News about Legislation

The White House has requested $152 to return the former prison island of Alcatraz to the current prison service.

Deputies propose to extend benefits for veterans of labor. So that everyone, including those who work, could benefit from sanatorium treatment once every three years.

Economic agents from the left bank of the Nistru river were invited to a meeting of the parliamentary commission for economy, budget and finance to discuss tax regulation issues, including the application of VAT, excises in the light of the abolition of tax exemptions.

The planting of gardens larger than 0.5 ha will be approved by a 7-member panel. The opinion of the panel will be advisory in nature and attached to the project documentation.

A flurry of publications in the European press followed the denunciation of the CIS Agreement by the Moldovan parliament. Western media regarded it as another step in the process of distancing Chisinau from Moscow and strengthening the country’s European course. In some publications there are also alternative assessments.

Moldova denounced the CIS Agreement, the relevant Protocol and the organization’s Charter. Thus, the country has finally completed its withdrawal from the CIS statutory bodies. The relevant bill was passed on Thursday, April 2, with 54 votes of the ruling PAS party, 5 votes of Vasile Costiuc’s Democrația Acasă faction and one vote of the Alternativa bloc.

The practice of applying simplified requirements to the activities of small-scale food producers and agritourism guesthouses was discussed during the workshop “Food safety and local competitiveness: between regulation and innovation”.

The activities of the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) resulted in the seizure of more than LE 550,000,000 worth of money and property in 2025.

The necessity of attracting foreign investments into the Moldovan economy is not disputed by anyone. However, the country’s authorities do not have a clear understanding of how to actually do it, what levers and mechanisms to use. One of the effective, and at the same time quite accessible and efficient mechanisms was proposed by a well-known entrepreneur Mircea Baciu. What exactly we are talking about – in his interview with curentul.md.

The president will participate in the procedure of dismissing the governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM).

The regional operation “NELSON-2026”, carried out in two stages during March this year, helped to seize from illegal circulation money and jewelry worth more than 10 million lei.

The Government approved the draft law on geographical indications, guaranteed traditional specifications and optional quality conditions.

The Government has revised the system for covering the costs of medical examinations of employees. The costs will be covered mainly by the employer, and in some cases from FOMS (compulsory health insurance funds).

The public procurement system has registered notable changes in the dynamics of appeals in the awarding of contracts. The number of appeals decreased, but their total financial importance increased, reaching 8.8 billion lei in 2025 against 6 billion lei a year earlier.

The Parliament is considering a legislative initiative aimed at creating a legal framework for the organization of paid internships at the National Bank of Moldova (NBM).

Romania’s Supreme Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ) has issued a summons demanding that the government include in the Supreme Court’s budget the funds needed to pay the salary arrears of judges.

Russia is introducing regulation of cryptocurrencies. This involves the creation of a controlled infrastructure for transactions in digital assets and the introduction of rules for all market participants – from private investors to exchanges and exchangers.

The Moldovan Customs Service finalized and approved the Anti-Corruption Policy and Action Plan for the period 2026-2029, documents that establish a clear, consistent and applicable framework for preventing and combating corruption in the customs sector.

Daniel Mititelu, head of oil and gas at NRCO Investments (Dubai), has been recognized as the winner of the contest for the position of member of the Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE). The decision was approved by the majority of the members of the Parliamentary Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance.

The reduced VAT rate of 8% for medical devices will be canceled from May 1, 2026. The reason is that the application of the preferential tax regime has shown that it does not guarantee a reduction in the final price.