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To date, with the support of the World Bank, more than 600 million lei have been invested in the modernization of laboratories, research centers and university curricula.
Demographic research should go beyond mere statistical analysis of birth and death rates and focus on identifying factors affecting the health and life expectancy of the population. This statement was made by Academician Ewa Gudumak, surgeon, renowned pediatrician and medical scientist, at a round table dedicated to the anniversary of the Center for Demographic Research named after Academician Georgi Paladi.
As a result of control at the border points, inspectors of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) revealed substandard goods: a batch of buckwheat (132 kg), two batches of dill and parsley (26 tons), three batches of surrogate cheese (about 1.5 tons).
Today, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. The event was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1995 (special resolution (No. A/RES/49/119) based on the recommendation of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was held in 1994). It has been celebrated since 2001.
Moldova ranked 15th out of 25 countries with the worst health care in the world.
Since the transfer of star Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nasr Club from Saudi Arabia in the 2022-2023 season, everyone has been expecting victories from the club. But they never came.
Farmers are not against the unification of the VAT rate in the agri-food sector, but are strongly opposed to the proposed increase of the rate more than twice – from 8% (on agricultural products and some food products) to the standard 20%.
The amount of compensation for occupational disease or damage is determined on the basis of the average monthly earnings for the country for 2025. The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has published data on the basis for recalculating compensation.
Moldova will have a unified “Register of Images of Persons” – an information system where photos of citizens will be stored and processed for the needs of law enforcement agencies.
The Home Appliance Voucher Program (EcoVoucher) continues with a new phase funded by the European Union, which will run from May 22 to June 7, 2026.
The Ministry of Culture announced the launch of the National Program “Access to Culture” 2026. It provides funding for cultural initiatives in Moldova.
The Material Reserves Agency announced in May a series of large tenders for the purchase of specialized machinery and equipment worth more than 20 million lei. The purchases are intended to respond to emergencies, eliminate the consequences of floods and provide mobile sanitation infrastructure.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico could bring together on the same field both players over 40 and a new generation of soccer stars who are barely 18.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) supports the development of education as a basis for sustainable economic growth, with a special focus on the training of qualified personnel.
The French will drink 22 million hectoliters of wine in 2025, according to data from l’Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin. At the same time, according to the French brewers’ association Brasseurs de France, beer consumption in the country last year amounted to 22.1 million hectoliters of beer.
On May 21, 1904, the International Football Federation – FIFA – was founded in Paris. More than a century later, the organization has grown into the largest sports structure in the world, uniting more than 200 national associations and regulating virtually all of world soccer – from World Cups to the transfer market and commercial rights to tournaments.
Billionaire Ilon Musk has once again provoked a discussion about double standards in Western media by publishing a comparison of coverage of the murder of British student Henry Novak and the George Floyd case.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection is developing a new National Employment Program for 2027-2030 aimed at increasing formal employment, improving the quality of jobs and reducing social exclusion in the labor market.
The Law on Accounting and Financial Reporting is amended to increase the financial criteria for determining the categories of enterprises and groups of companies. The new limits will apply to the classification of microenterprises, small, medium and large entities, and groups of companies. The relevant amendments were adopted by the Parliament in the second reading and will come into force on January 1, 2027.
Polish farmers have started recruiting staff for the seasonal harvest of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Offers for foreign workers are becoming increasingly attractive: higher wages, free housing and liberal qualification requirements.
