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At today’s meeting, the government approved a draft, according to which pensions and social benefits will rise by 6.84% on April 1 this year.
The Louvre has announced the launch of a major restoration of the “Cycle of Maria de’ Medici” series of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens. The project will cover 24 paintings with a total area of about 293 square meters and will be the largest initiative of the museum’s painting department in recent years.
The growth of public sector employees’ salaries will not be postponed this year. The increase will be made, as planned, from September 1, 2026. First of all, it will affect teachers and doctors.
Generative neural networks have made their way into everyday life over the past few years: letters, recipes, travel planning and even medical advice are now sought by many people from AI. This accessibility has spawned a new phenomenon – cognitive laziness, where the brain outsources some of the mental work to a machine, saving resources. In essence, this is the modern version of “cognitive cheapskate,” a concept described in 1984: humans have always sought to minimize effort, but now this has been achieved through the automation of entire thought processes.
The Moldovan Defense Ministry received a batch of Quantum System unmanned aerial vehicles from Germany. The equipment was donated as part of a project aimed at strengthening the operational capabilities of the National Army.
In New Mexico, a jury rendered a high-profile verdict in a case against Meta Platforms, ordering the corporation to pay 375 million dollars. The court recognized that the company had failed to provide an adequate level of protection for underage users of its social platforms.
The Ministry of Culture announced the end of the application stage for the competition for granting subsidies to media institutions in 2026. A total of 58 applications from 55 organizations were submitted.
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.
Moldretail is the leader in sales in Moldovan chain retail. In 2025, its Linella chain reached a record turnover of 14.5 billion lei for Moldova, and the number of stores grew to 210, Logos Press reported.
Cashier’s checks issued by individuals engaged in independent trade activities will no longer contain an identification number, first name, last name, and address.
European integration cannot remain just a political project,” says former PDS MP Olesia Stamate. – It must become a citizens’ project based on trust, social cohesion and concrete results.
U.S. President Donald Trump on March 24 expressed support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s re-election bid.
Moldova’s national soccer team will play a friendly match against Bulgaria, Logos Press reports.
Moldova will cover the costs of restoring the damaged section of the Isaccea-Vulcanesti line running through Ukraine, while the technical work will be carried out by the Ukrainian side.
The Chisinau Municipal Council, with the votes of 27 councillors, approved the rates of local taxes and abolished the so-called sanitary levy, excluding it from the list of taxes that will be in force this year. This gives the green light to the procedure of adopting the budget for 2026. However, according to the councillors, in all likelihood this will not be possible until after the Easter holidays.
Some people come up with their best ideas deep in the night, while others manage to close half of the cases by morning. And this is not about discipline or “good habits” at all. More and more research confirms that sleep patterns are determined not by willpower, but by biology.
Legendary New York jewelry house Tiffany & Co. is opening a new page in its history by announcing the appointment of actress, producer and director Natalie Portman as the global face of the brand. She will be the embodiment of the modern understanding of elegance, sincerity and refined luxury.
The global market for artificial intelligence training data is growing rapidly, turning people’s personal lives into a source of income. Thousands of users around the world are voluntarily selling their voice recordings, photos, videos and even private conversations to make quick money. For many, this is becoming an affordable part-time job, especially in low-income countries.
The rules for calculating pensions may be revised. In particular, it is proposed to include in the insurance record periods of childcare by relatives – for example, a grandmother, paternity leave for fathers, as well as to grant the right to an early pension to women with many children.
The first day of Global Money Week 2026 started with a bang. On March 16, iute Moldova and Energbank, part of the international consortium Iute Group, joined forces to hold financial education events within the #YouthEconomy project. The event gathered more than 70 students from the National Trade College ASEM, who met with Sergiu Sobuleac, CEO of iute Moldova, and Lilia Boico, Chairman of the Board of Energbank.
