News about Regulation
It will become more difficult for foreigners married to Georgian citizens to obtain permanent residency. The country’s parliament approved, in the first reading, a package of amendments to immigration law that changes the procedure for issuing residence permits and introduces measures to combat sham marriages.
The debate surrounding the new legislative initiative to change the method for calculating annual paid leave—specifically, the transition from the customary 28 calendar days to 22 working days—is not only continuing but, on the contrary, is intensifying.
On July 1, the next phase of the planned increase in the retirement age for women will take effect in Moldova.
Romanian labor inspectors will check whether employers are complying with protective measures on days with extreme temperatures, and if violations are found, they will impose the penalties provided for by law.
The non-governmental organization “Moldova Organic Agriculture Value Chain Alliance”/“Alianța Lanțului Valoric în Agricultura Ecologică din Moldova” (MOVCA) does not support the “watered-down” amendment to Law No. 237/2023 on organic production and the labeling of organic products.
A non-resident foreign national was detained for violating customs laws after she failed to declare the goods she was carrying during a customs inspection upon entering the country.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in collaboration with Italian law enforcement agencies and Turkish customs authorities, has uncovered a scheme involving the illegal export of approximately 7,100 metric tons of textile waste from Italy to Turkey. According to investigators, the organizers circumvented costly environmental regulations by passing off the waste as reusable textiles.
The Competition Council has begun reviewing a merger between the two companies to determine whether the resulting economic concentration in the fruit and vegetable processing market is compatible with a normal competitive environment.
In 2025–2026, Moldova was hit by a wave of telephone scams. Using various pretexts and schemes, scammers swindled millions of lei from citizens. The vast majority of these calls originated from abroad.
The SME Digital Intensity Measurement Tool (MIDIA), developed by the Association for the Development of Electronic Communications and Innovative Technologies (ACETI), will be integrated into the BizRadar platform, which was developed at the initiative of the Secretariat of the Economic Council under the Prime Minister to connect the business community directly with government authorities.
The labor unions rejected the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection’s proposal to change the method for calculating annual paid leave and to switch from 28 calendar days to 22 working days.
The 139th Wimbledon Tennis Championships have begun in London at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious Grand Slam tournaments, played exclusively on grass courts. The tournament will conclude on July 12 with the men’s singles final.
The X5 Group, which operates the “Pyaterochka” and “Perekrestok” retail chains, has suspended purchases of products from Italy’s Ferrero Group. The company cited the supplier’s “unjustifiably high selling prices” as the reason for the decision.
This simplification of the transit procedure is provided for in the new transit information system (NCTS), which, overall, significantly improves customs procedures.
The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) announced that it has called an emergency extraordinary meeting of the National Commission on Consultations and Collective Bargaining for today, June 29.
The investigators will operate within the framework of the Service for the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering. A special status for financial intelligence officers is being established within this agency. A mandatory certification procedure has been developed for them.
Radu Marian, a member of parliament from the “Action and Solidarity” (PAS) party, announced on Monday that he was stepping down as chair of the parliamentary committee on the economy, budget, and finance. This decision was made amid a scandal involving inflated salaries at the state-owned enterprise MoldATSA. The lawmaker took responsibility for recommending the individual who was at the center of this case.
President Donald Trump claims that the election of “socialist” Democrats will set the U.S. on a path toward becoming like Venezuela or Cuba. But Trump’s own actions—as is often the case with him—completely contradict his statements and everything his Republican Party supposedly stands for.
The World Bank Group announced that it is closing its official Facebook page dedicated to the Republic of Moldova in order to focus its communications on projects in that country on the regional platform for Europe and Central Asia.
For the first time in Ukraine, seized virtual assets have been transferred to the government for management. More than 8.3 million USDT has been deposited into the crypto wallet of the National Agency for Asset Tracing and Management (ARMA).
