Constitutional Court
On the way to Europe, Moldova’s internal situation is heating up, connected with relations between Chisinau and the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia in the south of the country.
The parliamentary opposition disagrees with the changes to the law on the appointment of members of the Prosecutors’ Vetting Commission, as it considers it an abuse of power, and threatens possible protests.
The Constitutional Court rejected the exception of the unconstitutionality of several articles of the Civil Code in a case concerning a EUR 10 million loan to Vitaprim Flora.
UPDATED. At the March 5 parliamentary session, an amendment was passed by PAS votes, according to which the members of the Commission for the Vetting of Prosecutors are appointed by at least 51 votes of deputies. Previously, this required a minimum of 61 votes. The amendment was necessary because last time the majority faction did not have enough votes to appoint Herman von Hebel, a Dutch citizen, to the commission.
The government does not support the deputies’ proposal to adjust cash limits, but the Finance Ministry has already started analyzing the application of the Cash Settlement Law and is drafting amendments to make it more efficient, Logos Press reported.
In the past week, the head of MAIA’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ludmila Katlabuga announced the creation of “three to five agricultural chambers by the end of 2026”. These will be “an initiative from below – from regional farmer groups.” A meeting of ministry representatives with the first of such groups will take place in the very near future, Logos Press reports.
The judicial year 2026 of the Constitutional Court was officially opened during a ceremony presenting the results of the institution’s activity and priorities for the coming period. The central message of the event was voiced by the Chairperson of the Commission for Law, Appointments and Immunities, Veronika Roška, who stated that “the Judicial Year 2026 begins under the sign of strengthening the rule of law”, Logos Press reported.
