News about Social sphere
The lack of coordination among government agencies leaves individuals with severe mental disorders and a propensity for violence unsupervised after discharge, creating a legal vacuum and posing a serious threat to public safety.
The Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea and Sevastopol have declared a state of emergency. The decision was made amid a worsening situation with fuel, electricity, and food supplies following a series of Ukrainian strikes on logistics and energy infrastructure.
Salaries for social assistance workers in Moldova will be increased by an average of approximately 22%. The raise will apply to social workers, social service employees, child protection specialists, care assistants, managers of social institutions, and other professionals in the sector.
Moldova has trained a group of specialists who will teach teachers how to work in a multilingual educational environment. The trainer training program brought together teachers from schools and universities, representatives of educational organizations, and experts, with the goal of expanding teaching practices in schools where the language of instruction is different, according to a press release from the Ministry of Education and Research (MEC).
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law increasing government fees for migrants.
At this stage, the Ministry of Finance has decided against changing the mechanism for taxing wages. The decision was made following consultations with representatives of the Association of Accountants. Neither experts nor local authorities understood the reform.
The death toll from the devastating double earthquake in Venezuela has risen to 920, with another 3,360 people injured. More than 50,000 people remain missing, and the international humanitarian relief effort continues to expand. The updated figures were provided by Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, while the estimate of the number of missing persons was cited by Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, in comments to AFP.
Moldova will legalize the use of particle accelerators for cancer diagnosis and building inspection. Parliament passed the first reading of a bill amending the Law on the Safe Conduct of Nuclear and Radiological Activities.
The state budget deficit at the end of May stood at approximately 7.7 billion lei. This represents an increase of 777.1 million lei (or 11.4%) compared to the same period last year. The Ministry of Finance reported this while summarizing the results for the first five months.
Portugal’s capital has been ranked among the least affordable housing markets in Europe: property prices there are nearly 19 times higher than the average annual household income. By this measure, Lisbon has surpassed Paris and London, trailing only Split, Croatia.
Periods during which maternity (pregnancy and childbirth) and paternity benefits are received will be officially counted toward the length of service used to calculate pensions. This provision is contained in a bill that was passed by Parliament on its first reading.
Ukrainians in the Republic of Moldova will be able to obtain citizenship through a simplified procedure. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko discussed this decision with Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu.
Lawmakers voted in the first reading to require that prepaid SIM cards be activated only after the user has been identified based on a valid form of identification.
According to media reports, Volkswagen is preparing for the most radical restructuring in its history: up to 100,000 jobs could be cut worldwide—twice as many as previously reported. Four plants in Germany are at risk of closure.
Wimbledon, one of the world’s most famous sporting tournaments, kicks off in London on June 29.
On June 26, Liliana Daria, Moldova’s ambassador to Moscow, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry following an incident involving the detention of diplomatic couriers.
On June 26, Crimean Head Sergey Aksyonov and Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev jointly declared a state of emergency in the region.
Vlad Batrincha, Deputy Speaker of the legislature, called for parliamentary hearings with the participation of Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), during a plenary session. He demanded clarification regarding the monthly salaries and the actual contributions of each member of the NBM Supervisory Board.
Following a meeting on June 25 between representatives of “Forța Fermierilor” and the Speaker of Parliament, a decision was made to suspend the farmers’ protests. This is because the farmers “received a signal… indicating a willingness to consider the possibility of not adopting the budget and tax policy with a 20% VAT rate.”
“We can’t sell a traditional blouse for 400 lei when our labor alone is valued at 400 lei,” says a craftswoman at Mirabela.
