News about Labor migration
Companies with foreign capital may be required to pay social insurance contributions not only for local employees but also for foreign employees.
A Moldovan citizen who had returned from the United Kingdom complained to the prime minister about the difficulties faced by members of the diaspora upon returning home. According to her, people with education and work experience abroad sometimes face prejudice when looking for work in Moldova, while migrant workers from other countries may be hired more readily.
Foreigners with residence permits will be able to become members of credit unions. This will strengthen and expand their opportunities—including financial and economic ones—for integration in Moldova.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing migration crisis, Italy plans to propose the establishment of migrant repatriation centers in Armenia, which has been included on the preliminary list of countries to host such facilities.
The National Employment Agency will provide employment services to EU citizens. These citizens and their family members will be able to register with the agency as unemployed, undergo vocational training, and receive appropriate support in finding employment.
Against the backdrop of mass attempts by illegal migrants to break into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Italian government officials called for tough measures against Madrid, including a review of the terms of Spain’s participation in the Schengen Area. At the same time, Rome announced its readiness to strengthen the protection of its own borders.
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published an official list of countries around the world—including African nations—whose citizens will be eligible for visa-free entry in 2026.
The mission of the international experts is focused on analyzing the current operation of the General Inspectorate of Migration (IGM)’s refugee reception system to identify its strengths, existing challenges, and the measures needed to improve it.
The PAS faction demanded that parliamentary hearings be held following an inspection conducted by the General Inspectorate for Migration (IGM) at a facility in Chisinau, where more than 100 foreign workers—citizens of Bangladesh and Nepal—were inspected. As a result of the inspection, 101 reports of administrative offenses were drawn up.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intends to restrict the ability to file asylum claims as much as possible, citing recent Supreme Court rulings. This was stated by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
In Moldova, internal migration is actively underway. Rural residents are moving to cities, causing many small villages to become depopulated and lose their demographic potential. In 2025, internal migration led to an increase of 5,1 thousand people in the population of urban areas, at the expense of rural areas.
Within the European Union, the idea of deporting migrants outside the bloc is gaining traction, but France and Spain have decided to go against the tide. French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish PrimePedro Sánchez have sharply criticized plans to establish migrant return centers in third countries, warning that such a policy contradicts European values and could prove costly for the EU itself.
The European Parliament has given its final approval to a new EU law designed to speed up the deportation of migrants who do not have the legal right to remain in the EU.
The UK economy has lost between 2% and 6% due to Brexit, compared to a hypothetical scenario in which the UK had remained in the EU.
Today, June 14, Switzerland is holding a referendum on limiting the country’s population to 10 million by 2050. According to preliminary forecasts, the proposal put forward by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is unlikely to receive the support of a majority of voters.
On June 12, 2026, the European Union began implementing the provisions of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, which significantly tightens the rules governing entry, residence, and deportation. It will now be more difficult to obtain asylum in EU countries, and those whose applications are denied will have to leave more quickly. These measures are aimed at combating illegal migration and reducing the burden on European countries’ social systems.
A publication has circulated on social networks claiming that Latvia has defied Brussels. Foreign Minister Baiba Braže said that the country would not accept new migrants and would not pay 20,000 euros each, as demanded by Brussels.
The Spanish authorities in 2025 granted citizenship to almost 300 thousand foreigners – the highest figure in the history of observations, according to data from the National Statistical Institute of the country (INE).
The European Parliament has agreed on a new migration law that will allow the establishment of centers for deporting migrants outside the EU. The document will also expand the authorities’ powers to search for migrants and increase the terms of their detention. Critics have already called the document a “xenophobic turn” in the bloc’s migration policy.
American entrepreneur Ilon Musk has once again found himself at the center of political discussion in the UK after he supported the publication of Rupert Lowe MP, one of the harshest critics of the country’s current migration policy.
