News about Safety

With the outbreak of war in Iran, the gas market has entered a phase of uncertainty and sharp price increases, which makes building gas reserves for winter problematic for many countries, including Moldova.

In March, global food prices rose significantly. The main drivers of the rise in prices were high energy prices and a sharp increase in the cost of freight transportation, provoked by the military conflict in the Middle East. As a result, the average value of the Food Price Index (FPI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) increased by 2.4% compared to February.

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.

The authorities summarize two years of operation of the electronic prescription system (e-Rețeta) for reimbursed medicines and medical devices. The system was launched on April 1, 2024 and has since become a central tool in the process of providing patients with reimbursed medicines. The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) also believes that it has significantly increased transparency in the use of public funds.

Moldova is becoming increasingly involved in the European security architecture, including practical support to its partners. According to President Maia Sandu, Moldova is not only a recipient of European assistance, but also an active participant in cooperation.

The government has tightened the requirements for the entry into Moldova of vehicles for the transportation of animals used for food products and some goods intended for human use. The cabinet decision specifies under what conditions these goods can be allowed to enter the country, what documents must accompany them and what conditions must be met for the products to reach the market.

Moldova’s information space was “undermined” by a repost of a publication from a Ukrainian website stating that “Ukraine has mined the border with the Transnistrian region”. It would be strange if, in the fifth year of the war, Ukraine left open the border with the region where the Russian armed contingent is stationed. And it does not matter that it consists mainly of local residents who want to have paid jobs at home and are hardly eager to fight.

A daring robbery has taken place in Italy, targeting works by world-famous artists. Unknown persons stole paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse from a museum near Parma. The total value of the stolen works is estimated at about 9 million euros.

In Ukraine, users of the Internet application “Diya” have chosen the name “Siaivo” (“Siaivo”, “Shining”) for the national large AI language model (LLM).

Maya Sandu considers the European Union “the best place in the world” – that is why so many countries want to become part of it. For Moldova, the key goal is to obtain a “certificate” of the European Union, i.e. full membership, which will ensure the country’s security and sustainable development.

The Fifth International Forum STRATCOM Summit 2026 was held in Istanbul on March 27-28, bringing together more than 60 high-level officials, including 11 ministers from 10 countries and delegations from 38 nations. Discussions centered on the transformation of the global order, growing economic instability and the role of information warfare.

The case of Ludmila Vartic, who died in early March in circumstances tentatively indicating a fall from a height, sparked a wide public outcry and debate on the problem of domestic violence and the need to strengthen protection measures for victims. Hearings were held in Parliament to determine what Moldova lacks in terms of effective protection for people at risk of domestic violence.

Digital security and cybersecurity are entering a new era where artificial intelligence is becoming a central element. And it is also bringing new risks and threats to the market.

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 National Commission of Financial Market today issued another warning about new types of digital fraud using real images and data of companies legally operating on the financial services market in Moldova in social networks.

As a result of face-to-face inspections carried out by inspectors of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) at the border points of the Republic of Moldova, a consignment of 10.5 tons of poor-quality imported dried fruit mixture (apples, apricots, plums, cherries) was detected.

Recently, citizens have been informed about fines via Viber and Telegram. But these messages are false. The State Tax Service warns about this.

Fitness app Strava is back in the spotlight after a French navy sailor posted his workout results on it, allowing outsiders to pinpoint the movements of an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea.

A labor tribunal in Holbeck near Leeds, UK, sided with a woman whose boss called her “Potato” and mimicked an Irish accent, Logos Press reported.

Iran has attacked the Diego Garcia base, owned by the US and UK, in the Indian Ocean with two medium-range ballistic missiles. This is the first case of such a threat to US interests outside the Middle East – 4,000 kilometers from Iran.