News about Legislation

There are more than 165 thousand people with disabilities in Moldova, which is about the same as one Gagauzia or half of Transnistria. And the main problem for them is not the meager payments (although this is also a significant factor), but the basic accessibility. Transportation, infrastructure, education are still inaccessible for a significant part of these people.

The system of geographical indications, appellations of origin and traditional products will undergo a major reform. The authorities explain its necessity by the growing interest of manufacturers in the registration of protected names, as well as by the existing problems – from complicated procedures to insufficient control and weak protection of rights on the market.

The Parliamentary Commission on Economy, Budget and Finance has announced public hearings on the situation on the oil products market.

A new sanitary regulation on cosmetic products in Moldova tightens safety controls, requiring manufacturers and importers to adhere to strict quality standards, labeling and provide evidence of product efficacy.

UPDATED. Moldova plans to significantly toughen liability for drug-related offenses – from plant cultivation to possession and use. The size of fines will be increased several times.

The state expects to develop the infrastructure and increase the capacity of the Giurgiulesti International Free Port through the investments of the new owner.

Moldova paid a total of 373.3 thousand euros (about 7.97 million lei) in compensation to applicants under the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in 2025.

The Moldovan government is preparing the implementation of a taxonomy for financing sustainable development. This is a mechanism for classifying economic activities by the degree of their environmental impact. It is planned that it will become the basis for directing investments in environmentally sustainable projects and modernization of the economy.

The local authorities of Valencia (Spain) intend to impose on vacation homes and apartments a limit of 2% of the total housing stock of the urban neighborhood, reports Logos Press.

Pavel Durov, the messenger’s founder, said Telegram will continue to adapt to the restrictions and complicate ways to block the service.

The White House has requested $152 to return the former prison island of Alcatraz to the current prison service.

Deputies propose to extend benefits for veterans of labor. So that everyone, including those who work, could benefit from sanatorium treatment once every three years.

Economic agents from the left bank of the Nistru river were invited to a meeting of the parliamentary commission for economy, budget and finance to discuss tax regulation issues, including the application of VAT, excises in the light of the abolition of tax exemptions.

The planting of gardens larger than 0.5 ha will be approved by a 7-member panel. The opinion of the panel will be advisory in nature and attached to the project documentation.

A flurry of publications in the European press followed the denunciation of the CIS Agreement by the Moldovan parliament. Western media regarded it as another step in the process of distancing Chisinau from Moscow and strengthening the country’s European course. In some publications there are also alternative assessments.

Moldova denounced the CIS Agreement, the relevant Protocol and the organization’s Charter. Thus, the country has finally completed its withdrawal from the CIS statutory bodies. The relevant bill was passed on Thursday, April 2, with 54 votes of the ruling PAS party, 5 votes of Vasile Costiuc’s Democrația Acasă faction and one vote of the Alternativa bloc.

The practice of applying simplified requirements to the activities of small-scale food producers and agritourism guesthouses was discussed during the workshop “Food safety and local competitiveness: between regulation and innovation”.

The activities of the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) resulted in the seizure of more than LE 550,000,000 worth of money and property in 2025.

The necessity of attracting foreign investments into the Moldovan economy is not disputed by anyone. However, the country’s authorities do not have a clear understanding of how to actually do it, what levers and mechanisms to use. One of the effective, and at the same time quite accessible and efficient mechanisms was proposed by a well-known entrepreneur Mircea Baciu. What exactly we are talking about – in his interview with curentul.md.

The president will participate in the procedure of dismissing the governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM).