News about Legislation
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.
The General Director of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), Elena Cibyrne, will make a working visit to Spain between June 12 and 17, 2026. The purpose of the visit is to hold meetings with representatives of the Moldovan diaspora to inform citizens about their social rights, including in the context of the application of the Social Security Agreement.
Official data reveal a frightening reality: in the Republic of Moldova, children are most often exposed to the risk of sexual violence in the very environment where they should feel safe. Statistics show that in the vast majority of cases the aggressors are people known to the victims.
Excessive noise in commercial and catering facilities will be authorized by the authorities. The National Agency for Public Health will have the right to detect and investigate such offenses.
The marginal tariff for regular road transportation of passengers between settlements of the republic is set at 0.89 lei/km.
A Moldovan parliamentary delegation is on a study visit to the European Parliament. The program of the visit, organized by the Democracy Support and Electoral Coordination Unit, includes discussions on the country’s progress in the European integration process, as well as on the strengthening of cooperation between the two legislative bodies.
As of June 1, 2026, Moldova is the 40th Member State of the European Patent Organization. This follows its deposit of its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) on March 25, 2026.
The European Union has started discussing possible ways to support Euroclear depository after the Russian court ruling on the recovery of losses related to the blocking of Russian assets.
The State Agency for Intellectual Property (AGEPI) represented Moldova at the 18th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation “EUROINVENT”, which took place from May 28 to 30, 2026, at the Palace of Culture in Iasi.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development proposes to speed up the repair of critical sections of the railroad, by removing the linkage of financing to the completion of the reorganization of the state enterprise “Calea Ferată din Moldova”.
Poverty and inequality remain a critical threat for the Moldovan population, most acutely affecting rural residents, families with many children, the elderly and people with disabilities. This was stated by Angela Cutasevici, MP from the MAN party, based on data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The FBI announced the seizure of more than 127,000 BTC worth about $8 billion as part of Operation Blackout, an international operation against scam centers and related networks.
In France, from July 1, 2026, about 100,000 students from countries outside the European Economic Area will no longer receive personalized housing assistance (APL).
Major technology companies including Meta, ByteDance, Snap and YouTube have agreed to pay $27 million to settle claims by a school district in the US state of Kentucky. The schools accused the platforms of exacerbating a mental health crisis among students.
Ukrainian law enforcers together with the cyber police of Kazakhstan exposed a large criminal organization in Odessa.
U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that renaming the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center is illegal because the institution should be dedicated to “President Kennedy and only President Kennedy.”
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Friday agreed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to unfreeze almost all EU funds earmarked for Hungary.
Cab app owners will be obliged to make all payments in Moldova only through local banks or legal payment systems.
Germany is discussing a possible surge in citizenship applications from Ukrainian refugees in 2027, when some of them reach the minimum period of residence in the country.
The program of measures for the country’s reintegration for 2026, worth 25 million lei, is scheduled to be approved at a government meeting next week.
