News about Legislation

On 28 May, the Ukrainian parliament ratified a 90bn-euro loan agreement to support Ukraine with the European Union. A total of 298 MPs voted in favor of the document.

Administrative reform and its necessity have been discussed in Moldova for many decades. The problem of empty villages, incapable of development and dependent on central budget transfers, did not arise yesterday.

The State Tax Service together with the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) announced the uncovering of a new money laundering scheme worth more than LE 10,000,000.

The Parliament finally voted in favor of denouncing the Agreement on the establishment of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS member states.

Romanian customs officers have discovered another batch of smuggled cigarettes and alcohol, freely exported from Moldova for recipients in European Union countries, including Italy.

UPDATED. The government approved draft laws on the ratification of agreements on social security between Moldova and Canada, as well as between Moldova and Ukraine. In both cases, citizens officially employed in these states will be able to receive social benefits.

Hungary’s parliament has canceled the decision on the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, abandoning former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s course of breaking with the ICC. 133 deputies of his Tisza party voted in favor of the initiative of the new head of government Péter Magyar, while 37 Fidesz representatives opposed it.

A clear, consistent and predictable legal framework for the initiation, award and implementation of public-private partnership projects needs to be established in Moldova, as well as its compliance with legislation on public procurement, concessions for works and services and sectoral procurement.

The government has approved the Regulations on Combating Violence and Harassment in State Agencies to better protect workers and bring the rules in line with international standards.

The judgment is based on the court’s ruling.

Amendments to the Act on the Procedure for Day Laborers Performing Casual Unskilled Work, which provides for the digitization of the Register of Day Laborers, have been published and are effective as of June 1 of this year.

The legal framework for animal identification and registration will be modernized and supplemented to ensure traceability in the relevant register of the Republic of Moldova, as well as to harmonize national regulations with European Union standards.

The government has approved, with minor comments, a draft law on strengthening anti-crisis regulation mechanisms in the sphere of oil products. The decision was made on Wednesday, May 27, amid disagreements between the executive branch and representatives of the business community.

Representatives of customs authorities, border police and law enforcement agencies from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Italy, as well as representatives of international and regional organizations, including FRONTEX, OLAF, EUROPOL, ICMPD and SELEC, participated in an international conference on combating illicit trafficking of goods held in Bucharest on 26 May.

The Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) criticizes the government’s new decree on administrative-territorial reform and accuses the executive branch of lacking real consultation with local authorities.

The National Forum on Energy Efficiency in Construction takes place on May 27, 2026 in Chisinau. Its participants assess the potential of the sector in terms of developing energy saving projects. As well as barriers to their implementation.

Suppliers will be able to provide procurement services on behalf of and in the interests of a customer only after registration in the relevant register. This requirement is contained in a regulation drawn up by the Ministry of Finance.

Electronic accounting, monitoring and control of subsoil resources carried out at all stages of work, from exploration and production to transportation, processing, storage and sales, will be ensured by a digital system of traceability of minerals.

The authorities are planning to expand the list of criminal acts connected with counterfeiting and to considerably toughen penalties. In this way, the legislation is to be adapted to modern technology and new challenges in the area of security.

The authorities propose to expand the scope of regulation of particle gas pedals and sources of ionizing radiation. In this regard, Adrian Bely, chairman of the parliamentary commission for social protection, health care and family, proposed amendments to the Law on the Safe Execution of Nuclear and Radiological Activities.