Legislation

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.

Moldova takes another step towards freedom of capital movement. The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has drafted a law amending the Law on Foreign Exchange Regulation – the so-called draft law on partial liberalization. The draft is currently at the stage of public consultations and will soon be submitted by the Ministry of Finance to the government for consideration.

The Ministry of Education and Research has launched public consultations on the draft Program for the implementation of the Development Strategy “Education 2030” for the period 2026-2030. The document defines concrete actions through which the reforms in the education system of the Republic of Moldova will be continued and strengthened in the coming years.

The voluntary association process should not be rushed, but phased and improved with additional incentive mechanisms.

On the evening of March 4, at a dinner in Brussels, EU ambassadors told the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, that they did not support the EC’s idea of Ukraine’s accelerated membership in the EU and urged the commission to present “more realistic” plans.

Integration of Transnistria into a unitary state by granting it the status of autonomy with the broadest rights, similar to the existing one in Gagauzia, does not require amendments to the Constitution. This status is compatible with the existing legal framework in Moldova, which will allow for its faster and more stable implementation.

In Moldova, “televised justice” is widely practiced. Public and political pressure on police, prosecutors and judges can influence decisions, and suspects are often publicly framed as guilty before a court verdict. Human rights activists warn that this undermines the independence of the judiciary and jeopardizes citizens’ rights.

The Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has revoked the status of qualified small power producer from 13 companies that failed to fulfill the obligations set forth in the current legislation.

The process of voluntary unification of mayoralties will be adjusted by changing the methodology. Local authorities will be given more freedom in decision-making. The government’s proposals were presented today by the government’s secretary-general, Aleksey Buzu.

There is an acute shortage of judges in Moldovan courts, caused by mass resignations. This seriously hampers the handling of insolvency cases.

The procedure involves two stages. First, they will participate in the Partial Qualification Program “Public/Sectoral Procurement” and then take a competency exam. The measure fits into the reform of the public procurement system.

Fifteen Moldovan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) carried out an analysis of their companies’ activities in terms of the real and necessary level of digitalization.

UPDATED. Judges in Moldova are increasingly targeted by aggression, including physical violence and online threats. One of the most serious incidents was in August 2025 in a court in the capital, when a defendant accused of family violence, dissatisfied with a ruling, hit a judge with a gas wrench. Recently, a woman judge was hit right during a court session, not to mention the threats received on the Internet.

Moldova has initiated procedures to establish diplomatic relations with Nauru, one of the smallest states in the world, smaller than only the Vatican and Monaco.

This year, the state budget envisages 56.4 million lei for the payment of Moldova’s membership fees to international organizations. This is by 2.4 million lei (4.4 percent) more than the approved amount for 2025 and by 5.4 million lei (10.7 percent) more than the actual expenditures of the previous year.

UPDATED. Moldova and Ukraine are creating a legal framework for the mutual return of unaccompanied children to a safe and familiar environment.

Permitting of TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Network) projects in Moldova will be accelerated when creating road, rail, water and aviation infrastructure, which is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

In the current geopolitical context, a new approach to the country’s reintegration process is needed, participants in the round table “Prospects for Moldova’s reintegration” dedicated to the Transnistrian issue said.

The Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill to amend and supplement a number of regulations to prevent and combat attacks on information systems.

The Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova (SCJ) obliged the Comrat Mayor’s Office to authorize “GagauzCOOP” to operate a market in the capital of ATU Gagauzia.