News about Regulation
The Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AQTA) has announced the launch of a large-scale digitalization initiative for the livestock sector, under which the country will completely phase out traditional physical livestock markets in favor of electronic commodity exchanges.
The conflict between the Gagauzia authorities and Moldova’s central government has taken a new turn. The People’s Assembly of Gagauzia (PAG) is preparing a petition to the Constitutional Court demanding that certain provisions of the Electoral Code be declared unconstitutional, and on July 7, the Constitutional Court is scheduled to consider a petition from the Ministry of Justice regarding a number of the autonomy’s powers.
The Estonian government has approved a bill prohibiting citizens of Russia and Belarus who do not have permanent residency in the country from purchasing real estate. The ban also applies to companies controlled by citizens of Russia and Belarus.
Slovak citizens will be asked to vote on two issues. The first concerns the abolition of lifetime payments to former prime ministers and other high-ranking officials; the second concerns the reinstatement of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, which was dissolved several years ago.
Italy is stepping up oversight of the short-term rental market. The Guardia di Finanza has announced a large-scale campaign to identify property owners who are concealing income, violating property registration rules, or failing to comply with tax laws.
The milk production sector (raw milk) is undergoing a period of structural transformation: the gradual (though not very rapid) expansion of industrial dairy farms is accompanied by a steady decline in milk production on small farms and in the households of the country’s rural population.
The Russian Center for Science and Culture (Russian House) in the Moldovan capital has officially ceased operations. The Russian Embassy in Moldova announced this on July 4.
The Turkish government has decided to introduce a tariff quota on imports of sunflower seeds and unrefined sunflower oil. The document provides for preferential terms for importing raw materials to support the domestic processing industry and ensure a stable supply of vegetable oil to the domestic market.
Following the re-grading process, 1,420 grades on high school graduation exams were raised. This represents 12.48% of the total number of appeals, and the final results show an increase in exam pass rates across all subjects, according to the Ministry of Education and Research.
The Danish shipyard Fayard remains the last facility in the European Union that continues to service specialized Arc7 ice-class gas carriers used to transport Russian liquefied natural gas from the Yamal LNG project.
China is preparing a major overhaul of its e-commerce law. The new regulations will affect not only marketplaces and online stores, but also the entire platform economy—from delivery services to companies that operate both online and offline.
Insurance brokers account for more than half of insurance premiums in Moldova (about 60%), but they receive only a portion of the sales amount as commissions. As of the end of the first quarter of 2026, the use of intermediaries peaked in the life insurance sector, with 94% of policies being sold through insurance agents.
The Public Services Agency (PSA) has radically simplified the rules for registering imported vehicles. The new procedures will take effect at the end of June 2026.
The EU agreed to open the sixth negotiation cluster, “External Relations,” with Moldova and Ukraine on July 14. All 27 EU member states supported this decision.
Vladimir Bolya, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, together with representatives of the Federation of Transporters’ and Road Workers’ Unions, as well as employers’ and workers’ associations, signed a sectoral collective agreement (Convention) for the period 2026–2030.
Turkey will implement updated phytosanitary control regulations for wheat imports effective August 5, 2026. Under the new requirements, four fungal pathogens will be classified as prohibited for import with imported products. Their presence or absence will be determined based on the results of laboratory analysis.
NATO countries were unable to agree on a draft joint statement for the Ankara summit, which will take place on July 7–8. The reason was disagreements among the allies over Ukraine and military infrastructure in Eastern Europe.
Former Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta compared the political scandal that led to the resignation of Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu to the situation in Romania, stating that, unlike in Chisinau, in Bucharest, politicians implicated in scandals do not take any responsibility.
Pentagon Chief Pete Hegset had planned to announce to NATO in June that the U.S. military presence in Europe would be further reduced, but the plan was rejected by the White House.
The Republic of Moldova presented its achievements, current environmental challenges, and ways to improve regional cooperation on environmental protection at the second EU4Green Recovery East regional meeting in Paris.
