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The Moldovan parliament has passed in the first reading a bill aimed at strengthening the fight against piracy in the field of paid media and digital services, Logos Press reported.

Moldova joins the international restrictive measures imposed by the USA against Russian oil companies. This decision of the Interdepartmental Supervisory Board for the implementation of restrictive measures was published today.

As part of Moldova’s commitment to the European Union, Chisinau has joined EU sanctions imposed against Turkey for “unauthorized exploration activities and drilling” in the Eastern Mediterranean, Logos Press reported.

Chevron and private investment group Quantum Energy Partners are teaming up to bid for foreign assets of Russian oil company Lukoil.

Russia’s central securities depository has blocked about $500 million worth of Telegram bonds due to Western sanctions, although the company and its founder Pavel Durov have publicly distanced themselves from Moscow, Logos Press reports.

The Federal Council (government) of Switzerland has frozen all assets of former Venezuelan ruler Nicolas Maduro and persons related to him held in the country. The decision was explained as a guarantee that “potentially illegally acquired” assets would not leave the country, Logos Press reported citing DW.

After US sanctions were imposed on Lukoil, the company announced the sale of all foreign assets, including Moldova. The country’s authorities are monitoring the situation to ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies, especially for the Chisinau International Airport, and are considering a possible change of ownership, not excluding even partial nationalization.

The markets of Moldova and Romania may be seriously affected by the secondary effects of the sanctions imposed by the United States against the Russian company Lukoil. This was warned by former Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Sturza, Logos Press reported.

The government is proposing draconian sanctions for cross-border digital crime and other types of consumer infringements, Logos Press reports.

Moldova’s Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the law on the application of international sanctions, which triggered complaints from a number of defendants, do not violate their constitutional rights, Logos Press reported.

The European Union is considering imposing tough visa restrictions on Russian citizens and reducing the freedom of movement of diplomats, Logos Press reports, citing RBC.

The number of occasions for towing improperly parked cars has dropped dramatically, Logos Press reports.