The National Agency for Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Research announced the results of the contest of projects within the State Program for the Development of Youth Centers until 2030. The total amount of funding for this stage of the contest amounted to almost 2.5 million lei.

A new sanitary regulation on cosmetic products in Moldova tightens safety controls, requiring manufacturers and importers to adhere to strict quality standards, labeling and provide evidence of product efficacy.

The Moldovan government is preparing the implementation of a taxonomy for financing sustainable development. This is a mechanism for classifying economic activities by the degree of their environmental impact. It is planned that it will become the basis for directing investments in environmentally sustainable projects and modernization of the economy.

The local authorities of Valencia (Spain) intend to impose on vacation homes and apartments a limit of 2% of the total housing stock of the urban neighborhood, reports Logos Press.

Pavel Durov, the messenger’s founder, said Telegram will continue to adapt to the restrictions and complicate ways to block the service.

SINGAPORE – Recent energy crises, particularly the war with Iran, have shown how vulnerable many countries are to conflict, disruption and coercion. Not surprisingly, governments around the world are rushing to rethink their diversification and energy transition strategies.

The White House has requested $152 to return the former prison island of Alcatraz to the current prison service.

At the moment, the state agency Moldsilva coordinates the activities of 19 independent forestry enterprises. More than half of these enterprises are currently unprofitable. The basis of their economic activity is the harvesting and sale of timber, mainly firewood. The reorganization of the forestry enterprises into one state enterprise with a centralized budget and five territorial departments without legal personality will provide savings of about 70 million lei annually by optimizing the staff and reducing administrative costs.

The level of budget deficit, fixed in the fiscal policy, should not exceed 3% of gross domestic product (GDP).

Participants of the state program “First House” will enjoy the conditions established earlier. They will not be affected by the recent decision to stop collecting applications for compensation.

The National Crisis Management Center says the energy sector remains volatile and lifting the state of emergency requires caution.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect from April 4 to 6.

The planting of gardens larger than 0.5 ha will be approved by a 7-member panel. The opinion of the panel will be advisory in nature and attached to the project documentation.

As of April 1, 2026, the transition period for working with the SD CEMT digital system, a platform for processing and controlling international freight permits, has ended.

From April 1, 2026, all large natural gas consumers are obliged to enter the free market and buy gas, including through exchange mechanisms.

The practice of applying simplified requirements to the activities of small-scale food producers and agritourism guesthouses was discussed during the workshop “Food safety and local competitiveness: between regulation and innovation”.

The amount of money hidden from taxation by the world’s richest people has reached alarming proportions. According to Oxfam International, 0.1% of the world’s wealthiest people keep about $2.84 trillion offshore – more than the combined wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people).

The European Union is increasing pressure on the fashion industry: from July 19, 2026, a ban on the destruction of unsold clothes, shoes and accessories will come into force. The new rules oblige large companies not to dispose of leftover collections through incineration or landfill, but to look for more sustainable solutions – recycling, reuse or resale. The initiative is a response to the growing environmental burden posed by mass production of clothing.

The activities of the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) resulted in the seizure of more than LE 550,000,000 worth of money and property in 2025.

After the “dirty story” with the Dniester, only some freshwater fish species can be considered relatively safe to buy on the Moldovan food market: carp, crucian carp and fathead carp, which in the vast majority of cases are raised in “standing water” – lakes and ponds.
