News about International trade
The U.S. has notified Israel that Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran until April 26.
The authorities have initiated changes in the legislation establishing zero customs duty on imports of any raw materials, primary products and equipment intended for production purposes.
From April 26, direct flights between Chisinau and Madrid will be launched. The launch of direct flights was one of the topics of the meeting between Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu and Spanish Ambassador Jose Antonio Hernandez Perez-Solozarno.
The European Union officially launches an internal procedure to unblock a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine and a 20-pack of sanctions against Russia.
A rare Hermès Birkin bag with a double autograph of Jane Birkin will be the main lot of the spring auction, organized by the auction house Heritage Auctions. According to preliminary estimates, its value may reach 275,000 euros – the interest of collectors in fashion items with a “personal history” continues to grow.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), Ludmila Catlabuga, discussed cooperation directions in the agro-food sector between Moldova and CEFTA countries during a meeting with Pranvera Kastrati, director of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Secretariat.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 23.
Does what is happening in the Persian Gulf directly concern Moldova? Many will answer: of course it does! And they will point to the panels of gas stations. Or the electricity bills. And they will be right.
All Ukrainian poultry farms that supplied poultry meat to Moldova before the “scandal over antibiotic residues” in feed and eggs have resumed deliveries to the Moldovan market.
US President Donald Trump has announced the extension of the truce in the war with Iran. According to him, it will remain in effect until Tehran “develops a unified proposal” and until the negotiations are completed.
Emergency Situations Department (ESD) head Raed Arafat announced on Tuesday that he has been charged with complicity in smuggling in connection with the replacement of a helicopter that crashed in 2016 in Moldova.
The Government establishes the Authority for Investigation of Antidumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures. The new structure is designed to promptly respond to threats to national producers and ensure fair competition.
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).
Hungary’s future Prime Minister Péter Magyar held a press conference on Monday following the first meeting of the parliamentary faction of the Tisza party. After naming the ministers of the future government, he also touched upon foreign policy issues.
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.
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.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu voiced hope that after Rumen Radev’s victory in the early parliamentary elections, the bilateral partnership between Moldova and Bulgaria will further develop.
On Monday, April 20, a refund portal went live for U.S. businesses affected by Trump’s tariffs. Applications for $127 billion have already been submitted. But the process could take months, and consumers will barely feel the benefits.
