News about Legislation

The National Anti-Corruption Center (NAC) has identified systemic violations in the operations of the state-owned enterprise MoldATSA, uncovering the hiring of 33 employees without a competitive selection process, multimillion expenditures on staff training, a non-transparent bonus system, and violations in public procurement.

Against the backdrop of the MoldATSA scandal, PCRM deputy and former President Vladimir Voronin recalled that, in its day, the People’s Control Committee of the Moldavian SSR kept the entire bureaucracy in check. During the hearings on the annual report of the Court of Auditors (CA), a debate ensued between Voronin and the head of the CA regarding the agency’s working methods.

Sergey K., a Ukrainian national, is believed to have played a key role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. He has been in a pretrial detention center for several months. Now, the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has upgraded the charges against him: instead of “subversion against the constitutional order,” the charges now involve war crimes.

The Moldovan government has approved a bill that expands protections for whistleblowers reporting violations, establishes clearer rules for submitting reports, and introduces additional requirements for internal reporting channels in public and private organizations.

Once they reach the age of 14, young people will be able to request that a qualified electronic signature certificate be registered on their ID card or residence permit. A draft of the relevant resolution was approved by the government at a meeting on July 1.

As Logos Press had anticipated, Radu Marian will be replaced as chair of the parliamentary committee on the economy, budget, and finance by his colleague from the PAS faction, MP Victoria Belous, who is currently the committee’s vice chair and a former finance minister. Marian will, however, remain vice-chair of the same committee.

On July 1, Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu met with Sanna Marin, a strategic advisor at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and former Prime Minister of Finland.

In Moldova, on June 30, 2026, Law No. 119 of June 26, 2026, on the security of petroleum product supplies, entered into force. The purpose of the law is to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework necessary to ensure the security of petroleum product supplies by creating an effective storage system.

Moldova continues to denounce agreements concluded within the framework of the CIS.

The alarming human rights situation in the Transnistrian region was the central topic of discussions between Valeriu Chiveri, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, and the EU Special Representative for the Transnistrian Settlement, Audronė Perkauskienė, Deputy Director-General for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service.

Child benefits, social payments, and government financial assistance will be legally protected from forced collection to settle a family’s debts. This provision is part of a package of legislative amendments approved by the Committee on Social Protection, Health Care, and Family Affairs.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) conducted searches in France, Italy, Spain, and Belgium as part of an investigation into the possible embezzlement of European Parliament funds.

Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu announced the suspension of the competition for the position of CEO of Moldtelecom, the halting of efforts to advance a bill to change the procedure for allocating profits from state-owned enterprises, and the reorganization of the Public Property Agency (APP).

President Maia Sandu announced a package of measures to reform state-owned enterprises, which calls for the public offering of minority stakes in companies with commercial potential, expanding financial disclosure requirements, and reorganizing the Public Property Agency. These announcements were made during a press briefing following the scandal surrounding the state-owned enterprise MoldATSA.

The “Action and Solidarity” (PAS) Party issued an official statement regarding the corruption scandal at the state-owned company MoldATSA, publicly accepting responsibility for institutional and personnel mistakes made in the management of the company.

The Ministry of Finance has developed a mechanism for applying VAT and excise taxes to goods imported into Moldova by business entities registered in Transnistria. 

In addition to the existing environmental fees that are currently paid into the budget, new fees will be introduced into the law, increasing the tax burden on businesses that violate environmental regulations in the course of their operations.

A new category of bank customers—financially vulnerable consumers—will be introduced in Moldova. Commercial banks will be required to provide a basic package of services to these customers free of charge. However, the group of such customers will be strictly limited.

The French Senate has passed a long-debated bill to combat “ultra-fast fashion,” targeting e-commerce platforms, including Shein, Temu, and AliExpress, which are based in China.

The U.S. Supreme Court is wrapping up its latest judicial term with rulings on several cases handed down in the last two days of June. These rulings could affect the structure of the U.S. government, the electoral system, and the regulation of social issues.