European integration
Moldova is launching a reform of the state border management system to bring it closer to the standards in force in the Schengen zone, Logos Press reported.
Excise rates on alcohol, tobacco and energy products will be brought in Moldova to the EU minimum, except for diesel fuel, the excise tax on which will be lower than the European minimum, Logos Press reports.
The euro is falling amid reports of the ECB chief stepping down early ahead of next year’s French presidential election to give outgoing French leader Emmanuel Macron a chance to influence the choice of her successor, Logos Press reported, citing the Financial Times.
MPs were not satisfied with the report of the Chairman of the Competition Council, Alexei Gherțescu, on the progress in the implementation of the National Accession Program for the Internal Market Cluster, Chapter 8, Competition Policy, Logos Press reported.
The draft law on crypto-assets, to be elaborated by the end of the year, is one of the most “sensitive” for institutions supervised by the National Bank of Moldova (NBM). Its drafting is being assisted by an OSCE expert, Logos Press reported.
The Kingdom of Norway will open a permanent embassy in Chisinau. This is a new step in strengthening bilateral relations with Moldova, Logos Press reported.
The chairman of the parliamentary commission on economy, budget and finance, Radu Marian, urged the institutions “not to put the horse ahead of the cart” and not to adopt EU regulations earlier than they are agreed upon in the EU itself, Logos Press reported.
The opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has registered in the Bundestag a Small Request to the federal government regarding the consequences of a possible unification of Moldova with Romania, Logos Press reports.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said at the Munich Security Conference that if Ukraine joins the European Union, Moldova should also be admitted, and then perhaps the “biggest act of European reunification” will take place, Logos Press reported.
The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, says that countries in the region must be prepared for long-term threats to democratic processes, even in the face of positive developments at the regional level, according to Logos Press.
Moldova is preparing a legal framework for the entry of European companies (Societas Europaea), which are established in accordance with the norms of the European Union corporate law, Logos Press reports.
