News about EU
The Moldovan government has approved a mechanism that provides for strict verification of all recipients of European funding to ensure that resources do not go to sanctioned individuals.
The authorities plan to announce a number of large investments within the international investment conference “Moldova-EU” to be held on June 4. This was announced by Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu.
Moldova introduces the concept of “social economy” into the legislation. The relevant project is being developed by the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. It provides for the implementation of the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union on the development of framework conditions for the social economy and building an economy at the service of the citizen.
On April 21 this year, the Estonian Parliament approved a law accelerating the construction of national defense facilities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with a Ukrainian TV channel has named four countries “which are missing in the European Union”. Moldova is not among them.
Romanian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Ciprian Sherban announced on Tuesday that Romania has completed the acquisition of Giurgiulesti port operator ICS Danube Logistics through the national company Constanta Seaport Administration SA, a “strategic investment for our country with regional and European perspectives.”
A meeting of the working groups on Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) and risk management under the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) opened in Chisinau on April 21. The meeting will be complemented by a session on simplification of procedures and interconnection of border crossing points and customs posts, organized in cooperation with the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community (TCC).
The Republic of Moldova is hosting the 65th General Assembly of the Permanent Regional Working Group on Rural Development (SWG) of South Eastern Europe during April 21-22. The meeting will bring together officials from member countries and experts in the field from France, Hungary and Germany, which opens up opportunities for enhanced cooperation, including with non-member states.
A ministerial session of the Council of Europe will be held in Chisinau on May 14-15, 2026, with the participation of foreign ministers from 46 member states. This was said at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, in Strasbourg.
The Council of the European Union decided to extend restrictive measures against persons “responsible for actions aimed at destabilizing, undermining or threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova” until April 29, 2027.
A family of farmers in West Flanders (Belgium) decided to give away 120 tons of potatoes for free. The patrons said that people come from many parts of the country and even from France for the potatoes. The decision was prompted by a decrease in the price of potatoes due to surplus production in Europe.
In October 2025, the Moldovan government imposed a de facto ban on sugar imports from Serbia to the Moldovan market for a period of 200 days under the pretext of protecting the sector. This measure was presented as a supportive measure to give local sugar producers another hypothetical chance to “perk up”. Even at the cost of quite real sacrifices imposed on the entire food industry of Moldova. Let us assess what happened in the end.
Azerbaijan’s relations with Belgium and the Netherlands have found themselves in a zone of high turbulence. Official Baku accused Brussels and Amsterdam of interfering in internal affairs after European parliamentarians adopted resolutions on the release of detained persons whom the Azerbaijani side considers war criminals, as well as on the continuation of the EU observation mission in Armenia.
More than 46 million lei will be invested in the new office and smart video surveillance systems at the state border.
This is how the initiative of Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu to abandon the 5+2 format and create a new negotiating mechanism for the Transnistrian settlement was commented by the chairman of the Alliance of Moldovans party, Dumitru Roibu.
The committee for the development of the new Customs Code of Ukraine has approved the draft document, which was finalized taking into account comments from the European Commission and proposals from businesses.
The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has started in Strasbourg. Within the session, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi will present a report on the activity of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe – in May, Moldova will complete its six-month chairmanship in this institution.
The European Commission forecasts for 2026 an increase in sunflower plantings in the countries of the Union by 5%, the harvest – by 1.2 million tons (up to 9.6 million tons). As a result, production of this raw material in the EU may turn out to be the highest in the last three years.
The Entry/Exit System (EES), which began operating at EU borders on April 10, has caused hours-long queues at airports in six European countries.
Ukrainian shellfish producers shipped 244 tons of products to foreign markets in the first quarter, which is 27.1% more than in the same period last year.
