News about Regulation

Lithuanian Charge d’Affaires to Belarus Erikas Vilkanetsas was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. He was protested against another violation of the state border of Belarus by an unmanned aerial vehicle from the territory of Lithuania.

The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution that sets a course for accelerated reductions in the use of fossil fuels and strengthened global action to combat the climate crisis. The document builds on the advisory opinion of the UN International Court of Justice issued in July 2025 and strengthens its political weight at the level of states.

The Public Property Agency estimates the value of the two remaining private premises in the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Chisinau at about 3 million lei. This amount will be paid by the state as part of the expropriation procedure.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo has said that the idea of granting Ukraine the status of an “associate member” of the European Union does not enjoy support inside the EU and does not yet have political conditions for implementation.

An initiative has been registered in Parliament that would introduce several exemptions into the legislation concerning works related to the installation of electricity storage systems and related infrastructure.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, May 22.

The European Commission has faced mounting pressure from a number of European politicians and EU countries after it postponed without explanation the publication of a bill to completely ban Russian oil imports.

Moldova will introduce a mechanism of temporary suspension of state registration of motor vehicles that do not meet technical requirements or pose a threat to road safety. The relevant draft law was adopted by the Parliament in the first reading.

The process of developing the National Program for Agricultural Resilience for the period 2027-2030 was discussed by representatives of agri-food sector associations with the leadership of the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The purpose of the dialog is to collect information and proposals from the economic actors of this sector on the implementation of advanced production and commercial models, as well as the adaptation of the rural economy to climate change.

New phytosanitary requirements for wheat supplies to the Indonesian market will come into force on June 1, 2026. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of MAIA notified Moldovan traders interested in supplying grain to the market of this country.

The list of subjects of the law on day laborers will be expanded. Individuals providing forestry services will also be included.

The government has approved the transfer of the tourism sector to the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. This measure has already been welcomed by the Patronage Association of the Tourism Industry of the Republic of Moldova, which considers it a step towards an “economic approach” in this field.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to China ended on May 20. In the morning, final negotiations between the Russian and Chinese delegations took place, which ended with the signing of more than 40 agreements and treaties between the countries.

More than 30 searches took place in Chisinau in a case of tax evasion and money laundering worth about 7 million lei.

Companies operating in the energy, industrial, aviation and maritime transportation sectors will face new costs for monitoring and verifying greenhouse gas emissions under draft regulations prepared by the Ministry of Environment.

Protests against the EU climate policy and rising food prices are taking place in Warsaw. The action is nationwide, with similar protests taking place across the country.

In Petresti commune, Ungheni, a general meeting of the village was held on May 17, attended by about 300 residents. Two important issues were on the agenda: the adjustment of the results of the 2024 census and the unification initiative.

The Czech Ministry of the Interior has presented a bill tightening some conditions of assistance for refugees from Ukraine in the Czech Republic.

Cybersecurity experts are discussing the potential threat posed by the development of artificial intelligence algorithms that could theoretically extract fingerprint elements from smartphone photos.

The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, as well as a number of subordinate bodies and institutions “are subject to reorganization and institutional restructuring”. The aim of the process is to adapt the administrative system to the new responsibilities related to European integration and to the transformations in the agri-food sector.