News about Legislation

There is growing dissatisfaction in Brussels with Ursula von der Leyen’s behavior. Several EU countries accuse the European Commission president of acting outside her mandate in foreign policy matters, especially since the beginning of the conflict over Iran. Sharp criticism has been voiced in the European Parliament, in diplomatic circles and now in the capitals of the Union’s member states.

The Parliamentary Commission on Economy, Budget and Finance has expressed its support for retaining the rules on cash payments. The commissioners, who represent the parliamentary majority, argue that restrictions on cash payments, including a €10,000 limit for transactions between individuals, which comes into effect from July 2027, are important to combat the shadow economy.

In Moldova, a platform “e-Petitions” is being created to simplify the submission of complaints about the quality of goods and services and to eliminate confusion about the state agencies responsible for working with consumers. Today, petitions are sent to several government agencies. With the help of a single window and special filters, the system will automatically redirect complaints about food, non-food products or services to the responsible body. The platform will reduce the response time, giving citizens the opportunity to track in real time the status of their complaints.

New vineyard management regulations have come into force. The uprooting and decommissioning of vine plantations is allowed throughout the year. Until now, there were time limits, which have been abolished.

Founder interference undermines corporate governance in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and companies with majority state capital. The Audit Chamber’s audit, which will be presented to the Parliamentary Commission for the Control of Public Finances next week, confirms this.

As part of the European integration process, the Ministry of Justice has planned for 2026 the implementation (transposition) of 97 European acts into the national legislation. The declared goal is “for Moldovan citizens to enjoy the same rights, opportunities and protection mechanisms as citizens of EU countries”.

Moldova plans to increase defense spending to 1% of GDP by 2030. This benchmark was discussed in parliament as part of a draft simple vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Defense Ministry.

The parliament demanded a report from the prime minister on the rise in fuel prices. MP Olga Ursu from the Alternative bloc called on the government to present a concrete plan of measures to stabilize the situation.

The deputy chairman of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, Gheorghe Leichu, sent an official appeal to the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Feridun Sinirlioglu, outlining the position of the People’s Assembly regarding the current socio-political situation and the observance of the rights of the autonomy.

Moldova’s current fuel reserves, which cover the needs for 14-15 days, exceed the pre-war level. This was announced by Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu after discussions with the leadership of the National Energy Regulatory Agency.

“We have a strong mandate from our citizens both for European integration and for deepening cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance,” Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

The government defines new measures to support farmers in the situation in the Middle East at the start of the spring campaign of agricultural works. The Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments to the Tax Code to simplify the VAT refund procedure for farmers.

Over the past year, Poland has detained five criminal bosses from the post-Soviet space: four citizens of Georgia and one citizen of Belarus. In such cases, there are problems with deportation: their countries of citizenship are not in a hurry to accept them.

On the way to Europe, Moldova’s internal situation is heating up, connected with relations between Chisinau and the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia in the south of the country.

In 2025, the structures of the Ministry of the Interior carried out 32.9 million accesses to state information systems with personal data – registers of population, real estate, transportation, drivers and legal entities. This is almost 5 million more than in the previous year. The Information and Security Service (ISS) increased the number of accesses from 140,000 to more than half a million.

UPDATED. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft decree on the denunciation of the agreement on the creation of the CIS and its protocol, as well as a draft decree on the denunciation of the CIS charter. According to the government’s estimates, the economic consequences of the withdrawal from the CIS bodies will be minimal – the country will remain a party to a number of agreements in the trade, economic and social spheres.

The Chinese Ministry of Defense has announced the potential threats that the uncontrolled introduction of artificial intelligence technologies into the military sphere may bring. According to Jiang Bin, a spokesman for the ministry, such a development could resemble the plot of the famous science fiction movie The Terminator.

The Moldovan government is going to raise the rent for the land on which the Giurgiulesti International Free Port (GIFP) is located almost 30 times.

In 2025, the number of tests with the use of behavior simulation detector (polygraph) in public institutions of Moldova has significantly increased. This became known following the presentation of the annual report of the State Commission for Polygraph Testing in Parliament.

Moldova will be assessed by the MONEYVAL Committee of Experts on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in 2027-2028. The experts are also scheduled to visit the country in 2028. This was announced by the director of the Service for Prevention and Combating Money Laundering, Andrian Munteanu.