Rapidly rising prices for gas and oil products are becoming a serious social problem and may result in irreparable economic losses for businesses.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Technology has banned the use of social media by children under the age of 16, according to Logos Press.

The minimum guaranteed monthly income for adults and children will be indexed from April 1. The government on Wednesday will consider a draft decree to this effect, which was developed taking into account the inflation rate for the previous year.

No EU country has tapped its strategic oil reserves because of the escalation in the Middle East, European Commission spokeswoman Ana Kaiza Itkonen told a briefing on Monday.

“Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, police officers and firefighters may be left without fuel for their vehicles,” said Democrația Acasă faction MP Sergiu Stefanco, a member of the Agriculture and Food Industry Commission. He insists on an urgent state of emergency in the energy sector.

The EU and Canada have started negotiations on the so-called Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) amid Europe’s conflict with the US over digital regulation.

Environmental organization Greenpeace said Chinese online clothing retailer Shein continues to sell goods containing hazardous chemicals in the European Union despite earlier warnings.

The authorities intend to strengthen the protection of high-ranking officials and establish cooperation with the competent EU authorities.

Two batches of chicken meat, one from Ukraine and the other from Poland, imported to Latvia were found to be contaminated with salmonella.

The government plans to increase subsidies to employers for hiring people with disabilities.

UPDATED. In Moldova, the MD-ALERT emergency notification system will be created, which will allow the authorities to quickly warn people about emergency situations via cell phones. The cost of implementing the system is estimated at about 5 million euros.

The parliamentary opposition disagrees with the changes to the law on the appointment of members of the Prosecutors’ Vetting Commission, as it considers it an abuse of power, and threatens possible protests.

Locomotive drivers will be trained and examined using uniform criteria covering training centers, examiners, and the examination process.

Moldova received Latvian drones, the manufacturer of which had previously failed to fulfill a contract with a Ukrainian foundation.

A referendum is the only correct and legal solution to the process of voluntary unification of mayoralties. Only citizens themselves, not councilors or mayors, should decide on their liquidation. This opinion was expressed by members of the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) after analyzing the proposals of the Cabinet of Ministers to simplify the procedure of merging local authorities.

Export and re-export of gasoline and diesel fuel from Giurgiulesti port may be restricted if stocks fall below 8,000 tons of gasoline and 25,000 tons of diesel fuel. Under the same conditions, ship bunkering services will be suspended.
This is reported by the National Crisis Management Center.

The Constitutional Court rejected the exception of the unconstitutionality of several articles of the Civil Code in a case concerning a EUR 10 million loan to Vitaprim Flora.

Moldova has temporarily simplified the rules for issuing identity cards for those who have already turned 18 before the new Law on Citizenship comes into force, but who have not had time to issue an internal passport by that time.

This subsidy appears in the draft Strategic Program of Agrarian Policies (PSPA), which has been submitted to public hearings and is certain to be adopted.

Women in Moldova are building careers, creating businesses, and participating in politics, but “gender” barriers still remain. They still receive, on average, less than men. To “catch up” with the average man, a woman would have to work until February 27 next year.
