News about Legislation
The initiative to introduce short supply chains, designed to reduce the number of intermediaries between producer and consumer, has received support from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). However, the Chamber believes that the bill needs to be finalized and should be considered in conjunction with other measures to support domestic producers.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on March 9 announced an 18-month ban on Denis Bejan, a Moldovan citizen, for fraudulent activities related to the “Reform Support Group” program in Moldova.
UPDATED. The European School Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), soon to be launched in Moldova, shows the availability and significant increase in the use of e-cigarettes among schoolchildren. This is of concern to public health professionals, educators and officials.
Moldova has developed a draft law that will regulate the secondment of workers abroad to provide transnational services within Moldova and the EU. It includes their labor conditions, as well as requirements for remuneration, expenses, etc. The new law will include the provisions of the relevant European directives. It will become effective at the moment of Moldova’s accession to the EU.
Oknica district mayors warn: “Forced unification of mayoralties violates the constitutional principle and jeopardizes the future of the villages.”
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Technology has banned the use of social media by children under the age of 16, according to Logos Press.
A trial has begun in Istanbul against the city’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, who many observers see as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main possible rival in future elections.
In recent days, the information space around the world has been stirred by sensational news: a famous American billionaire and the inspirer of “color revolutions”, as many believe, has been arrested in the United States, and his son Alexander has managed to escape to the United Arab Emirates, abandoning his father.
The minimum guaranteed monthly income for adults and children will be indexed from April 1. The government on Wednesday will consider a draft decree to this effect, which was developed taking into account the inflation rate for the previous year.
Within the framework of Moldova’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, a high-level conference on social rights will be held in Chisinau on March 19.
Environmental organization Greenpeace said Chinese online clothing retailer Shein continues to sell goods containing hazardous chemicals in the European Union despite earlier warnings.
According to Politico, last week EU ambassadors actually “buried” the idea of accelerated accession, stressing that membership should be based solely on merit and full fulfillment of the criteria. Earlier, the publication also wrote that Ukraine’s hopes for quick accession to the EU had been dashed.
The state will be able to cover up to 80% of project costs for non-profit organizations operating in the tourism sector. Grants will be provided within the limits of allocations, annually allocated for these purposes in the state budget. Among the priorities are the development of tourist products and innovative services, image building and promotion of destinations, annually established by the National Tourist Bureau.
The authorities intend to strengthen the protection of high-ranking officials and establish cooperation with the competent EU authorities.
The government plans to increase subsidies to employers for hiring people with disabilities.
Ukrainian Oschadbank has demanded that the Hungarian authorities return the collection vehicles and valuables that were illegally seized. The institution notes that further defense of the rights of Oschadbank of Ukraine in resolving the incident in Hungary will be focused in two directions. The Bank intends to appeal against the decision on restrictive measures regarding the stay in the EU, which were unreasonably imposed on the employees of the collection team by the migration service of Hungary. It will also take legal steps to recover the bank’s property.
The parliamentary opposition disagrees with the changes to the law on the appointment of members of the Prosecutors’ Vetting Commission, as it considers it an abuse of power, and threatens possible protests.
Locomotive drivers will be trained and examined using uniform criteria covering training centers, examiners, and the examination process.
A referendum is the only correct and legal solution to the process of voluntary unification of mayoralties. Only citizens themselves, not councilors or mayors, should decide on their liquidation. This opinion was expressed by members of the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) after analyzing the proposals of the Cabinet of Ministers to simplify the procedure of merging local authorities.
The Constitutional Court rejected the exception of the unconstitutionality of several articles of the Civil Code in a case concerning a EUR 10 million loan to Vitaprim Flora.
