Regulation

Only in one day, customs officers at Chisinau International Airport, during a specialized inspection of the luggage of passengers entering the country, discovered and confiscated a whole range of goods, Logos Press reported.

The other day the ANSA Food Safety Agency commented on the Moldovan government’s long-standing decision (No. 158/2019) on the content and names of dairy products. At least some operators on the Moldovan dairy products market took this comment as a signal from the inspecting agency about its zero tolerance to the desire of producers and traders to make money on attempts to mislead consumers.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing international AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called for a radical new format for global regulation of artificial intelligence – modeled after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reports Logos Press.

Swiss giant Holcim Ltd. announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire Germany’s Xella Group for €1.85 billion (about $2.16 billion) back in October last year. The deal represents Holcim’s largest takeover in the last four years, according to Logos Press.

The provisions of the National Critical Infrastructure Identification, Designation and Protection Act take effect on February 22, 2026. It defines which facilities and systems are vital to the country, from energy networks and transportation to health care, water supply and digital infrastructure, according to Logos Press.

The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) insists on the need to ratify the International Labor Organization’s Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, as well as to accelerate the implementation of mechanisms for their protection, Logos Press reports.

February 23, Brussels will host a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, where Lithuania will insist on the expansion of sanctions against Belarus, reports Logos Press.

The draft law on the country’s accession to the Agreement on Port State Control Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eradicate Illegal Fishing was approved by a government decision, Logos Press reported.

The Moldovan government has approved a draft law on the entry and stay of foreign citizens in Moldova, Logos Press reported.

The list of personal belongings that can be imported when diaspora representatives return to Moldova was approved today by the government, Logos Press reported.

Law No. 228, known as the Law on Freelancers, which came into force on January 1, 2026, has so many inaccuracies and traps that its further application raises questions. This is the opinion of representatives of the professional community of auditors after a month and a half of the new tax regime being in force.

Moldova is launching a reform of the state border management system to bring it closer to the standards in force in the Schengen zone, Logos Press reported.

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) and border police uncovered a scheme in which a Moldovan company exported nearly 5 million lei worth of French wine to the United States over a five-year period with copyright infringement, Logos Press reported.

The size of the global fish and seafood trade industry is estimated at approximately $195 billion. There is no official estimate of fraud in this industry. However, empirical studies show that approximately 20% of trade in these products may be exposed to various types of fraud.

The attempt of a female passenger on a Chisinau-Yerevan flight to take out of Moldova undeclared $60,000 ended unsuccessfully, Logos Press reports.

MPs were not satisfied with the report of the Chairman of the Competition Council, Alexei Gherțescu, on the progress in the implementation of the National Accession Program for the Internal Market Cluster, Chapter 8, Competition Policy, Logos Press reported.

The draft law on crypto-assets, to be elaborated by the end of the year, is one of the most “sensitive” for institutions supervised by the National Bank of Moldova (NBM). Its drafting is being assisted by an OSCE expert, Logos Press reported.

The experience of table grapes producer Nikolai Susan, from Ursoaya village (Cahul district) demonstrates that with cooperation and consulting support the organization of export to the European Union is realistic even for small and medium-sized farmers, Logos Press reports.

Excess supply and falling sugar prices have become an acute challenge for the global sugar industry. Ukrainian sugar growers promise to henceforth comply with European sugar market rules, Logos Press reported.

The chairman of the parliamentary commission on economy, budget and finance, Radu Marian, urged the institutions “not to put the horse ahead of the cart” and not to adopt EU regulations earlier than they are agreed upon in the EU itself, Logos Press reported.