News about Legislation
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is organizing the eighth session of its “Sharing Session on Women and IP” series, titled “Closing the Gender Gap in IP: Women in Sports and IP.”
Japan is considering amending its imperial family laws to readmit members of former collateral branches of the dynasty into the Imperial House and address the issue of the dwindling number of heirs to the throne.
In May of this year, the State Tax Service sanctioned 640 individuals engaged in illegal business activities.
On September 1, 2026, new regulations will take effect in Russia that will radically change the rules of the game in the jewelry market: the term “diamond” will be officially reserved for natural stones only. Laboratory-grown alternatives will receive a separate and more technical designation—“cut synthetic diamond”—according to a government decree published on June 1.
The chairs of the European Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Spain, along with the chair of the European Integration Committee of the Moldovan Parliament, signed a joint declaration in support of the Republic of Moldova’s accession to the European Union.
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has proposed adding the names of Russian participants in the special military operation in Ukraine to the EU’s sanctions lists. This could result in a ban on their entry into EU countries.
The 2027 draft budget and tax policy, proposed by the Ministry of Finance for public consultation, calls for reducing the income tax rate on salaries not exceeding 1 million lei from 12% to 7%. For salaries exceeding this amount, the rate would increase to 15%.
The export of live sheep from Romania has been completely banned. The European Commission’s decision on this matter will be published in the next issue of the *Official Journal of the European Union*.
Work on amendments to the Consumer Protection Law is nearing completion in Latvia. In the initial draft, these amendments effectively prohibited service providers (such as store clerks, hairdressers, car dealership consultants, etc.) from responding in Russian or other foreign languages.
The swift collection of electronic evidence related to cybercrimes, including from abroad, will become possible following the ratification of the Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, signed in Strasbourg on May 12, 2022.
The Moldovan Real Estate Agencies Association has expressed concern over certain proposed changes in the draft tax policy for 2027, which could directly affect people who are selling, buying, or renting housing.
Baku plans to tackle traffic congestion with a flexible work schedule. Employees of government agencies and companies will begin shifting to different start times for their workday in order to ease traffic during rush hour.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has announced a phased discharge of military personnel who have served the longest in the Defense Forces and spent the most time on the front lines.
Users of prepaid mobile services will be required to undergo official identification in order to activate their services. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has drafted amendments to the Electronic Communications Act, and the bill will be presented at a government meeting next week.
On Tuesday, Members of the European Parliament will vote on legislation formalizing the trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. The agreement was reached last July by U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Moldova has become a regional hub for telephone scams. Citizens lose millions of lei every day due to sophisticated schemes.
The American company Anthropic has suspended access to its new artificial intelligence models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, following a directive from the U.S. government related to export controls and national security.
Europe has decided to restrict foreign investment. The Council of the European Union has officially approved an updated regulation on the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) with the aim of significantly tightening controls over transactions in strategically important sectors of the economy. The new rules are designed to protect the EU’s economic security from growing geopolitical risks and prevent the undesirable transfer of critical infrastructure to foreign control.
Customs officials will be allowed to engage in paid work during their free time—the government is relaxing the rules on conflicts of interest.
Moldova will adopt a new Classification of Economic Activities (CAEM) that closely aligns with the European Union’s statistical classification of economic activities. Its full implementation is scheduled for January 1, 2027.
