News about Social sphere

Claudia Melnic was one of the founding figures of Moldova’s financial system and made an enormous contribution to its establishment and development.

The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) sent letters to President Maia Sandu and Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, expressing deep concern over the lack of visible progress in reforming the public sector pay system and the failure to submit a draft law amending the regulatory framework in this area for public discussion.

Kazakhstan’s Parliament and Senate have approved legislative amendments granting sign language official status. Only this will provide firm legal guarantees for the use of sign language in schools, hospitals, courts, government agencies, and the media.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to focus on resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine once the situation with Iran has stabilized.

Europeans buy their first home at an average age of 31.3, but the age gap between countries ranges from 28 in Malta to 34.7 in Switzerland and Greece. This is according to data from the RE/MAX European Housing Trend Report, provided by Euronews Business.

Moldova has begun accession negotiations with the European Union under Cluster 1—“Fundamental Values.” The intergovernmental conference that launched this phase took place on Monday, June 15, in Luxembourg. The country’s delegation was led by Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that he will ban social media for children under the age of 16 as early as 2027.

Moldova is studying European best practices in the digital transformation of education as part of the “Acceleratorul Digital” project. Representatives from 12 pilot schools, the Ministry of Education and Research, UNICEF, and the National Center for Digital Innovation in Education “Clasa Viitorului” visited Zagreb, where they learned about Croatia’s approaches to implementing digital technologies in schools.

Japan is considering amending its imperial family laws to readmit members of former collateral branches of the dynasty into the Imperial House and address the issue of the dwindling number of heirs to the throne.

AI is increasingly being integrated into office work and promises to speed up processes, but new statistics paint a less clear-cut picture: some of the time saved is actually “eaten up” by the AI itself.

Taiwan has launched a special online portal for Chinese citizens, through which they can anonymously provide intelligence to Taiwanese intelligence agencies. The new resource is aimed at people who are disillusioned with the political and socioeconomic situation in China and who want to bring about change in the country.

The World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada is already in full swing, but experts and fans aren’t content with just the match results and soccer-related news from the stadiums themselves.

Dan Perchun, Minister of Education and Research, responded to a petition from graduates who expressed dissatisfaction with the increased difficulty of the math section of the bachelor’s degree exam held on June 12.

The Commission on Human Rights and Interethnic Relations is calling on the government to make combating population outflow its top priority, given the critical demographic situation in the country.

A presentation of the “e-Zilier” platform—an electronic registry of day laborers in agriculture—took place today at the Moldovan government. The platform officially launched on June 1 of this year. To date, more than 2,000 day laborers (seasonal workers) have already registered on the platform. By the end of 2026, the country’s authorities expect that at least 6,000 workers in this sector will be covered by the online registry in this electronic database. In the future, the “e-Zilier” platform will also be extended to the forestry sector.

The Chisinau City Hall reports that 8,490 children have already been enrolled in first grade at the capital’s public schools for the 2026–2027 school year.

To encourage legal employment and ensure that every worker receives a monthly income, the authorities are proposing to replace the current personal tax exemption with monthly payments. These payments will be funded by refunding a portion of the income tax they have paid.

Moldovan opposition lawmakers are discussing regional and global security issues in Azerbaijan at an international conference titled “Regional Contributions to Global Security: Strengthening Peace in the South Caucasus.” The event is taking place in the city of Shusha.

Up to 20,000 protesters—anti-globalization activists, environmentalists, and supporters of a Palestinian state—took to the streets of Geneva on Sunday at the call of the “NoG7” coalition. In addition to them, about 600 anarchists from the “Black Bloc” took part in the march.

The second Intergovernmental Conference between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union is taking place in Luxembourg, marking the official launch of accession negotiations under Cluster 1—“Fundamental Values.”