News about International trade

Donald Trump is preparing for a new war – a second trade war with the entire world. He lost the first one, but he is not going to stop, despite all the signs that the stated goals of attacking allies and rivals have not been achieved, and the burden of costs has fallen entirely on the shoulders of Americans.

Moldova for the first time legislates the concept of “shelter” for the protection of cultural property moving from conflict and emergency zones.

Moldovan products are promoted by 60 Moldovan companies at the exhibition “Moldova Presents” in Romania. It takes place on June 5-7 in Vaslui for the second time.

In May 2026, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index (FPI) averaged 130.8 points, 0.2 points (0.2%) below the revised April figure. This indicates that the global food price trend remains stable.

Under sanctions pressure and after the freezing of new trials, Western pharmaceutical companies have not left the Russian market of innovative drugs. Pfizer stated that it continues to register new drugs in the country.

Vasile Bumacov, former Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry and former Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of Korea, has been elected Chairman of the European Social Democratic Party (PSDE). The decision was made on June 6 during the XII extraordinary congress of the formation, which gathered delegates from all over the country, members and supporters of the party.

Spain has become the largest buyer of Ukrainian sunflower oil in the 2025/26 marketing season. At the same time, India, which a few months ago led the ranking of importers of this product from Ukraine, dropped to the second position.

Markus Wichel, member of the Swedish Riksdag with fourteen years of parliamentary experience, member of the Riksdag Committee on Foreign Affairs, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and co-founder of the Sweden-Moldova Friendship Group, visited the BPM PC Strand (BPM-TRADE SRL) factory in Chisinau.

The initiative of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, proposing to introduce the status of “associate member” for Moldova, Ukraine and Western Balkan countries, is regarded by experts as a creative but purely political solution, which risks turning the path to full membership into a “receivership” for an indefinite period of time.

Russia is fully self-sufficient in basic types of food and exports it to 160 countries of the world. In 2025, Russia will export 84 million tons of food worth $41.5 billion.

Moldovan Ambassador to NATO Viorel Cibotaru says that the development of the country’s active presence in the European space is impossible without intensive cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance.

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama said that joining the European Union is the “only way” for the country and that Tirana has “no plan B and no alternative” to European integration.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) reported that retail prices of major petroleum products continued to decline throughout the past week.

Following a large-scale study tour of Moldovan MPs to China, another group of MPs continues its diplomatic mission to the United States of America. The visit brought together representatives of different political factions.

White House Chief of Staff Donald Trump thanked Lithuania for its willingness to contribute to freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in a response letter to President Gitanas Naoussede.

The average price of fourth-class wheat in Russia in the second quarter of 2026 amounted to 12.9 thousand rubles/t (152 euros/t). This is 22% less than a year ago. Such calculations are given by analysts of “Eiler” and Rosselkhozbank. According to Rosstat, in April, the price fell by 27.7% year-on-year – to Br12.2 thousand / t (144 euro / t).

The Association of Cyber Security Organizations of Azerbaijan (AKTA) signed a multilateral memorandum of cooperation with the Technical University of Moldova (TUM), the Scientific Association of Cyber Security of Ukraine and the Scientific Association of Cyber Security of Georgia.

We should not expect the global energy crisis to end soon, the balance of global oil supply and demand will not even out in the rest of the year.

Moldovan products received the “Innovation” award at the international gastronomic exhibition Saveurs du Printemps, held in Paris.

The Republic of Moldova and Turkey seek to enhance cooperation in the fields of culture, heritage and tourism by launching joint projects aimed at bringing the two societies closer together.