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The EU-Moldova Investment Conference, held today in Chisinau, announced the attraction of investments totaling more than 1 billion euros to boost the country’s strategic development and strengthen its European course.
The Cypriot Chairmanship started preparations for the official opening of the 1st cluster of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the EU.
Investors counting on high rental income in the eurozone are increasingly turning their attention not to the largest European capitals, but to regional cities.
Ukrainian parliamentarians have expressed “categorical opposition to the separation of the European integration paths” of Moldova and Ukraine. This was said at a meeting between the deputy chairman of the Commission for European Affairs of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Ovidiu-Vasile Cimpian, and a delegation of the Commission for Foreign Affairs and Interparliamentary Cooperation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, headed by its chairman, Oleksandr Merezhko.
India’s rice production in the 2025/26 crop season exceeded 154 million tons, a historic high. The country ranked first in the world in this indicator.
The European Commission warns of the possible loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the EU years amid high energy prices, industrial restructuring and the transition to a “green” economy.
About 9% of workers in the European Union are in a situation of forced non-standard employment, when people work on temporary contracts, part-time or short-term assignments due to the lack of opportunity to find a permanent job. This is stated in a study by Eurofound – the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
Kazakhstan’s oil and fat industry is showing record growth rates and is becoming one of the key drivers of the country’s non-resource exports. According to the results of last year, the industry provided an inflow of 27% of all foreign currency proceeds from exports of processed agricultural products of Kazakhstan. In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked sixth in the world in sunflower oil exports. In the short term, Kazakh exporters hope to bring the country into the world TOP-5 exporters of this product – to the fourth place.
After a long period of stabilization, consumer prices in Ukraine have resumed growth. According to the National Bank of the country, the cycle of inflation slowdown, which lasted since June 2025, ended in January 2026. This year, the main driver of price growth in the Ukrainian market was a significant rise in the price of energy resources. However, the impact of inflation in the EU is also gradually increasing.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that global oil inventories could reach critical levels ahead of summer demand if the current rate of inventory drawdown continues.
The possible conclusion of a peace treaty between the U.S. and Iran before the meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB), which will be held next week, does not deprive the regulator of the grounds for raising interest rates. This was stated by Pierre Wunsch, head of the Belgian central bank, in an interview with the Financial Times, making it clear that he is strongly in favor of a rate increase.
The fate of the world economy depends on the outcome of the conflict in the Middle East, which is already holding back its growth. In the future, it could trigger recessions and significantly higher inflation, said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is set to impose new duties against major U.S. trading partners, including the European Union and Canada, over concerns about forced labor.
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will visit Moldova on June 4-6. During her visit, she will participate in two major events and will discuss with the authorities and society the country’s progress in the European integration process.
The European Commission said that it was not ready to transfer the first tranche of the €90bn loan approved for 2026-2027 to Ukraine. According to the official version, the delay in the disbursement of the first €9.1bn, which should have been received by Kiev by the end of June, was caused by its failure to fulfill “all the technical requirements” of Brussels.
Moldova reaffirms its commitment to deepen cooperation with NATO as Agne Glevetskaite begins her mandate as head of the Alliance’s Liaison Office in Chisinau. The new Head has already held a series of meetings with government representatives to discuss priorities for the period 2025-2028, with a focus on modernizing the defence sector, strengthening national resilience and implementing assistance packages.
Finland has confiscated 3.7m euros of Russian funds at the request of Ukrainian state-run company Naftohaz.
The indicator significantly exceeded the ECB’s target of 2%. The main reason was energy price inflation, which rose by 10.9% year-on-year. The preliminary data paves the way for an ECB interest rate hike at next week’s meeting. Before the conflict in Iran, inflation in the eurozone was below 2%.
The euro’s share of the global market rose slightly to around 20%, lagging far behind the dollar despite inconsistent US policy. Investors are refocusing on gold and smaller currencies, with gold’s share of total reserves exceeding the euro and government bonds. ECB President Lagarde is calling for reforms in the EU to make the euro more attractive and sustainable globally.
Brussels intends to include Rosneft and Lukoil in the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, which the EU countries expect to agree on by the end of next week.
