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Moldova is actively buying technology from China to increase renewable energy production and storage capacity. However, the European Union warns that the move could be risky.
Moldova exports more IT services than wine.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas has confirmed that Vilnius is discussing with Washington the possible deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons on the country’s territory.
The EU-Moldova Investment Conference, held today in Chisinau, announced the attraction of investments totaling more than 1 billion euros to boost the country’s strategic development and strengthen its European course.
The Cypriot Chairmanship started preparations for the official opening of the 1st cluster of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the EU.
German defense giant Rheinmetall announced on Tuesday a contract worth 5.7 billion euros to supply Romania with combat vehicles, air defense systems and naval vessels.
Ukrainian parliamentarians have expressed “categorical opposition to the separation of the European integration paths” of Moldova and Ukraine. This was said at a meeting between the deputy chairman of the Commission for European Affairs of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Ovidiu-Vasile Cimpian, and a delegation of the Commission for Foreign Affairs and Interparliamentary Cooperation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, headed by its chairman, Oleksandr Merezhko.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has downwardly revised Moldova’s economic growth forecast for 2026 amid risks caused by the war, energy crisis and instability of international markets.
Patients in several European countries are facing unprecedented waiting times for medical care, according to a major Euronews Health analysis based on fresh OECD data. In some categories of planned treatment, they reach almost two years. Unlike many European countries, the Moldovan legislation does not have a clear regulation strictly limiting the maximum waiting time for planned services. And they are still deliberately shorter.
The European Commission warns of the possible loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the EU years amid high energy prices, industrial restructuring and the transition to a “green” economy.
About 9% of workers in the European Union are in a situation of forced non-standard employment, when people work on temporary contracts, part-time or short-term assignments due to the lack of opportunity to find a permanent job. This is stated in a study by Eurofound – the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
After a long period of stabilization, consumer prices in Ukraine have resumed growth. According to the National Bank of the country, the cycle of inflation slowdown, which lasted since June 2025, ended in January 2026. This year, the main driver of price growth in the Ukrainian market was a significant rise in the price of energy resources. However, the impact of inflation in the EU is also gradually increasing.
The possible conclusion of a peace treaty between the U.S. and Iran before the meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB), which will be held next week, does not deprive the regulator of the grounds for raising interest rates. This was stated by Pierre Wunsch, head of the Belgian central bank, in an interview with the Financial Times, making it clear that he is strongly in favor of a rate increase.
The new Hungarian government has signaled it may lift its long-standing veto of Ukraine’s European Union bid, paving the way for the first phase of formal EU membership talks with Kiev and Chisinau.
The tenth festival of Japanese culture “Bunkasai” will be held on June 6-7 in the square of the State University of Moldova.
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will visit Moldova on June 4-6. During her visit, she will participate in two major events and will discuss with the authorities and society the country’s progress in the European integration process.
The European Commission said that it was not ready to transfer the first tranche of the €90bn loan approved for 2026-2027 to Ukraine. According to the official version, the delay in the disbursement of the first €9.1bn, which should have been received by Kiev by the end of June, was caused by its failure to fulfill “all the technical requirements” of Brussels.
Moldova reaffirms its commitment to deepen cooperation with NATO as Agne Glevetskaite begins her mandate as head of the Alliance’s Liaison Office in Chisinau. The new Head has already held a series of meetings with government representatives to discuss priorities for the period 2025-2028, with a focus on modernizing the defence sector, strengthening national resilience and implementing assistance packages.
The indicator significantly exceeded the ECB’s target of 2%. The main reason was energy price inflation, which rose by 10.9% year-on-year. The preliminary data paves the way for an ECB interest rate hike at next week’s meeting. Before the conflict in Iran, inflation in the eurozone was below 2%.
The new Minister of Agriculture Uldis Augulis believes that the reduced VAT rate for essential products should be made permanent.
