News about Regulation

“The Forța Fermierilor Grain and Oilseed Producers Association is deeply indignant about the way the new VAT refund mechanism for farmers is being implemented,” the organization said in a message to the media.

The Ministry of Finance has announced its intention to amend Law No. 34/2024 on cash payments and invites professionals and stakeholders to engage in the process by submitting comments by May 13 this year.

Moldova is developing a mechanism to protect workers in case an employer declares itself insolvent.

Italian antitrust authority Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) has opened an investigation against Booking.com, questioning one of the platform’s key mechanisms – the hotel ranking system.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has announced a major leak of personal data from France Titres (formerly ANTS), the French government database responsible for processing passports, ID cards and driver’s licenses.

The State Inspectorate for Territorial Planning and Construction (GITPS) urged construction companies to contribute to the demolition of the House of Moscow, either free of charge or for a nominal fee, but there were no willing to do so.

Today, the water level in the Dniester reservoir is 115.6 meters. Its minimum sufficient level for this period of the year is 118 meters, while the normal level is 119-120 meters. At the same time, the water flow downstream in the Moldovan section of the river is still about 100 cubic meters per second. If there is no significant precipitation in May, the country’s water supply may face problems.

This controversial issue has been put up for public discussion. As Dan Perchun, Minister of Education and Research, emphasizes, the use of video cameras will not be mandatory.

The duration of the state of emergency is proposed to be changed: instead of the fixed 60 days, it will range from 30 to 90 days – depending on the assessment of risk indicators. This will allow the authorities to “adapt actions to the specifics and development of emergency situations”.

The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), Ludmila Catlabuga, discussed cooperation directions in the agro-food sector between Moldova and CEFTA countries during a meeting with Pranvera Kastrati, director of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Secretariat.

On April 22, the Buiucani Court in Chisinau sentenced the former leader of the Democratic Party, scandalous oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc to 19 years in prison and a ban on holding public office for 5 years. Plahotniuc was also ordered to pay about $60 million to the state.

About 70 representatives of medical centers and offices of family physicians from the districts of Causeni, Anenii Noi, Stefan Voda and Cimislia participated in the final seminar on practical aspects of the implementation of contractual provisions within the compulsory health insurance (CHI) and compliance with the normative acts in force.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 23.

Citizens are exempt from paying contributions to technical standards for the construction of dwellings. They were paid by individuals when erecting individual dwellings.

According to Amnesty International’s 2025 report, impunity persists in Moldova, the media sector remains vulnerable and economic growth remains moderate. The organization states that the authorities arbitrarily restrict the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

The Moldovan government has approved a mechanism that provides for strict verification of all recipients of European funding to ensure that resources do not go to sanctioned individuals.

The Day Labor Law will be supplemented with new provisions governing the use of the e-Zilier electronic voucher accounting platform.

A scandal erupted in Chisinau after six officers of the Botanica Police Inspectorate were detained on suspicion of corruption. During extensive searches conducted by the National Center for Combating Corruption, money, documents and items relevant to the investigation were seized.

The contribution of subsidies-2025 to the development of a sustainable (i.e. adapted to environmental challenges and climate change) agricultural sector of the Moldovan economy is emphasized in the context of the global celebration of “Earth Day” by the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA).

Emergency Situations Department (ESD) head Raed Arafat announced on Tuesday that he has been charged with complicity in smuggling in connection with the replacement of a helicopter that crashed in 2016 in Moldova.