News about Regulation

Pedagogical staff and managerial personnel affected by the reorganization of state institutions of general education will be able to receive a one-time allowance for “relocation” in the amount of 300 thousand lei. The Ministry of Education and Research has developed the relevant regulation.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has submitted for public consultation a draft law concerning new rules for the assignment of pensions.

The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization will expand its central apparatus by 33 staff units. The aim of the reform is to strengthen the ministry’s capacity to implement EU legislation and manage new areas transferred to the institution, including tourism and technological innovation.

Almost one million lei is planned to be spent this year from the state budget to create a new information system that will monitor the international restrictive measures applied by Moldova and will allow reporting online about attempts to circumvent them.

The public service agency said it is “in active contact with law enforcement and is providing all necessary support” to fully investigate the criminal case of corruption within the agency’s ranks in the issuance of driver’s licenses and wants it to go to trial.

In order to receive part of the funds from the €90bn loan approved by the EU for Ukraine on April 22, Brussels requires Kiev to change its tax legislation.

The state’s minority stake in JSC “Banca Comercială Moldindconbank” may be offered for sale on the regulated market.

The Republic of Moldova is in the “resistance” phase and is trying to institutionally counter hybrid threats by strengthening cooperation with the European Union and implementing internal reforms.

The management of a Chisinau-based construction company is suspected of tax evasion and money laundering. The scheme was based on personal sales of apartments built by the company.

The match of the final round of the French Ligue 1 between FC Nantes and Toulouse FC was prematurely stopped after the home team’s fans ran onto the pitch. The incident took place amid Nantes’ relegation to the second division. This was reported by the Associated Press, Reuters and a number of European media outlets.

Consolidation works of the General Prosecutor’s Office building in Chisinau will be declared public works of national importance, which will allow expropriation of the last remaining private premises in the building. The relevant draft law was elaborated by the Public Property Agency and is currently under consideration in parliamentary commissions.

Customs is developing modern IT solutions for postal processing in collaboration with UNCTAD and the business community.

Belarus calls on European countries for a professional and depoliticized security dialogue. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Igor Serek in an interview with the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) lifted the restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, in force since February 2022, and allowed them to perform again at international competitions with national flags and anthems. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of the organization, held on May 16-17 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and has already come into force.

The Ministry of Finance supports, with minor reservations, the initiative of PAS deputy Dorian Istratii, which changes the rules for acquiring large stakes in non-banking payment organizations and strengthens the control of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM).

The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has started the official inspection of the level of preparation of food blocks in children’s health camps for the summer season-2026. The inspectors’ actions cover both day and all-day camps.

Last week, the Agency for Investments and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) authorized for payment from the National Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development subsidies to farmers in the amount of MDL 31.75 million.

The state aid program continues to attract significant investments in Moldova’s economy, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmochescu said.

On May 18, the Israeli Navy launched an operation to intercept Global Sumud Flotilla ships headed for the Gaza Strip. The operation is taking place in international waters near Cyprus, and some of the activists have already been detained and taken to a special vessel for onward shipment to Ashdod.

Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmochescu presented the “Reușim!” (“We Can Do It!”) program, a national campaign aimed at Moldova’s economic integration into the European Union and supporting the business environment. The program’s name symbolically includes the acronym “EU,” and its main goal is to prepare the Moldovan economy for EU accession.