Legislation
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.
Moldova has temporarily simplified the rules for issuing identity cards for those who have already turned 18 before the new Law on Citizenship comes into force, but who have not had time to issue an internal passport by that time.
This subsidy appears in the draft Strategic Program of Agrarian Policies (PSPA), which has been submitted to public hearings and is certain to be adopted.
Women in Moldova are building careers, creating businesses, and participating in politics, but “gender” barriers still remain. They still receive, on average, less than men. To “catch up” with the average man, a woman would have to work until February 27 next year.
A new article has been introduced into the Code of Offences to penalize the use of copyright infringing devices. The legislative initiative implements into national legislation the Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the legal protection of services with conditional access or based on such services. The document was adopted in the second reading by 53 deputies.
Inspectors from the National Road Transport Agency (ANTA), in collaboration with the National Inspectorate of Public Safety, continued monitoring and control activities throughout the country from February 26 to March 5, 2026. These activities responded to numerous petitions and complaints from citizens who reported non-compliance with legal provisions by some road transport operators and drivers.
The creation of the Guarantee Fund in insurance will increase the level of consumer protection as well as confidence in the insurance market. The expediency of such a step and, in general, bringing the national legal framework in line with international best practices in this area was discussed at a working meeting organized at the Ministry of Finance.
The Giurgiulesti Free International Port will have a new legal regime, which simplifies the management of the territory, stimulates investments and protects the rights of residents.
Every tenth child in Moldova, living with only one parent, receives alimony with a delay or does not receive it at all. The authorities propose to toughen the responsibility for parents who evade the maintenance of their children.
