News about Social sphere
In 2025, the number of detected offenses in Moldova will amount to 947.6 thousand, which is 7.8% more compared to 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
The authorities intend to accelerate the development of regional waste management infrastructure by recognizing the relevant works as objects of public necessity of national importance and introducing legislative measures to ensure their prompt implementation.
The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale has once again found itself at the center of an international scandal. During a VIP preview of the exhibition, activists from Pussy Riot and the Ukrainian FEMEN movement held a loud protest against Russia’s participation in the world’s largest contemporary art show.
The new counterterrorism strategy approved by the Donald Trump administration describes Europe as both a key U.S. partner and a source of potential terrorist risks.
The management of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) held a meeting with a group of 31 students – graduates of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Technical University of Moldova (UTM). The meeting was timed to coincide with the start of the internship in the territorial units of the agency in the regions of the country.
Parliament adopted in the first reading the draft Code on the Organization and Functioning of Parliament, which introduces new rules for plenary sessions, parliamentary debates and the activity of factions.
Former Chinese defense ministers Li Shanfu and Wei Fenghe have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in a case of receiving and giving bribes. This is reported by the Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency (Xinhua News Agency).
A court in Moscow has sentenced in absentia Ukrainian businessman Yevhen Chernyak, founder of the Global Spirits alcohol holding company (brands Khortytsya, Morosha, Pervak), to 14 years in prison in a terrorism financing case.
In 2025, the population of Georgia increased by 10.7 thousand people and reached 3.94 million. The trend is explained by migration: although the natural increase was negative – mortality exceeded birth rate by 6,452 cases – the positive migration balance (17,127 people) overcame this decline
Cluster 1 “Fundamental Values” in negotiations with the European Union is considered to be the most important and at the same time the most difficult block: it opens first and closes last.
In Poland’s Radom, border guards in the course of an inspection of a transportation company found irregularities in the procedure for admitting foreign drivers to work. Potential problems could potentially arise for many Polish transportation companies, which often hire employees in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
Moldova will carry out a reform of public institutions aimed at structural reorganization of the public administration system and increasing its efficiency in the context of European integration. Currently, the administrative system is fragmented, often powers are duplicated and there is no coherence between institutions.
For the first time, Moldova officially participates in the Venice Biennale, one of the most prestigious and influential events in the world of contemporary art. This was announced by Minister of Culture Cristian Jardan, who is in Venice.
The guarantee fund initiated by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection will provide minimum protection of workers’ rights in case of bankruptcy or insolvency of the employer.
The reigning winner of the Champions League last season, PSG, will play in the final of Europe’s premier club tournament for the second time in a row. On the evening of May 6 in Munich, the club from Paris played a draw with local Bayern Munich in the return match of the semifinal of the Champions League 2025/26 – 1:1 and on the sum of the two meetings reached the final.
The Parliament is considering a bill that would allow the exportation of cars for personal use under the temporary importation regime not only to the persons who have registered their importation, but also to other authorized persons.
Moldova ranked 61st in the Freedom Index and 51st in the 2026 Atlas Freedom and Prosperity Around the World (2026 Atlas Freedom and Prosperity Around the World), compiled by the Atlantic Council. In total, there are 164 states on the list.
Media magnate and philanthropist Ted Turner, the founder of CNN TV channel died at the 88th year of life. This was reported by CNN with reference to the press release of Turner Enterprises.
According to the European Environment Agency, Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the most tree-lined city. There, parks occupy 2021 out of 2637 square kilometers of the city, which is 73%.
In Moldova, the situation with meat is not as bad as it seems. It turns out that our country is on the 81st line of the global ranking (covering 101 countries of the world with a representative sample) of beef prices. The indicator of our country is $8.79/kg (loin or equivalent back of thigh, market prices). The line above was Peru ($9.01/kg), below – Kazakhstan ($8.70/kg). Thus, strangely enough, Moldova fell into the group of countries with the most democratic price for this product.
