News about EU
Ukraine has resumed exporting urea to Europe for the first time in a long time. Last week, 12,000 tonnes of this nitrogen fertilizer were shipped from the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk to Italy.
Brussels intends to include Rosneft and Lukoil in the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, which the EU countries expect to agree on by the end of next week.
The international organization Reporters Without Borders has published its annual press freedom ranking. Moldova ranked 31st out of 180. Compared to 2025, the country has improved its position: at that time it was in 35th place. But in 2024, Moldova was already ranked 31st.
The US is discussing the possibility of expanding NATO’s nuclear infrastructure in Europe. The Financial Times reports, citing sources, that Washington is considering the deployment of dual-capable aircraft in additional countries of the alliance.
Norway may return to the issue of joining the EU. The country’s authorities recognize that the changed global environment and the EU’s growing trade influence are forcing Oslo to reconsider its previous approaches to relations with Brussels.
A Moldovan parliamentary delegation is on a study visit to the European Parliament. The program of the visit, organized by the Democracy Support and Electoral Coordination Unit, includes discussions on the country’s progress in the European integration process, as well as on the strengthening of cooperation between the two legislative bodies.
The finance ministers of the EU’s six largest economies – Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands – have agreed to support centralized oversight of the EU’s capital markets. This could be one of the most significant breakthroughs in recent years in the realization of the European single capital market project.
According to a major Russian mineral fertilizer producer, the European Commission extended the measure, but did not prove that dumping by this company’s structures would continue after its cancellation.
Romanian railway operator CFR Călători resumes direct international connections from Bucharest to Varna, Sofia and Istanbul from June. The new seasonal routes may become an additional transportation alternative for Moldovans, especially against the background of high demand for summer trips to Bulgaria and Turkey.
The index of business activity in the eurozone manufacturing sector, according to S&P Global surveys, fell to 51.6 in May from 52.2 in April, hitting a two-month low. The slowdown came amid stagnant new orders in May, which offset a record four-year rise in sales in April. Export orders for production declined during the month.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that at this stage there are no grounds for holding a referendum in Armenia on the choice between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union.
A month before the EU Salary Transparency Directive came into force, Latvian company ERDA launched a real-time salary data platform.
In Poland, there were reports of so-called mobilization cards from military recruiting centers being sent to citizens. The documents have caused concern among part of the population.
As of June 1, 2026, Moldova is the 40th Member State of the European Patent Organization. This follows its deposit of its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) on March 25, 2026.
There is a big difference between the need to attract foreign labor and fears about the influx of migrants. This was stated by Moldovan President Maia Sandu in the Jurnal Politic podcast.
The European Union has started discussing possible ways to support Euroclear depository after the Russian court ruling on the recovery of losses related to the blocking of Russian assets.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan said he did not rule out expelling the Russian ambassador in case of repeated incidents with drones on the country’s territory.
The investment conference “EU-Moldova Investment Conference: Invest in Europe’s Next Success Story” will be the largest platform for business dialog between Moldova and the European Union. The event will bring together representatives of international business, politicians, the leadership of the European Commission and major financial institutions.
Estonian authorities have installed fixed drone detection and monitoring equipment at three sections of the land border in the southeast of the country. This is according to a press release from the Estonian Ministry of the Interior.
The Polish Inspectorate for the Quality of Agricultural and Food Products (IJHARS) reported on Facebook that it had blocked the import of 63 tons of green coffee from Brazil into Poland. Publications by French and Polish politicians linking this fact to the EU-Mercosur deal are not correct. Green (unroasted) coffee has entered the European market duty-free before. However, the “wave of negativity” quite adequately once again reflected the attitude of a certain part of the European society to this deal.
