the European Commission notes Moldova’s steady progress towards EU accession and considers that the country has met the conditions for opening all remaining negotiation chapters. If the current pace of reforms is maintained, Chișinău could achieve the ambitious but attainable goal of concluding EU accession negotiations by early 2028.
During the international operation HOTSPOT Moldova 2026, which took place from 25 October to 1 November, law enforcement and control agencies from Moldova, Ukraine and Romania collected and verified 1,474 biometric profiles. Of these, 567 checks were carried out by the Moldovan authorities. The operation was aimed at detecting cross-border crime and cases of irregular migration.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Vladimir Bolea outlined Moldova’s strategy for the Danube Region. He addressed the meeting of ministers responsible for regional development, which took place online in Sofia, Bulgaria, under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (SUERD).
Requests for international legal assistance in terrorism-related cases will be examined as a matter of priority and on an urgent basis. The measure also covers letters rogatory for the conduct of procedural actions, the assumption of criminal proceedings and the recognition of foreign court judgments.
The Republic of Moldova requests a period of five years from the date of accession to the EU to implement certain European requirements concerning the authorisation of medicinal products for human use. This concerns, in particular, the requirements applicable to marketing authorisation holders and manufacturers of medicinal products, as well as other regulatory aspects, including pharmacovigilance.
The PAS Chișinău Municipal Organisation today expressed its unanimous support for Victoria Belous’s intention to stand as a candidate for the office of Mayor of Chișinău in the 2027 local elections.
Romania and the Republic of Moldova will carry out a joint procurement of Iveco military vehicles under the European SAFE programme (Actions for the Security of Europe). The project involves the acquisition of 2,909 vehicles for the Romanian army and 62 vehicles for the Republic of Moldova.
Iliana Iotova, Bulgaria’s acting president, won the second round of the presidential election held on 1 November. According to the final results, she received 57.57 per cent of the vote, whilst her opponent, former acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov, received 39.48 per cent. Iotova will become the first woman to be elected President of Bulgaria.
The Ministry of Finance organised preliminary public consultations on the update to Moldova’s National Programme for Accession to the European Union for 2025–2029. The discussions focused on positions regarding the negotiation chapters relating to Cluster 3, ‘Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth’.
Washington is promoting the idea of resuming Russian natural gas supplies to Europe via the Ukrainian gas transmission system. Despite the European Union’s adoption of a law providing for a complete cessation of Russian gas supplies by the end of 2027, Washington remains confident in the pragmatism and feasibility of its proposal.
