News about Legislation
Opposition lawmakers have joined the initiative launched by the National Alternative Movement (MAN) Party to hold a referendum on local government reform.
The lack of coordination among government agencies leaves individuals with severe mental disorders and a propensity for violence unsupervised after discharge, creating a legal vacuum and posing a serious threat to public safety.
Transparency in decision-making was compromised during the consideration of 80% of the bills at the parliamentary session on Friday, June 26. This was the conclusion reached by the Promo-LEX association.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law increasing government fees for migrants.
The total value of public procurement procedures reviewed by the National Dispute Resolution Authority (ANSC) in 2025 exceeded 8.8 billion lei (approximately 450 million euros). This amount accounts for more than half of all public procurement in the country.
Moldova will legalize the use of particle accelerators for cancer diagnosis and building inspection. Parliament passed the first reading of a bill amending the Law on the Safe Conduct of Nuclear and Radiological Activities.
Ilie Bolojan, Romania’s acting prime minister, assigned staff members from the oversight body under the prime minister’s office to the Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova (DRRM).
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has approved amendments to the Atomic Energy Act that lift the previous ban on the import, production, storage, and use of nuclear weapons within the country. The document has been published on the Finnish Parliament’s website, and the changes will take effect on July 1.
Anna Paula criticized the ban on the use of the Russian language in public spaces. She posted her opinion on social media.
Periods during which maternity (pregnancy and childbirth) and paternity benefits are received will be officially counted toward the length of service used to calculate pensions. This provision is contained in a bill that was passed by Parliament on its first reading.
The Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) has expressed its strong opposition to the draft budget and tax policy for 2027.
Lawmakers voted in the first reading to require that prepaid SIM cards be activated only after the user has been identified based on a valid form of identification.
Parliament passed the first reading of a bill to ratify a loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in the amount of 218.2 million euros. The funds are intended to support the Sustainable Growth Policy Operations Program.
The acquisition of significant stakes or shares in non-bank payment service providers will be permitted only with the prior authorization of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM). Amendments to the Law on Payment Services and Electronic Money were adopted in the second reading.
On June 26, Liliana Daria, Moldova’s ambassador to Moscow, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry following an incident involving the detention of diplomatic couriers.
The Information and Security Service (SIS) and the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) announced that they had uncovered a scheme in which a Moldovan company allegedly exported dual-use goods to Russia to organizations subject to international sanctions.
Residents of the village of Batyr, in the Chimishlia district, oppose the merger. At a village-wide meeting, 1,024 people signed a petition addressed to the Office of the President, Parliament, the government, and the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM).
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.
President Maia Sandu has distanced herself from the scandal surrounding the state-owned enterprise MoldATSA. The head of state stated that she bears no responsibility for the fact that her relative received “money she did not deserve” from this company. At the same time, Sandu announced that, following this incident, large-scale audits will be conducted at all of the country’s more than 70 state-owned enterprises.
The Audit Chamber can achieve full financial independence only by establishing competitive and fair salaries for state external auditors. The draft law on the compensation system creates an increased risk of a brain drain of qualified personnel. This opinion was expressed by Tatiana Șevciuc, Chair of the Accounting Chamber (AC).
