News about Regulation
In 2025, a decrease in the total number of vessels calling at Giurgiulesti Port was recorded, down to 1,536 against 1,769 a year earlier, when the maximum number was recorded from 2019.
The Standardization Institute of Moldova initiates the creation of the Technical Committee “Wood and finished and semi-finished wood products”. In this way, the institution aims to strengthen the standardization of wood, one of the country’s leading processing industries. The standards will be harmonized with European standards.
The law tightening penalties for drugs has received a great public response. It is called “punitive”, “forceful” and dangerous for the system of addiction treatment. Amid criticism from experts, the fate of the initiative now seems to depend largely on the position of Maia Sandu.
The National Commission for Financial Market (NCFM) today officially confirmed the facts of violation of consumer rights by OTP Bank S.A.. The regulator identified serious discrepancies in loan agreements and guarantee agreements.
The Competition Council plans to purchase equipment for the data processing and analysis laboratory, worth about 1.6 million lei, excluding VAT. These are high-performance workstations needed to analyze large amounts of economic information and to conduct competition investigations.
The Moldovan government will consider on Wednesday, April 22, the draft denunciation of the Agreement on the division and joint use of freight cars and containers of the former USSR Ministry of Railways.
The State Tax Service reports: almost 10 thousand real estate lease agreements were registered in the first quarter of 2026. This is 31.8% more than in the same period of 2025.
Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank has notified European financial regulators of its own violation of EU sanctions relating to Russian clients.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect from April 18-21.
An active group of smugglers involved in the transportation of goods between Moldova and Romania was dismantled thanks to information provided by the Romanian border police, leading to the arrest of four suspects and the confiscation of thousands of packs of cigarettes.
The requirements for public-private partnership projects will be changed. Their launch will be possible only after the approval of a preliminary comprehensive study – the so-called project justification (studiu de fundamentare), in addition to the traditional feasibility study (studiu de fezabilitate).
The number of vacant teaching posts in general education institutions in the Republic of Moldova continues to decrease. For the academic year 2026-2027, 1,365 vacancies have been announced, which is about 12% less than a year earlier.
In Moldova, a Council will be created to verify real estate valuation reports and to sanction the specialists who carry it out. The development of such a project was initiated by the Agency of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre (AGCC).
Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski has urged Poles to keep cash at home in case of possible emergencies.
The reform concept developed by CALM will be presented in the coming days. According to the organization, broad discussions will be organized after the document is agreed upon with the mayors.
The Eco-Ret Moldova Association has been selected as administrator of the national system of collateralized packaging (SDA). The draft decision was reviewed at the meeting of the state secretaries and will be sent to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval.
Political representatives of Chisinau and Tiraspol met in the “1+1” format at the office of the OSCE Mission in Tiraspol. Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Chiveri characterized the talks as “useful but rather complicated”. “Tiraspol continues to insist on maintaining the status quo,” Chiveri said.
This opinion was expressed during the discussion of amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova by Gheorghe Leichu, deputy chairman of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia. The first consultations on the package of amendments proposed to the Electoral Code were held on April 15, 2026. The discussion was organized by the CEC of Moldova.
The Moldovan government on Wednesday decided to create within the Foreign Ministry a “Service for Relations with Romania” aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation, as well as a “Cyber Diplomacy Service” adapted to new challenges in the digital sphere.
Interest-free offers of stores, interpreted as “goods on installments”, and other products of lending activities hidden from consumers’ eyes will come under the regulator’s close supervision. The National Financial Market Commission (NFMC) has developed a new regulatory framework for consumer credit agreements.
