News about Regulation

UPDATED. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft decree on the denunciation of the agreement on the creation of the CIS and its protocol, as well as a draft decree on the denunciation of the CIS charter. According to the government’s estimates, the economic consequences of the withdrawal from the CIS bodies will be minimal – the country will remain a party to a number of agreements in the trade, economic and social spheres.

The Chinese Ministry of Defense has announced the potential threats that the uncontrolled introduction of artificial intelligence technologies into the military sphere may bring. According to Jiang Bin, a spokesman for the ministry, such a development could resemble the plot of the famous science fiction movie The Terminator.

In 2025, the number of tests with the use of behavior simulation detector (polygraph) in public institutions of Moldova has significantly increased. This became known following the presentation of the annual report of the State Commission for Polygraph Testing in Parliament.

Moldova will be assessed by the MONEYVAL Committee of Experts on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in 2027-2028. The experts are also scheduled to visit the country in 2028. This was announced by the director of the Service for Prevention and Combating Money Laundering, Andrian Munteanu.

The Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) approved the regulated revenues associated with natural gas distribution services for 2026 and the uniform rates for natural gas distribution services in effect nationally at a public meeting on March 10, 2026.

Obtaining assurances that war will not be resumed, the right to possess a full nuclear fuel cycle and fair compensation for damages are three tough conditions Iran has set for resuming talks with the United States.

The initiative to introduce short supply chains, designed to reduce the number of intermediaries between producer and consumer, has received support from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). However, the Chamber believes that the bill needs to be finalized and should be considered in conjunction with other measures to support domestic producers.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on March 9 announced an 18-month ban on Denis Bejan, a Moldovan citizen, for fraudulent activities related to the “Reform Support Group” program in Moldova.

The Hungarian parliament has adopted a resolution against Ukraine’s admission to the EU and financial assistance to continue fighting. The document was supported by 142 MPs, 28 voted against it and 4 abstained.

UPDATED. The European School Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), soon to be launched in Moldova, shows the availability and significant increase in the use of e-cigarettes among schoolchildren. This is of concern to public health professionals, educators and officials.

The European Union is facing new challenges to its food safety system due to agri-food products imported from Mercosur countries. Recently, European Commissioners identified more than 80 tons of beef from Brazil containing growth hormones.

In the period from January to February 2026, the state budget received revenues managed by the Customs Service (TM RM) in the amount of 5,828,285.41 thousand lei (more than 5.82 billion lei), which is 103.9% of the budgetary burden set for this period.

The Inspector General of Police will receive 17 special vehicles to function as mobile police stations, as well as 340 in-car video systems to document operations.

Moldova has developed a draft law that will regulate the secondment of workers abroad to provide transnational services within Moldova and the EU. It includes their labor conditions, as well as requirements for remuneration, expenses, etc. The new law will include the provisions of the relevant European directives. It will become effective at the moment of Moldova’s accession to the EU.

One of the most ambitious environmental infrastructure reforms of recent years – the System of Depositable Tare (SDA) – is taking shape in Moldova. The financial architecture of the notorious project, the controversy surrounding the administrator, the volume of investments and the risks of the launch are discussed in the Logos Press interview with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Grigori Stratulat.

Commercial flights from Iran to Azerbaijan continue to operate, but transit options for persons who may leave Iran remain limited and require prior coordination with the competent authorities. This is reported by the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Oknica district mayors warn: “Forced unification of mayoralties violates the constitutional principle and jeopardizes the future of the villages.”

The government and importers of petroleum products have analyzed several options and mechanisms that could be applied to ensure that a possible price increase would be “gradual” and would not have a drastic impact on consumers.

In order to unblock the situation with the approval of the municipality’s budget for the current year, the Mayor’s Office is ready to waive the sanitary tax (taxa de salubrizare). It was 10 lei per month (120 lei per year) for each registered adult resident.

Obviously it’s not the country’s biggest problem, but for more than 200 hours some 90 million people in Iran have been living without internet.