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An agri-food investment forum will be held in Chisinau on March 5, 2026, within the framework of the Moldova Agri-Food Partnership Platform (APP), Logos Press reports.

The European Consumer Center in the Republic of Moldova has recorded a record in terms of speed of complaint resolution: the appeal of a citizen of the country to the seller from Canada was settled in just 12 minutes, reports Logos Press.

This year, a budget of 300 million lei has been allocated for non-refundable financial support instruments meant to finance small and medium-sized enterprises, Logos Press reported.

Rising costs and changing priorities will change the flow of tourism to Europe in 2026, according to Logos Press.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said at the Munich Security Conference that if Ukraine joins the European Union, Moldova should also be admitted, and then perhaps the “biggest act of European reunification” will take place, Logos Press reported.

Moldova is gradually moving away from funding from the International Monetary Fund, and full independence will symbolize its macroeconomic maturity, Logos Press reported.

In the summer of 2026, Switzerland will hold a national referendum put forward by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP). The project aims to set a strict limit on the country’s population: by 2050, it should not exceed 10 million people.

In the town of Stuhr near Bremen, robbers broke into 14 safes in a Volksbank branch by spraying an unknown liquid. This winter, there have been bank robberies in Bonn, Gelsenkirchen and Halle and in Wilhelmshaven, Logos Press reported citing DW.

As of early 2026, marginal personal income tax rates in EU countries range from 10% in Bulgaria and Romania to 60.5% in Denmark, according to Logos Press.

Gas reserves in the Baltic States have fallen sharply

Media outlets around the world are dying. In addition to the constant lack of funding, they now have to contend with artificial intelligence and chatbots that are drawing away audiences.

Without adequate state support and EU subsidies in the context of European integration, Ukrainian farms, which cultivate 80% of all land in the country, may lose competitiveness in the markets of third countries, according to Logos Press.

South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has begun construction of an artillery gun factory in the Romanian city of Petresti, Logos Press reported.

Moldova is preparing a legal framework for the entry of European companies (Societas Europaea), which are established in accordance with the norms of the European Union corporate law, Logos Press reports.

In 2025, the volume of grain exports from Kazakhstan through the Baltic countries increased to 802 thousand tons, which is six times more than in 2024, Logos Press reports.

Eurozone exports are still growing despite declining revenues in a number of key sectors, Logos Press reports.

At the European Industrial Summit in Antwerp, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended the European Union’s carbon trading system (ETS). But she faced opposition from the leaders of Germany and France, who believe the high cost of allowances in the ETS threatens the economy and jobs, according to Logos Press.