News about Legislation

A levy of 0.5% of the investment volume to finance the development of technical standards in construction has caused concern in the business community. Representatives of the business community warn of risks to investment activity. The authorities say that it is possible to discuss the introduction of the mechanism, but not its expediency.

Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice said on the air of one of the Moldovan TV channels that “our Tax Code is like a colander through which the money of those who know how to use these mechanisms is poured”.

Businesses in the border zone within 1 km will be transferred to the notification regime. Instead of obtaining permits, entrepreneurs will be able to simply notify the Border Police about the start of their activities, and if there is no response within 10 days, the notification will be considered automatically valid.

Moldova plans to introduce European safety standards for road tunnels over 500 meters long. There are no such facilities in the country yet, but the bill has been drafted as part of the requirements of European Union integration and applies to tunnels in operation, under construction or in design.

Over the past 16 years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the longest-serving head of government in the European Union, has taken all sorts of actions to tip the electoral scales in favor of his ruling Fidesz party. However, that party may well lose Sunday’s election, raising the question of next steps.

The financial incentives offered by the government to implement administrative-territorial reform are necessary, but not sufficient. Equally important is the impact it will have on local autonomy and community representation.

The Commission for Emergency Situations in its current form will be abolished. A new structure will be created in its place.

This week’s plenary session of parliament was marked by intense debate on the draft law on amending the mechanism of voluntary unification of administrative-territorial units, but there were also issues related to the transparency of the decision-making process, which affected a significant part of the drafts considered.

Increasing crime detection and identification of personalities, speeding up the collection of evidence in the investigation of complex cases. All this was made possible thanks to the state-of-the-art DNA laboratory of the Forensic Technical Center at the General Inspectorate of Police, the official presentation of which took place this week.

The European Commission at the end of the week officially supported the initiative of a number of EU countries to introduce a tax on excess profits for large energy companies. The decision was caused by a sharp jump in energy prices due to geopolitical instability and the conflict in Iran.

Independent entrepreneurs (freelancers) are given two months to obtain a unique taxpayer identification number other than IDNP.

The profile of migrants in Moldova has changed. If earlier citizens of African countries and Asia prevailed, in 2025 the main share was made up of natives of states with simplified visa regime, primarily from CIS countries.

The Moldovan authorities doubt the need to pay the debt to the CIS when leaving the organization.

Hotel Zarya is planned to be privatized through an auction with an increased rate.

The national list of restrictive measures to which the Republic of Moldova has acceded includes 5,696 entities. As the existing data storage platform does not ensure full integration and convenient processing of information, the authorities plan to implement an Information System for recording international restrictive measures.

The National Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Moldova (NAAD) has concluded a cooperation agreement with the International Testing Agency (ITA). The partnership is aimed at strengthening anti-doping compliance monitoring and building confidence in Moldovan sport.

In the period of April 7-9, 2026, working meetings of experts from the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova and the Romanian Customs Administration were held at the border customs points of Costeşti Stânca, Sculeni Sculeni and Cahul Oancea, in order to assess the implementation of the bilateral cooperation plan and to identify additional measures to optimize customs control and facilitate cross-border transport.

The Customs Service informs that the follow-up inspections carried out between March 30 and April 10, 2026, revealed additional customs obligations amounting to 1.488 million lei, which are subject to recovery in the state budget of the country.

UPDATED. The MAN party leaves the Alternativa bloc, but retains its participation in the general parliamentary faction formed after the elections. The decision was announced by the party’s leader, Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban.

The new “State Register of Legal Entities” (SRLE) will streamline record keeping and reduce the cost and time for legal entities to comply with the registration provisions of the law.