News about EU
The probability of Moldova gaining full membership in the EU by 2030 is 2-4%, and by 2040 – 35-45%. And that is subject to a number of conditions that depend little on Moldova itself.
The meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ended on Friday in Chisinau. The European leaders’ agenda centered, among other things, on migration management issues. Among the decisions, the adoption of a new interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights, which could facilitate the expulsion of migrants, stood out.
The European Commission is preparing to use revenues from carbon taxes levied on industry to subsidize farmers facing rising fertilizer prices.
The European Commission has approved four genetically modified crops for use in the food and animal feed industries. These are two genetically modified lines of cotton, one line each of corn and soybeans. The decision was published on March 12 in the Official Journal of the EU and will be valid for 10 years.
The Kremlin announced on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing on May 19-20 to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss deepening bilateral cooperation and addressing key international issues. The leaders are expected to sign a joint statement and a number of agreements during the visit.
Moldovan citizens living abroad will be able to get acquainted with job offers in their home country within the second Online Career Fair for the Diaspora. It will take place on June 11, 2026 from 14:00 Moldovan time.
Moldovan banks will have to implement new international sustainability standards and strengthen risk management. These are the main changes and amendments contained in the draft amendments to the Regulation on the Fundamentals of Banks’ Activity Management.
The Transnistrian issue can be solved only through dialog and a realistic approach, and the lack of communication can generate even more distrust between the two banks of the Nistru River.
Personal property of citizens moving to Moldova from an EU country will be exempt from import duties. The new rules will come into effect at the moment of Moldova’s accession to the EU.
The Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) hosted a regular Twinning mission dedicated to the process of evaluation and monitoring of institutional progress in compliance with European standards and AIPA accreditation.
A group of people’s deputies of Ukraine registered the draft law No. 15223 of 08.05.2026, which proposes to recognize the Gagauz as an indigenous people of Ukraine.
Global wine consumption in 2025 has fallen to its lowest level since 1957.
The Platform of Women MPs appeared in the XII Parliament of Moldova. It united representatives of all factions.
Moldovan authorities and international development partners are promoting the expansion of the list of crops produced in our country. The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry invites farmers interested in growing industrial hemp to a series of regional seminars. Leopold Svatý, a representative of Svatý Sedláček, s.r.o., will be a guest expert. (Czech Republic).
The prospects of Moldova’s future membership in the European Union have long been at the center of discussions – both political and “kitchen” discussions.
After the enlargement of localities, the key change should be not just a new administrative structure, but also the expansion of local authorities’ powers. According to the chairwoman of the parliamentary commission for public administration and regional development, Liliana Iaconi, larger mayoralties should receive additional tools in the field of local tax policy, which will make it possible to increase the investment attractiveness of the territories.
The Memorandum on bilateral cooperation in the process of European integration and implementation of European standards was signed by the heads of the National Association of Milk and Dairy Producers “Lapte” of the Republic of Moldova and the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine.
Interview with Liliana Iaconi, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Commission for Public Administration and Regional Development.
Moldova has officially handed over to the Principality of Monaco the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The ceremony took place at the end of a ministerial meeting in Chisinau, which was attended by almost 50 delegations.
Production of TV series within the framework of international coproduction will become more accessible. Moldova has signed the Council of Europe Convention on the coproduction of audiovisual works in the form of serials.
