News about EU
Remote purchase of medicines will become legal in the Republic of Moldova. The bill, signed by MPs Adrian Beli and Anna Oglinde, proposes to establish a legal framework for the conduct of pharmaceutical activities through information society services, officially paving the way for the emergence of online pharmacies.
The European Commission has revised production forecasts for key crops for the 2026/27 marketing year. EU cereal crop estimates were downgraded, while forecasts for key oilseeds improved slightly.
The European ice cream market remains one of the largest. According to Eurostat, last year EU countries produced about 3.3 billion liters of ice cream, which is 2% more than the year before (3.2 billion liters).
Listed companies are required to ensure gender balance in their management bodies.
The Appeal Board of the Center sector announced on 28 May its decision on the examination of the appeal of the lawyers of the Bashkan of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutsul. The lower instance’s sentence of 7 years’ imprisonment was upheld.
The European Commission has fined Chinese marketplace Temu 200 million euros after an extensive investigation that found dangerous children’s toys and faulty chargers on the platform.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the European economy in 2025 rose by 56% to $239 billion, according to data from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). However, this surge is caused by specific factors and hides a decline in the real investment sector. Major cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) accounted for most of the growth. Much of the capital came from corporate restructuring and transit financial flows.
On 28 May, the Ukrainian parliament ratified a 90bn-euro loan agreement to support Ukraine with the European Union. A total of 298 MPs voted in favor of the document.
The EU has decided not yet to appoint a representative for possible talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
Hungary’s parliament has canceled the decision on the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, abandoning former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s course of breaking with the ICC. 133 deputies of his Tisza party voted in favor of the initiative of the new head of government Péter Magyar, while 37 Fidesz representatives opposed it.
After the change of the Czech government, the number of countries participating in the initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine has been halved.
Patients and medical staff of 10 medical institutions in Chisinau and Balti will benefit from improved conditions and energy efficiency of buildings. Today the Government approved the signing of a grant agreement between the Republic of Moldova, the European Investment Bank and the Joint Unit for the Implementation and Monitoring of Energy Projects for the implementation of the project “Energy Efficiency in the Republic of Moldova”.
The energy exchange OPEM (Operator of the Moldovan Energy Market) has been operating in Moldova since December 2025, but liquidity remains almost nil.
In Eastern Europe, an annual income of 100 thousand euros leaves more “on hand” than in Western and Northern Europe. The calculations are complicated, these are only experts’ estimates, because the tax systems themselves differ: in some countries they are relatively simple, in others much more complex. But the conclusion is unambiguous. Bulgaria tops the ranking.
The Government approved the draft law on ratification of the Agreement on credit support and grant for the implementation of the Integrated Agricultural and Irrigation Development Program (iDRIP) project.
Ukraine may face the threat of suspension of financing from the IMF and the EU as early as this summer. The reason for this is delays with the law on taxation of international parcels, which international partners are demanding.
In the Polish village of Konotopi, where only about 120 people live, the construction of a large-scale statue of the Virgin Mary is being completed, which may become the highest such monument in Europe.
It refers to the 2013 intergovernmental agreement under which Russia indefinitely canceled export duties on supplies of natural gas, oil products and rough diamonds to Armenia. The letter says that Moscow may suspend the document or denounce it unilaterally if Yerevan continues its course of integration with the EU.
The authorities propose to expand the scope of regulation of particle gas pedals and sources of ionizing radiation. In this regard, Adrian Bely, chairman of the parliamentary commission for social protection, health care and family, proposed amendments to the Law on the Safe Execution of Nuclear and Radiological Activities.
The question of whether the EU should enter direct negotiations with Russia continues to divide its members. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna warns that such a move would turn the EU into a “neutral mediator” expected to ease sanctions and meet Moscow’s maximalist demands.
