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The Roma community is an integral part of our society and contributes, through its culture and values, to the diversity and national cultural wealth.”
For cryptoasset providers, capital requirements are set between €50,000 and €150,000, while issuers are subject to strict disclosure standards and liability for inaccurate data.
About one-third of Romania’s National Program for Recovery and Reform (PNRR) is behind schedule, which could result in the loss of billions of euros in EU aid and billions more in penalties.
Alina Chebotarev took the oath of office in the Parliament and officially assumed the position of the Chairman of the Competition Council, outlining the key areas of her future work.
The fifth report of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), published on April 8, identifies numerous problems in Moldova’s fight against corruption. Among them, one vulnerability of Moldova’s anti-corruption system that previously remained in the shadows – the lack of effective control over the so-called “post-employment” of officials – draws attention.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has signed an agreement on mutual recognition and exchange of driving licenses in Ireland. The document was signed during an official visit to Ireland, where the head of state held meetings with President Catherine Connolly, Prime Minister Michol Martin and Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris.
TikTok has announced plans to invest about $1.16 billion in a new data center in Finland. The project will be part of a large-scale strategy to localize data storage for European users and strengthen data protection in the region.
Moldova appoints three new ambassadors. The Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Policy approved the respective conclusions on Wednesday, April 8. Sergiu Mihov is appointed Moldova’s ambassador to Japan; Igor Moldovan – to Kazakhstan; Victor Lapusneanu – Moldova’s permanent representative to the Council of Europe.
The Moldovan labor market in 2026 is characterized by the transition to European standards of regulation, as well as by liberalization and introduction of new rules for employees and employers.
The entrepreneurial patent form will be issued without a photograph of the holder and a mark on payment of the fee. The requirement of 10 degrees of protection will also be abolished, as it will no longer be a strictly accountable document.
The constraints faced by businesses in the process of bringing the country in line with European standards were at the center of discussions at the meeting of the working group No. 2 on the platform of the Economic Council under the Prime Minister “Promoting green transition and cross-border trade”.
Tens of thousands of Romanian citizens from the Republic of Moldova were left without identity cards after legislative changes blocked their access to the documents. Now the Romanian authorities are proposing a quick and unexpected solution: the introduction of electronic identity cards. What this change entails and who it will help.
Moldova is at the final stage of implementing the European Directive PSD2 into the national legislation. The document envisages modernization of the payment services system, implementation of Open Banking and strengthening the security of online payments.
Moldova plans to launch a system that will enable the collection, collation and utilization of data on external assistance recipients. It will bring together information on public institutions, private organizations and NGOs that receive or participate in the implementation of external funding.
The European Commission (EC) has urged EU countries to limit large-scale measures to support economies, including energy subsidies and tax cuts, because of the risk of high inflation and budget deficits.
The upgrading of the country’s rating to B2 with a stable outlook is not a political opinion, but an independent technical assessment of the way the state manages its economy and finances. This is how Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu commented on the decision of the international rating agency Moody’s Ratings.
Donald Trump has declined an invitation to come to the Bucharest Nine summit in the Romanian capital scheduled for May 13.
More than 800 teams from all over the country registered for the question and answer contest about the European Union “EuroQuiz Moldova 2026”. Each team consists of 6 students and has a coordinating teacher.
International rating agency Moody’s Ratings has upgraded Moldova’s long-term credit rating in foreign and local currency from B3 to B2. At the same time, the agency points to the persistence of “systemic” risks associated with geopolitical tensions, vulnerability of the economy and possible internal political fluctuations.
The system of geographical indications, appellations of origin and traditional products will undergo a major reform. The authorities explain its necessity by the growing interest of manufacturers in the registration of protected names, as well as by the existing problems – from complicated procedures to insufficient control and weak protection of rights on the market.
