News about Regulation
Strengthening cooperation mechanisms to ensure more effective control of environmentally harmful goods entering the market and strict compliance with EU regulations by economic operators was discussed on May 21 by the leadership of the Customs Service and the Environmental Protection Agency.
The EU Intellectual Property Office and the European Commission in partnership with the intellectual property offices and authorities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and the Republic of Moldova launched the EU4IP – Western Balkans project.
The members of the National Council for Integrated State Border Management held an extraordinary meeting on May 21, during which they approved the decision to establish a Working Group for Quality Control in preparation for the Schengen conformity assessment.
Chisinau will not receive money, but the rigidity of criteria for evaluating economic policy will remain at the level of standard IMF loan agreements. Any violation of the reform schedule will instantly deprive Moldova of the status of a “reliable borrower” before other donors.
Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu demanded that the critical elements of the works at the Chisinau substation under construction, which will make it possible to put the station into operation, be completed by the end of this month, while the rest of the works should be completed by the end of June.
The Law on Accounting and Financial Reporting is amended to increase the financial criteria for determining the categories of enterprises and groups of companies. The new limits will apply to the classification of microenterprises, small, medium and large entities, and groups of companies. The relevant amendments were adopted by the Parliament in the second reading and will come into force on January 1, 2027.
The Government of Moldova will continue its commitment to strengthen partnership with the business community and promote a more applied dialog focused on effective solutions. The authorities’ priorities are aimed at reducing bureaucracy, speeding up administrative processes, digitalizing public services and ensuring clear and predictable rules for entrepreneurs and investors.
Lithuanian Charge d’Affaires to Belarus Erikas Vilkanetsas was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. He was protested against another violation of the state border of Belarus by an unmanned aerial vehicle from the territory of Lithuania.
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution that sets a course for accelerated reductions in the use of fossil fuels and strengthened global action to combat the climate crisis. The document builds on the advisory opinion of the UN International Court of Justice issued in July 2025 and strengthens its political weight at the level of states.
The Public Property Agency estimates the value of the two remaining private premises in the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Chisinau at about 3 million lei. This amount will be paid by the state as part of the expropriation procedure.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo has said that the idea of granting Ukraine the status of an “associate member” of the European Union does not enjoy support inside the EU and does not yet have political conditions for implementation.
An initiative has been registered in Parliament that would introduce several exemptions into the legislation concerning works related to the installation of electricity storage systems and related infrastructure.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, May 22.
The European Commission has faced mounting pressure from a number of European politicians and EU countries after it postponed without explanation the publication of a bill to completely ban Russian oil imports.
Moldova will introduce a mechanism of temporary suspension of state registration of motor vehicles that do not meet technical requirements or pose a threat to road safety. The relevant draft law was adopted by the Parliament in the first reading.
The process of developing the National Program for Agricultural Resilience for the period 2027-2030 was discussed by representatives of agri-food sector associations with the leadership of the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The purpose of the dialog is to collect information and proposals from the economic actors of this sector on the implementation of advanced production and commercial models, as well as the adaptation of the rural economy to climate change.
New phytosanitary requirements for wheat supplies to the Indonesian market will come into force on June 1, 2026. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of MAIA notified Moldovan traders interested in supplying grain to the market of this country.
The list of subjects of the law on day laborers will be expanded. Individuals providing forestry services will also be included.
The government has approved the transfer of the tourism sector to the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. This measure has already been welcomed by the Patronage Association of the Tourism Industry of the Republic of Moldova, which considers it a step towards an “economic approach” in this field.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to China ended on May 20. In the morning, final negotiations between the Russian and Chinese delegations took place, which ended with the signing of more than 40 agreements and treaties between the countries.
