News about Regulation
The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) recommends Moldova to strengthen the rules for former civil servants after leaving office (“pantuflage”) and to introduce stricter controls and sanctions to prevent them from using their former position for personal interests. On Wednesday, the Cabinet of Ministers will consider a draft on measures to implement the recommendations.
Europe is actively working on creating its own digital payment systems to reduce dependence on US giants Visa and Mastercard, which control about two-thirds of card transactions in the eurozone. The main goal is to ensure “digital sovereignty” and payment security, as the EU’s financial infrastructure is currently heavily dependent on the US.
Beginning May 11, 2026, agricultural producers may apply for partial reimbursement of excise taxes on diesel fuel purchased between March 1 and May 31, 2026.
Alexandru Versinin, MP of the “Democrația Acasă” faction, reports that a preliminary (pre-trial) application has been filed against PAS MP Radu Marian because of statements made at the last plenary session of Parliament.
President Maia Sandu held talks with a mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new cooperation program under the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI). The meeting took place on Sunday, May 10, during the visit of the IMF mission to Chisinau between May 7 and 20.
The deadline for the completion of installation works is the last week of May, while the line’s commissioning and testing phases should be completed during June. This is reported by the Energy Ministry, referring to the visit of Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu to the Vulcanesti power plant.
Iran’s record-long internet outage is hitting private businesses hard. Business owners warn that it could lead to mass layoffs and business closures. Losses from lack of access “to the net” are estimated in the billions of dollars.
According to the Environmental Performance Index, 19 of the 20 countries with the best sanitation and drinking water in the world are European. Japan is also among these 20 countries.
The standoff between the traditional banking sector and the cryptocurrency industry has escalated ahead of a key digital asset bill being considered in a specialized committee of the US Senate next week.
The U.S. has once again lashed out at Europe, which it assesses is indulging in an influx of extremists due to uncontrolled migration.
Due to the non-execution of decisions on special and extended confiscation, the state budget lost about 550.5 million lei.
Summer camps for children will operate under new rules. Educators will be obliged to report cases of bullying, violence or neglect of children.
Germany is preparing one of the toughest overhauls of its health insurance system in years, and it’s already causing alarm among pharmaceutical companies and investors.
More than 50 million lei is planned to be allocated to partially compensate farmers for losses caused by the extreme drought in the summer of 2025. The relevant draft government decision is scheduled to be considered and adopted at a meeting on Wednesday, May 13.
For Moldova, joining the European Union is the most important national project since independence. This was stated by President Maia Sandu at a joint press conference with Nicos Christodoulidis, President of Cyprus, who is on his first official visit to Chisinau.
The ruling Labor Party suffered heavy losses in the UK local elections, losing a significant portion of seats to the right-wing populist Reform UK. Voting took place this week in England, as well as in elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.
The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democrats, Mindaugas Sinkevičius, believes that the authorities of his country could make a step towards diplomatic relations with Belarus, if the meetings are organized by the United States. In his opinion, the probability of opening checkpoints on the border with Belarus is “very high” today.
Currently, there is a restriction on electricity supply between the EU on one side and Moldova and Ukraine on the other, which was initially 1.8 GW, then increased to 2 and then to 2.4 GW.
The US has released the first batch of files dating back to 1948 to increase transparency about unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The archive contains unusual sighting reports made by astronauts and pilots.
Mayors are once again calling for broad consultation on the concept of local government reform recently published by the government. Their proposals and concerns regarding its implementation were aired on a domestic TV channel.
