Regulation

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 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.

The state intends to sell the “ultra-minority” stake in Moldindconbank through a regulated market, i.e. on the stock exchange. It is about 2,472 shares, which is only 0.05% of the bank’s capital.

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.

TEL AVIV – When news broke that the United States had agreed to a two-week truce with Iran, I immediately recalled an exchange described by U.S. Col. Harry Summers in 1982. “You’ve never beaten us on the battlefield,” Summers told a former North Vietnamese colonel. “Yes, but we won the war,” came the emphatic reply.

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

The consequences for the EU if the U.S. tariff regime remains in place are not uniform. Most noticeably, trade wars will continue to hit Germany and Belgium as export-oriented economies. As an alternative to such a scenario, analysts see the EU using the window of opportunity to restructure its trade strategy.

The reduction of electricity consumption by only 3% at the national level helped the Moldovan authorities to avoid a major energy crisis.

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.

For Maia Sandu will have to increase her salary, Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice said.

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.

Starting August 12 of this year, the European Union will begin implementing new rules on food packaging and packaging waste. The changes will be implemented in accordance with Regulation UE 2025/40. The new rules will be applied in phases until 2040. The regulation applies to all products entering the European market, including those from outside the EU.

The trade and economic bureaus at Moldovan embassies abroad will be abolished. In their place, an institute of trade and economic advisor within the diplomatic missions will be created.

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.