News about Regulation

The G7 foreign ministers agreed to participate in the mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, but only after the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran is over.

LONDON/LOS ANGELES – China’s just-concluded “Two Sessions” – the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference – sent a clear message: technology will be a major driver of the country’s economic future.

A high-profile court case between short-term rental platform Airbnb and Spanish authorities is gaining momentum in Madrid. The region’s highest court refused to suspend a fine of 64 million euros. This means that the company must pay the amount now, despite the ongoing appeal.

The first persons of the state, in accordance with the law, have submitted their income and property declarations for 2025 to the National Integrity Authority. Among them, the largest income was declared by Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, who is known to have come to this position from business.

Kiev customs officers have prevented 39 archaeological items of cultural value from being illegally sent outside Ukraine in international mail. Residents of Kharkiv, Prykarpattia and Vinnytsia regions tried to send them to the USA, France and Italy.

Italian antitrust authority AGCM said on Friday it has launched an investigation into LVMH and its Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics units over the possible promotion of cosmetics aimed at adults to children and teenagers.

The new trade deal between the EU and Australia has sparked a negative reaction from farmers and MEPs who say it will open the door to additional imports of sensitive products on top of those already agreed under the Mercosur agreement

A former Moldovan deputy finance minister under investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Center and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has been sentenced to 9 years in prison in a corruption case.

The Draft Code on the Functioning of Parliament proposes to change the way languages are used. Draft laws will be introduced and considered exclusively in Romanian, without obligatory translation into Russian at the stage of their discussion. The translation into Russian will be done only after the adoption and publication of the acts.

We are talking about the so-called “foodbanking” – a system that allows agri-food business entities to accumulate, sort, form into food packages and give them to Ukrainians in need.

The Republic of Moldova will become the 40th contracting state of the European Patent Organization on June 1, 2026. Chisinau deposited its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) on March 25, 2026, thus taking the last step towards becoming a contracting party.

The price of diesel fuel, which will be applied over the weekend, increased by more than 1 leu and exceeded 32 lei per liter.

In 2025, the National Integrity Authority detected financial irregularities worth tens of millions of lei and increased the volume of sanctions. According to the annual report, inspectors found 22 cases of significant discrepancies between declared income and actual assets, totaling 31.15 million lei. In 2024, the amount amount amounted to 22.87 million lei, and in 2023 to 27.26 million lei.

Parliament has taken note of the statement of MP Nicolae Botgros, elected on the list of the PAS party, on resigning from the parliamentary mandate. The relevant draft resolution was supported by 59 MPs.

The Moldovan government today approved an update of the measures applied in the context of the state of emergency in the energy sector.

The government has approved a methodology that allows for prompt adjustment of passenger transportation tariffs depending on the rise in fuel prices. Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Volodymyr Bolea said that the new mechanism will come into force immediately after its publication, i.e. on Thursday, March 26, in the afternoon. At the same time, compensations to carriers to reduce the burden on passengers are being discussed.

The procedure for the operation of tax checkpoints will be adjusted. The authorities intend to improve the legal framework in this respect, taking into account the proposals of taxpayers.

Companies have received protection from blocking of bank accounts and forced collection of funds in cases when debts are formed due to unfulfilled obligations of state institutions. The corresponding norm is included in the package of legislative amendments finally approved by the Parliament on Thursday, March 26.

It is planned to transfer the administration of sectoral public procurement into the hands of private companies. This is part of a large-scale reform of the public procurement system aimed at increasing the transparency and efficiency of the process.

Parliament has passed in the second reading a bill regulating the activities of real estate agents. The document introduces new rules for working in the market, mandatory certification of specialists and provides for a transition period for existing intermediaries to adapt to the new requirements.