News about Safety

The Republic of Moldova has released and returned home two citizens arrested in Russia. Both are employees of the Information and Security Service (ISS). Their release was made possible through an international exchange.

The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was cut short Saturday night after a shooting outside the Washington Hilton hotel where the event was being held. President Donald Trump and other guests were evacuated and a suspect has been detained.

Investors are selling off shares of arms makers that have failed to keep up with rising demand amid the war in Iraq, Ukraine, and the militarization of Europe.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ruled out “immediate acceptance” of Ukraine into the EU. At the same time, he suggested that Kiev might take part in future meetings of the union’s member states without the right to vote.

At the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Republic of Moldova extradited Russian citizen Yusup Sayd-Aliev for criminal prosecution under part 2 of article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation, not provided for by the legislation of this state, for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation), part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in the activities of an organization, which in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation is recognized as a terrorist organization).

Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi participated in the panel discussion “From Soft Power to Hard Reality: The Great European Rebalancing” within the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece.

Moldova will develop and sign “in the coming days” a national Action Plan for the Safety of Journalists for 2026-2027.

Excessive levels of trans fatty acids were found in three large batches of imported food products by the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA).

“European Union enlargement and security cannot be considered separately,” Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said at meetings of the Standing Commissions and Bureau of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, the parliamentary organization of the Eastern Partnership between the EU and Eastern European partners, held in the Moldovan Parliament.

This controversial issue has been put up for public discussion. As Dan Perchun, Minister of Education and Research, emphasizes, the use of video cameras will not be mandatory.

The Caspian Sea shallowing will be one of the key topics of the regional economic summit that starts on April 22 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Outside the official agenda, there is growing skepticism: experts doubt that the discussions will lead to real change. In their opinion, without Russia’s willingness to compromise and without greater responsibility and transparency on the part of oil corporations, it will hardly be possible to stop the degradation of the Caspian Sea.

All Ukrainian poultry farms that supplied poultry meat to Moldova before the “scandal over antibiotic residues” in feed and eggs have resumed deliveries to the Moldovan market.

A ministerial session of the Council of Europe will be held in Chisinau on May 14-15, 2026, with the participation of foreign ministers from 46 member states. This was said at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, in Strasbourg.

The Council of the European Union decided to extend restrictive measures against persons “responsible for actions aimed at destabilizing, undermining or threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova” until April 29, 2027.

A Greek company that deals with maritime risk management has warned that some shipping companies have received fraudulent messages from unknown individuals posing as Iranian authorities. The messages offer safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency.

More than 46 million lei will be invested in the new office and smart video surveillance systems at the state border.

Users are reporting that some iPhones with the Telega app are turning into “bricks” after an iOS update.

Moldova plans to increase defense spending to 1% of GDP by 2030. They are now about 0.58% to 0.65% of gross domestic product, up from 0.3% in 2020.

The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has stopped large consignments of imported vegetables – green crops – at the Moldovan border “with clear signs of spoilage”.

The Regulation on the strengthening of state control, jointly exercised by the authorized bodies, over products of animal origin, including breeding material and processed products, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the RM.