News about Regulation

In 2025, the public and sector procurement market has a tendency to decrease the total number of disputes while increasing their aggregate value. These indicators are reflected in the report on the activity of the National Dispute Resolution Agency for 2025. The document was presented during the plenary session of the Parliament by the Chairperson Angela Munteanu.

A heated discussion has erupted in the media about the reasons and consequences of the abolition of restrictions on trade markups on socially important goods from April 30 this year. Opposition politicians argue that this will lead to price increases and scare with the rise in the price of bread.

The problems of harmonization of the national tax system with the EU standards and, in particular, the EU VAT Directive were the subject of a training seminar held from 13 to 15 May at the Ministry of Finance.

On the eve of Donald Trump’s visit to China, which runs from May 13 to 15, the U.S. Commerce Department authorized the sale of H200 chips to several Chinese companies.

The People’s Assembly of Gagauzia (legislative body of the autonomy) sent an official appeal to the members of the delegation of the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities with an invitation to visit the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia.

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silinja, representing the New Unity party, submitted her resignation to the Saeima on May 14. Together with her, the entire government will resign.

A clear and predictable algorithm for the resumption of imports of animal feed, poultry meat and poultry meat products to the Moldovan market was developed by the specialized agencies of Moldova and Ukraine during the working visit of the delegation of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) to the neighboring country.

Drivers of cars with foreign license plates will no longer be able to ignore traffic rules on Moldovan roads. The Parliament adopted a new legislative initiative that introduces a clear mechanism for cross-border data exchange.

Parliament has adopted in the final reading the draft denunciation of the agreement with the Commonwealth of Independent States on the division and joint use of freight cars and containers of the former USSR Ministry of Railways.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection failed to prove the correctness and accuracy of the money spent from the Energy Vulnerability Reduction Fund, which was used to pay compensations to the population during the cold season from September to December 2025. During the audit, the Audit Chamber pointed out a number of irregularities in the Ministry’s management of the fund’s resources.

Regulations have been developed for the formation of a financial guarantee for environmental remediation during mining operations. These funds will be used to fulfill companies’ obligations to reclaim land.

The parliamentary opposition proposed to hear President Maia Sandu in plenary session in connection with the recent tragic incident in the National Army.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced the start of direct trade with Armenia. The Armenian Foreign Ministry welcomed the announcement, noting that this is an important step towards the development of full-fledged and normal relations between the two countries. From now on, Armenian economic entities can import goods from Turkey directly in their own name, without intermediaries.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday again blocked a Democratic resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Iran.

The rights and duties, including responsibilities of credit bureaus will be revised and expanded. Clear requirements for the bureau’s authorized capital have been defined. It should be at least 10 million lei, with at least 30% of it covered by own funds.

Italian visa centers VMS and Almaviva have stopped accepting documents from Russian citizens through intermediaries since May 12. The reason for this is the scandal involving the former Italian ambassador to Uzbekistan, who is suspected of illegally issuing Schengen visas to Russians.

A cultural and educational event “Ossetian Heritage and Traditions” organized by the Ossetian Community of the Republic of Moldova in partnership with the Agency for Interethnic Relations took place in Chisinau. As part of the event, the “Code of Honor and Traditions of the Ossetian people” was presented.

Moldova will host the 135th ministerial session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. About 50 delegations of member states, including more than 20 foreign ministers, are expected to participate. The official event will take place on May 15, but delegations will start arriving as early as Thursday, May 14. In this regard, from May 14 to 17, 2026, a special regime of access and movement will be introduced in a number of central zones of the capital, as well as on the routes leading to the airport.

Corr. BELTA/. Latvia’s Ministry of Transport is promoting rules that envisage a ban on all bus passenger transportation to Russia and Belarus, as well as transit passenger transportation.

When talking about Moldovan sovereignty, the usual categories come into play – borders, energy, foreign policy, relations with Brussels, Moscow, Washington or Bucharest.