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The updated honey labeling rules took effect on June 14, 2026, in the European Union.

The largest airlines in the Persian Gulf region are gradually returning to normal operations after several months of serious disruptions caused by the conflict surrounding Iran. According to data from Flightradar24, the total number of flights operated by the region’s leading airlines has already reached about 82% of the level recorded just before the start of hostilities in late February.

Following a wave of comments regarding changes to vacation time for public sector employees and the increase in the retirement age for employees with special status, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection presented official details of the proposed changes. Minister Natalia Plugaru emphasized that the initiatives, which will take effect on January 1, 2027, are aimed at bringing the system into line with European standards and eliminating inequalities, while guaranteeing rights already accrued.

Industrial production in Moldova has been growing since the beginning of 2026, but experts do not consider this growth to be stable due to deep-rooted structural problems in the sector. According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), industrial production increased by 7% year-over-year in January–April 2026.

An official signing ceremony for the peace agreement was planned to take place in Switzerland. However, after Trump and Pezeshkian signed the document remotely the day before, Iran saw no need for this procedure.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar stated that Budapest had succeeded in having the wording regarding the accelerated accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union removed from the European Council’s final declaration. According to Magyar in X, all member states of the bloc have agreed on the revised version of the document.

Iran has agreed to allocate land to Kazakhstan at the port on the Strait of Hormuz. Kazakhstan has agreed to provide Iran with infrastructure at its ports on the Caspian Sea.

The rise in gold prices has led to a sharp increase in smuggling, which is often used to finance armed conflicts, circumvent sanctions, and launder money. The Financial Times reports this, citing representatives of the gold mining industry.

Bitcoin fell on Friday and ended the week in the red: uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-Iran peace talks and concerns about rising interest rates kept investors cautious about cryptocurrencies.

One million lei was allocated from the state budget to support 11 projects focused on active aging as part of the tenth round of the Small Grants Program.

The goal of the partnership is to develop and manufacture chips in the United States.

EU governments will hold complex negotiations on the allocation of the 2 trillion euro budget for the next seven years. The discussions will take place today at a summit in Brussels.

The average cost of internet access in Moldova is just $16, which ranks our country 194th out of 214 countries and territories in this category.

The Ministry of Finance has launched public consultations on a draft reform of the public sector compensation system, which will run until July 2, 2026.

By the end of the year, the United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with at least 150,000 drones, as well as hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems, as part of a new military aid package worth nearly 1 billion pounds. This was announced by British Defense Minister Dan Jarvis following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Mykhailo Fedorov.

Moldova is actively preparing to join the global maritime community, although at present not a single vessel is registered under its national flag. In an effort to remove the country from the “blacklist” in the shipping sector and “keep up with the rest,” the parliament ratified two more international maritime conventions on Thursday, June 18.

The Ministry of Finance intends to streamline the system of tax regimes and revise the rules for independent entrepreneurs working in the retail sector. It plans to maintain a preferential tax regime for them while raising the tax rate to 3%.

Authorities plan to restrict the movement of heavy vehicles based on weather warnings issued by the State Hydrometeorological Service. The relevant regulations were developed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development.

During the first five and a half months of 2026, waterway freight transport in the Republic of Moldova had almost fully recovered from last year’s shock.

Companies are rushing to implement artificial intelligence (AI), but many still find it difficult to demonstrate its effectiveness.
