and citizens, Logos Press reports.
Among the EU countries from July 2025 to January 2026, the minimum wage remained unchanged in Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg and Slovenia. The biggest increases were recorded in Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia, where it increased by more than 11% over the period, Logos Press reported.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó confirmed on February 2 that the country has formally filed a lawsuit with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to overturn the decision to ban Russian energy purchases, Logos Press reported.
The leaders of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian parliaments will pay an official visit to Moldova on February 2-4, 2026, at the invitation of their Moldovan counterpart Igor Grosu, Logos Press reports.
Ukraine’s accession to the European Union on January 1, 2027 is impossible, as any country in the accession process must meet the Copenhagen criteria for membership, and this process usually takes several years, Logos Press reported.
Upon the Republic of Moldova’s accession to the European Union, enterprises, including those located on the left bank of the Dniester, will be required to adapt to EU environmental standards. Otherwise, after the expiration of the transition period and an additional deadline granted for compliance with legislative requirements, they risk being closed. In such a case, the state will be obliged to ensure the restoration of soil, water, and air quality in the affected territory, reports Logos Press.
More than 90% of the reforms for receiving the next EU tranche of 300 million euros have been implemented in Moldova, Logos Press reports.
Moldovan scientists are invited to participate in an international competition of the European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) in which they can receive funding of up to 50,000 euros from the National Agency for Research and Development (ANCD), Logos Press reports.
A new competition of the Star Venture Program of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for promising startups ready to scale has been launched in Moldova, Logos Press reports.
The new Romanian highways A7 (Pascani-Sucava-Siret) and A8 (Pascani-Iasi-Ungheni), financed by the European Commission within the SAFE program, will open a direct way for Moldova to increase the tourist flow, economic sustainability and strengthen transport integration with the EU, Logos Press reports.
The European Union (EU) is set to fight the decline of industry with a “Made in Europe” law, ensuring that local companies are prioritized, Logos Press reports.
A large-scale reform of Moldova’s state-owned enterprises is being implemented by a European consortium, which includes Expertise France (leading partner), the Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation and the Czech Development Agency, Logos Press reports.
Young specialists from France will be able to volunteer in companies in Moldova, live here during their internship, gain real experience and strengthen economic ties between the two countries, Logos Press reports.
In two years, EU countries have lost about 150,000 jobs to outsourcing or moving companies abroad, about three times more than the number of jobs created in the European Union through the practice, Logos Press reported.
Trade between European Union member countries – the volume of trade between them – fell to 22% in 2024, down 1.5% from the previous year, Logos Press reported.
