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Moldova plans to increase defense spending to 1% of GDP by 2030. They are now about 0.58% to 0.65% of gross domestic product, up from 0.3% in 2020.
The Moldovan government will consider on Wednesday, April 22, the draft denunciation of the Agreement on the division and joint use of freight cars and containers of the former USSR Ministry of Railways.
There are great opportunities for cooperation between Moldova and Azerbaijan in the energy sector. This was mentioned during the meeting of Presidents of the two countries Maya Sandu and Ilham Aliyev in Antalya on the margins of the annual diplomatic forum.
US President Donald Trump said it “looks very good” that the United States and Iran will reach an agreement to end the war and that US and Iranian representatives could meet this weekend.
European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defense that the first tranche of military aid to Ukraine, which will be transferred within the framework of the EU’s 90bn-euro loan, will be used to purchase Ukrainian-made drones.
Political representatives of Chisinau and Tiraspol met in the “1+1” format at the office of the OSCE Mission in Tiraspol. Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Chiveri characterized the talks as “useful but rather complicated”. “Tiraspol continues to insist on maintaining the status quo,” Chiveri said.
This opinion was expressed during the discussion of amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova by Gheorghe Leichu, deputy chairman of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia. The first consultations on the package of amendments proposed to the Electoral Code were held on April 15, 2026. The discussion was organized by the CEC of Moldova.
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon will hold their first talks in more than 30 years on April 16. The location of the meeting and the names of the participants were not disclosed.
The executive director of the Forța Fermierilor Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers, Alexandru Slusari, said on his Facebook page that he “undertook to depoliticize the organization as much as possible.”
The reorganization of the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry foresees an increase in the staff number by 35 units – from 161 to 196 employees (+22%) and an annual financial effect of 13.86 million lei.
The Civic Congress announced its withdrawal from the Alternativa parliamentary faction, making it clear that the decision was due to the lack of common political views, shared responsibility and a coherent position within the association.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that a second round of talks with Tehran could take place in the next two days. The first round of consultations, which took place over the weekend in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, ended in failure.
Not a single vessel has been able to break the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the 24 hours since it began, Logos Press reported, citing RBC.
The Parliament building will be transferred to the management of the State Chancellery. The decision is aimed at settling the legal status of the facility and eliminating many years of inconsistencies in the system of state property management.
The surplus of last year’s potatoes in the European Union is currently estimated at 3.3 million tons.
The European Commission has postponed the start of payments to Ukraine in the amount of €90bn to the second half of 2026. This was announced by EC representative Bala Uyvari.
Estonia has been providing Moldova with continuous support on its path to the EU, including through financial assistance – including a recent package of 748,000 euros. The money will be used for strategic communication, digitalization and resilience building.
Having earlier announced the start of negotiations on the creation of a joint air defense system between Europe and Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy headed to Berlin. The topics of the discussions in the German capital have not been announced yet.
In Canada, the idea of the country’s possible accession to the European Union is suddenly gaining popularity.
According to Reuters, U.S. and Iranian delegations could return to Islamabad for peace talks as early as this week.
