News about European integration

Moldovan President Maia Sandu received in Chisinau Salome Zurabishvili, who led Georgia from 2018 to 2024.

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.

Renewable energy producers in Moldova are facing a supply crisis: the domestic market cannot absorb the entire volume, exports to Ukraine are almost blocked, and Romania requires guarantees of origin recognized in the EU.

The process of adjusting international economic agreements will entail the modification, revision or even denunciation of certain trade agreements as the country moves towards European integration.

The State Tax Service (STS), as the body responsible for the implementation of the EU’s Fiscalis tax cooperation program, has been highlighted by the European Commission as the most active candidate country.

The Education Week ended with a festive event within the framework of the “Study in Moldova” campaign, aimed at promoting higher education and the teaching profession. The event gathered about 4,000 high school graduates from all over the country. Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu urged them to opt for domestic education.

The documents of graduation obtained abroad will be automatically recognized in Moldova. This measure is stipulated in the regulation prepared by the Ministry of Education and Research, which aims to simplify access to study and employment for those who studied in other countries.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has been honored with the GLOBSEC award. Together with her, the award was received by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. The GLOBSEC organizers justified the awarding of the prize to Maia Sandu by her “commitment to defend democracy under unprecedented pressure, as well as her role in ensuring a stable future and reforms in Moldova”.

Electrical equipment, plant products, furniture, fats and oils, as well as wines and beverages were the main categories of goods exported by Moldova to the European Union (EU) in 2025. The total value of Moldovan exports to the European market exceeded $2.55 billion.

The Law on Accounting and Financial Reporting is amended to increase the financial criteria for determining the categories of enterprises and groups of companies. The new limits will apply to the classification of microenterprises, small, medium and large entities, and groups of companies. The relevant amendments were adopted by the Parliament in the second reading and will come into force on January 1, 2027.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo has said that the idea of granting Ukraine the status of an “associate member” of the European Union does not enjoy support inside the EU and does not yet have political conditions for implementation.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine the status of an “associate member” of the European Union. This status implies the possibility for the country’s representatives to participate in the work of the association’s governing institutions without the right to vote.

The Republic of Moldova will be supported in harmonizing its activities with EU legislation in the field of agriculture and rural development. An agreement on this issue was signed in Rome between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari).

The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, as well as a number of subordinate bodies and institutions “are subject to reorganization and institutional restructuring”. The aim of the process is to adapt the administrative system to the new responsibilities related to European integration and to the transformations in the agri-food sector.

Experts from Moldova and Romania, representatives of authorities and business associations discussed in Chisinau on May 19 the readiness of Moldovan companies to integrate into the European market and adapt to EU rules.

Estonia’s experience in the collection, verification and use of agricultural data in the public policy-making process is being studied during a visit to the country by a team of MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry specialists led by Secretary General Sergiu Gerciu.

Joint-stock companies and limited liability companies (JSCs and LLCs) will have to indicate in their documents – invoices, notices, commercial offers, letters, etc. – information on the register of legal entities with which they are registered. – information on the register of legal entities in which they are registered.

The State Minister for European Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Günter Krichbaum, who visited Moldova to participate in a ministerial session of the Council of Europe, attracted attention with an extravagant diplomatic gesture. The German official preferred the Central Market of the Moldovan capital to the official meeting rooms, from where he recorded his final video message.

“Ukraine’s support contributes to the security of the Republic of Moldova and the entire region,” Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi said at the high-level international conference “Energy Security – Lessons from Ukraine” held in Berlin.

“The Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Moldova, Anca Dragu, told us about her career in national and European institutions, the concrete impact of Moldova’s accession to SEPA, the role of women in leadership positions and the European stakes for Moldova. She said that the professional path is built step by step, that public decisions must be taken with responsibility and that the Republic of Moldova “belongs” to the European Union.