News about European integration

European Council President António Costa has said that it is necessary to prepare for the official opening of the first clusters of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

The union demanded “legislative predictability” and the urgent implementation of European norms that require the minimum wage to be 50% of the projected average wage.

“European Union enlargement and security cannot be considered separately,” Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said at meetings of the Standing Commissions and Bureau of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, the parliamentary organization of the Eastern Partnership between the EU and Eastern European partners, held in the Moldovan Parliament.

The Accounting Chamber will independently form and approve its budget – the government has approved a draft that strengthens the financial independence of the institution.

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.

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.

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.

More than 46 million lei will be invested in the new office and smart video surveillance systems at the state border.

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.

Bulgaria’s former president Radev, whose party is leading in the country’s elections, expressed readiness to develop relations with Russia. Radev is called Moscow’s “Trojan horse” and a possible second Viktor Orban, Logos Press reported citing RBC.

The European Union will be granted extended powers to monitor the use of funds and the implementation of reforms in Moldova within the framework of the Reform and Growth Mechanism. The relevant draft has been elaborated by the State Chancellery.

The Standardization Institute of Moldova initiates the creation of the Technical Committee “Wood and finished and semi-finished wood products”. In this way, the institution aims to strengthen the standardization of wood, one of the country’s leading processing industries. The standards will be harmonized with European standards.

The Energy Community and the European Commission have recognized Moldova as the best country in terms of diversification of energy sources. This was stated by PAS deputy Veronica Harbuz-Brichag at the plenary meeting of the Energy Community held in Brussels on April 16.

European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defense that the first tranche of military aid to Ukraine, which will be transferred within the framework of the EU’s 90bn-euro loan, will be used to purchase Ukrainian-made drones.

When providing public services, institutions will be authorized to officially use artificial intelligence, but with clear rules and restrictions enshrined at the level of law.

The Moldovan government on Wednesday decided to create within the Foreign Ministry a “Service for Relations with Romania” aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation, as well as a “Cyber Diplomacy Service” adapted to new challenges in the digital sphere.

Moldova will be not only a recipient country, but also a donor of official assistance in the European Union within the Official Development Assistance (ODA) program. The relevant decision and regulation were approved by the government.