Parliament today approved, by a vote of 62 deputies, in the second reading, the updated mechanisms for appealing decisions in the field of public and sectoral procurement, as well as concessions, Logos Press reported.

A law abolishing the special status for Ukrainians, which has been in effect since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, will come into force on March 5. From that date, they will be subject to the general rules of Polish legislation regarding the principles and norms of temporary protection of foreigners, Logos Press has reported.

Starting from March 2, 2026, Moldovan citizens entering the EU will undergo a special identification procedure at five more Moldovan-Romanian border crossing points, Logos Press reports.

Another batch of low-quality imported cookies was seized by inspectors of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) before they were sold to retailers. The reason is “the content of trans fats is higher than the permissible norm”, Logos Press reports.

Moldova is among the countries that will benefit from the reduction of US trade duties, Beata Javorczyk, chief economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), told AFP news agency, Logos Press reported.

Tesla Corporation has officially gone on the counterattack against the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The lawsuit, filed on February 13, 2026 in the state Supreme Court, could set a precedent that will determine the future of autonomous driving systems and the boundaries of marketing promises in the AI era, according to Logos Press.

The government has prepared a draft decree that envisages an increase in the staff of the State Chancellery from 323 to 379 people. The authorities explain this necessity by the heavy workload of the institution, Logos Press reported.

The Ministry of Health and the e-Governance Agency have developed the concept of the information system “Portal of certificates of temporary incapacity for work” and draft regulations on its use, Logos Press reported.

The PSRM faction, on behalf of the parliamentary opposition, initiated a vote of no confidence against the Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Logos Press reported.

UPDATED. The first working meeting of political representatives in the Transnistrian settlement negotiation process in a long time is taking place today, February 26, at the office of the OSCE Mission to Moldova in Tiraspol, Logos Press reports.

About 200 mayors from all regions of the Republic of Moldova participated in an extended meeting of the Board of Directors of the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM), together with local government experts, representatives of the academic community and the State Chancellery.

Foreign trade relations between Moldova and Ukraine have become the subject of heated economic discussions in recent years. And this is against the background of the fact that Chisinau constantly emphasizes Kiev’s unconditional support in the war with Russia, claims “brotherly ties” with its neighbors and unity of European integration aspirations.

German development bank KfW will help Moldova to reform the Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), with the possibility of creating a bank or a development agency, Logos Press reports.

Between April and November 2025, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries, including Moldova, have joined forces in Operation SHIELD VI, coordinated by the European agency Europol, Logos Press reports.

The deputies propose to extend the benefit of deferral of income tax received for tax periods 2023-2026, according to Article 87 of the Tax Code, to amended tax reports, Logos Press reports.

Attempts to regulate the real estate market through requirements for intermediaries, tightening of transaction procedures and control over financial flows have not destroyed intermediation. They have changed its nature. The number of “black brokers” has grown. The realtor profession degraded from the function of reducing the risk of the transaction to the function of technical assistance in circumventing regulatory barriers. The social value of professional mediation has fallen to a minimum – not because the market has become more transparent, but because it has become more adaptive to opacity.

Azerbaijan is preparing large-scale changes in the sphere of cyber security: the state will strengthen control over data processing in artificial intelligence systems and limit the use of cloud solutions in the public sector, Logos Press reports.

US President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to Congress, breaking his record for the longest speech – it lasted 108 minutes, according to Logos Press.

Finance Minister Adrian Gavrilica reminded citizens that keeping cash up to 10,000 euros is considered safe and complies with international standards. Amounts above this limit “sooner or later create problems”, Logos Press reported.

The government approved the program for the construction and maintenance of national roads for 2026 within the Road Fund worth 1.82 billion lei, Logos Press reported.
