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Category: Politics & Economy
On the occasion of the High-Level Conference on Social Rights – the European Social Charter, held in Chișinău (Republic of Moldova) on 18-19 March 2026, the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Marc Cools, highlighted the need for decisive multilevel action towards achieving social justice.
Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned after publicly stating his disagreement with President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to launch a military operation against Iran.
The staff of the State Chancellery has been increased by 56 units. The government made the relevant decision on Wednesday, 18 March, arguing that it was necessary to improve the efficiency of the reform management, monitoring of the European integration and implementation of the national strategic programs.
An information system “e-Zilier” has been developed in Moldova. It will concentrate information on employers – beneficiaries of unskilled labor, as well as on individuals performing such work for remuneration. In addition, it will reflect vouchers generated for day laborers, including the payment documents generated and their status.
Ukraine has agreed to EU technical and financial assistance to resume oil supplies through the Druzhba oil pipeline.
US President Donald Trump has called for an investigation into how Ukraine has been spending US-directed funds.
Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice has confirmed the development of a large-scale tax reform that could lead to the adoption of a new Tax Code next year.
The military conflict over Iran is beginning to affect not only oil markets, but also a much less obvious segment – the global pistachio trade.
The document on the Transnistrian conflict settlement mentioned in the public space is an unofficial tool for discussion, often used in diplomacy to stimulate dialog. It does not represent a political decision, an approved strategy or an official settlement plan. This was emphasized today during a press briefing by Deputy Prime Minister Valerii Chievir.
The global food market was highly vulnerable to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one third of the world’s urea exports pass. Military action in the Middle East has threatened global food security by paralyzing the production and export of critical fertilizers.
Chairman António Costa said that threats against EU leaders were unacceptable, commenting on Ukrainian President Zelensky’s remarks against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Opinion: Without economic instruments, financial mechanisms and legal guarantees, larger administrative entities may have the same limitations as the current ones. This is the opinion expressed by representatives of the littoral community during the discussion of the forthcoming reform of local public administration.
Relations between the EU and the US are once again on the verge of a deep crisis due to disagreements over security in the Strait of Hormuz, Politico reported, citing European diplomats.
IMF Deputy Executive Director Marnix van Reij is on a two-day working visit to Chisinau to hold consultations with the Moldovan leadership on a new cooperation program.
Two publications, believed to be insiders, have reported the resumption of direct contacts between US President Steve Whitkoff’s special envoy and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in recent days. However, the latter denied this information.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei threatened Romania with an “adequate political and legal response” over that country’s decision to allow Americans to use military bases to refuel planes used in missions in the Middle East.
Moldovan Customs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will continue close cooperation aimed at facilitating the exchange of international experience, digitalizing processes and equipping with modern control equipment in order to optimize operational activities and strengthen cross-border security.
Three U.S. refueling planes landed at Base 90 in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Sunday. They are the first planes to arrive after Romania approved America’s request to send troops to Romania to fight in the war in the Middle East.
The Chinese government is responding to sulfur supply disruptions due to conflict in the Middle East and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. The move has sharply raised shipping costs and sulfur prices, posing serious risks to the production of phosphate fertilizer needed for China’s spring planting campaign. The country imports about 47% of its sulphur, mostly from the Persian Gulf, so any disruption to transportation routes has a direct impact on domestic fertilizer production.
The Council of the Association “Forța Fermierilor” approved Alexandru Slusar as the executive director of the organization.
