News about Legislation
Trade unions are concerned about precarization (precariousness of employment relationships) on digital platforms. While digital platforms provide flexibility and quick access to services and goods, this “freedom” often comes at a high cost to workers: deprivation of rights guaranteed by labor laws, lack of social protection and hazardous working conditions.
Moldovan law enforcement authorities will be able to quickly request electronic evidence directly from foreign IT companies and instantly exchange data with colleagues from other countries.
The State Tax Service informs that some economic entities are obliged to ensure the acceptance of non-cash payments in Moldovan lei until July 1, 2026.
The taxpayer has the right to submit objections to the Tax Visit Report within 3 business days of its receipt.
Moldova intends to strengthen the capacity of its air defense system by developing local production of drone interception systems. President Maia Sandu said that she instructed the government to urgently prepare the necessary legislative amendments that would enable the production of these technologies.
A group of MPs registered a draft law on the establishment of the “Investment and Modernization Bank of Moldova”, a state financial institution fully owned by the Ministry of Finance.
Moldova for the first time legislates the concept of “shelter” for the protection of cultural property moving from conflict and emergency zones.
Turkey’s attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into a Turkish billionaire after a joke about a Kurdish woman said at a hospital opening. The joke sparked accusations of discrimination and quickly turned into a political scandal.
Paramount Skydance Corp. is willing to sell some of its children’s TV assets to win European Union approval for its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. The price tag is $110 billion.
Under sanctions pressure and after the freezing of new trials, Western pharmaceutical companies have not left the Russian market of innovative drugs. Pfizer stated that it continues to register new drugs in the country.
The initiative of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, proposing to introduce the status of “associate member” for Moldova, Ukraine and Western Balkan countries, is regarded by experts as a creative but purely political solution, which risks turning the path to full membership into a “receivership” for an indefinite period of time.
Apple has removed messenger “Max” from the App Store, explaining the decision by the need to comply with sanctions requirements and the laws of the jurisdictions in which the company operates.
EU rules on income transparency and closing the gender pay gap are lagging behind: most countries will not have time to implement them by June 7, as the pledge dictates.
The Moldovan government approved by Decision No. 278 of May 27 on the application of provisions on preventing and combating violence and/or harassment in the workplace in public authorities. The document was published on May 29 in the Official Gazette and entered into force.
“As of June 1, the Citizenship and Migration Office (PMLP) provides services only in Latvian,” was the message foreign students of Latvian universities received.
The list of criminal acts related to the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit money will be expanded and specified.
Moldovan Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popşoi, who is a Romanian citizen, supports unification with this country and is ready to vote for it if a referendum is held. He made this statement on air on the Vocea Basarabiei radio station.
The securitization model is created as a two-level gateway attracting domestic and foreign capital. The new instrument will allow diversifying the domestic stock market. Moldovan securities will become understandable and legally protected for European institutional investors, international investment funds and development banks, and in the future it is planned to attract private investors looking for an alternative to classic bank deposits and government securities.
According to the draft Prudential Supervision of Investment Companies Act, their initial capital at the time of authorization should be between EUR 75 thousand and EUR 750 thousand.
France and Germany have proposed a new plan aimed at bringing the Western Balkan states and the Republic of Moldova closer to the European Union in an attempt to give a “new dynamic” to the enlargement process of the European Community bloc.
