News about EU
Head of the Bilbao Port Authority (Spain), Iván Jiménez, believes that the European Union needs to postpone the implementation of an embargo on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to avoid the risk of excessive dependence on supplies from the United States. This was reported by the Financial Times.
The World Bank Group announced that it is closing its official Facebook page dedicated to the Republic of Moldova in order to focus its communications on projects in that country on the regional platform for Europe and Central Asia.
The Republic of Moldova could become the country with the fastest-growing air traffic in Europe in the coming years.
Ukraine has taken another step toward post-war recovery by signing 160 agreements worth over 10 billion euros at the Conference on Ukraine’s Recovery in Gdańsk, Poland. However, EU officials acknowledge that even large-scale investments will not yield the expected results unless the labor shortage is addressed.
Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Polish opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), called on the Polish government to block negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. He made this statement amid a sharp deterioration in relations between Warsaw and Kyiv, according to the Financial Times.
The largest cryptocurrency exchange was unable to obtain a license in any of the EU countries where it applied, but it will keep trying.
Ilie Bolojan, Romania’s acting prime minister, assigned staff members from the oversight body under the prime minister’s office to the Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova (DRRM).
A total of 731 organized crime networks have emerged in the European Union, actively involved in drug trafficking, fraud, and cybercrime. This is stated in a new Europol report, which documents the rapid transformation of criminal organizations and the growth of their technological capabilities.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has approved amendments to the Atomic Energy Act that lift the previous ban on the import, production, storage, and use of nuclear weapons within the country. The document has been published on the Finnish Parliament’s website, and the changes will take effect on July 1.
Anna Paula criticized the ban on the use of the Russian language in public spaces. She posted her opinion on social media.
On Thursday, June 26, Kyiv is set to receive the first tranche of 3.2 billion euros from the 90 billion euro loan from the European Union that was previously agreed upon.
The European Commission wants to offer candidate countries, such as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, economic benefits prior to their accession to the EU.
Three Romanian parties—the National Liberal Party (PNL), the “Save Romania” Union (USR), and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)—have officially nominated MEP Siegfried Mureșan for the post of prime minister.
An unusual situation has emerged in the digital asset market: stablecoins pegged to the Turkish lira have surpassed euro-denominated tokens in terms of transaction volume. According to Zodia Markets, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, the volume of on-chain transfers in lira reached $3.4 billion in 2025.
Today, June 26, a contract will be signed at the Government House for the design and construction of the Moldovan section of the 400-kV Bălți–Suceava overhead power line, the second of three lines connecting the country to the European ENTSO-E grid.
The implementation of the Public Finance Management Development Strategy for 2023–2030 and Moldova’s progress in the context of the EU accession process were discussed at the Ministry of Finance on June 25 during the third meeting of the Public Finance Management Dialogue.
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (ULBS) received two grants as part of the national call for proposals “Comprehensive Bilateral Projects with the Republic of Moldova,” funded by the Executive Agency for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development, and Innovation (UEFISCDI) as part of European and international cooperation programs.
Estonia will open an embassy in Chisinau in the second half of this year. Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu welcomed this decision by the Tallinn authorities.
The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a number of advertisements by Adidas, Calvin Klein, and Uniqlo, ruling that the claims about recycled materials made in the ads could mislead consumers.
Moldova has established a legal procedure for traffic violations. If a violation is committed in a vehicle registered in another EU country, the driver receives a notice outlining a series of next steps.
