News about Regulation
There are no plans to introduce bans on the use of online platforms in Moldova this year. The authorities will focus not on restrictions, but on developing mechanisms to protect users, especially minors. In the fall, the Digital Services Act, an EU document regulating the activity of large online platforms, will be implemented.
The authorities expect to increase investment attractiveness and create a more predictable environment for the development of the high-tech sector through a new law on semiconductor topographies.
The Moldovan labor market in 2026 is characterized by the transition to European standards of regulation, as well as by liberalization and introduction of new rules for employees and employers.
Moldova’s rich black soil is not suitable for cultivation of every crop. For example, the blueberry, which is very popular among European consumers today, prefers loam rather than black soil. Experts of specialized organizations explained to farmers at the seminar at the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry how to build the right crop rotation, plant protection and nutrition system based on the soil profile of the farm without losing soil fertility.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 800 people after receiving information from the U.S. airport security agency. The figure covers the period from the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency until February 2026.
On Tuesday evening North American time, the U.S. deadline for Iran expires. In response, Iran has prepared its ten-point plan.
Tens of thousands of Romanian citizens from the Republic of Moldova were left without identity cards after legislative changes blocked their access to the documents. Now the Romanian authorities are proposing a quick and unexpected solution: the introduction of electronic identity cards. What this change entails and who it will help.
The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has published sample traceability registers for operators in the wine sector.
Moldova is at the final stage of implementing the European Directive PSD2 into the national legislation. The document envisages modernization of the payment services system, implementation of Open Banking and strengthening the security of online payments.
Moldova plans to launch a system that will enable the collection, collation and utilization of data on external assistance recipients. It will bring together information on public institutions, private organizations and NGOs that receive or participate in the implementation of external funding.
In 2025, the system of specialized outpatient care recorded over six million visits to specialists. The most frequent appointments were to obstetricians-gynecologists, orthopedists-traumatologists, neurologists, ophthalmologists and surgeons.
Donald Trump has declined an invitation to come to the Bucharest Nine summit in the Romanian capital scheduled for May 13.
The indices of financial stress and vulnerability of the banking sector at the end of last year were below the established threshold, reflecting normal conditions of the financial system functioning. There is no accumulation of systemic risk, although not everything is so unambiguous.
The State Tax Service has warned taxpayers about fake messages sent out via WhatsApp.
A group of agricultural producers from the district of Hanchesti draws the attention of the Moldovan authorities to the critical situation in which they find themselves due to natural disasters, the energy crisis and the influx of imports, as well as the reduction of state support. The farmers ask for urgent assistance – within five days – from the state, otherwise they reserve “the right to a massive protest”.
Products traditionally considered healthy do not always live up to the image either. The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) informs the public about the detention and return to the manufacturer of a batch of imported pumpkin seeds weighing a total of 15 tons. The product posed a health risk to consumers.
The system of geographical indications, appellations of origin and traditional products will undergo a major reform. The authorities explain its necessity by the growing interest of manufacturers in the registration of protected names, as well as by the existing problems – from complicated procedures to insufficient control and weak protection of rights on the market.
The Parliamentary Commission on Economy, Budget and Finance has announced public hearings on the situation on the oil products market.
Hundreds of films have been made in Moldova in recent years. However, the key mechanism for financing the industry has not yet been launched. The Cinematography Fund formally exists, but does not actually work. The government intends to close this gap and approve the Regulation on the management and distribution of financial resources of the Cinematography Fund.
The College of Engineering in Straseni will be absorbed by the Chisinau-based Center of Excellence in Energy and Electronics.
