News about Social sphere

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has submitted for public consultation a draft law concerning new rules for the assignment of pensions.

Portugal’s Jose Mourinho has been appointed head coach of Real Madrid.

Star singer Shakira (full name – Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripol) won in court against the tax authorities in Spain. The Spanish court ordered to return Shakira more than €60 million in taxes and penalties, which the singer paid during the proceedings because of her income in 2011. The previous tax burdens imposed on Shakira were declared invalid.

The public service agency said it is “in active contact with law enforcement and is providing all necessary support” to fully investigate the criminal case of corruption within the agency’s ranks in the issuance of driver’s licenses and wants it to go to trial.

Famous Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo did not take part in the awards ceremony for his team in the AFC Champions League Two final.

The match of the final round of the French Ligue 1 between FC Nantes and Toulouse FC was prematurely stopped after the home team’s fans ran onto the pitch. The incident took place amid Nantes’ relegation to the second division. This was reported by the Associated Press, Reuters and a number of European media outlets.

According to the General Inspectorate for Migration, more than 4.6 thousand foreign citizens in Moldova have valid residence permits with the right to work. Most of them are men from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

The launch of Swatch’s new limited edition watch, created in collaboration with Audemars Piguet, turned into a chaotic event around the world: from New York to Paris to London, the brand had to close dozens of stores and police had to intervene to disperse the crowds.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) lifted the restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, in force since February 2022, and allowed them to perform again at international competitions with national flags and anthems. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of the organization, held on May 16-17 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and has already come into force.

The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has started the official inspection of the level of preparation of food blocks in children’s health camps for the summer season-2026. The inspectors’ actions cover both day and all-day camps.

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) reopens its doors to the public within the framework of the “European Night of Museums”. The event will take place on May 23, 2026, from 16:00 to 23:00 in the building of the National Bank of Moldova.

According to the operative report on the execution of the state social insurance budget, in the first 4 months of 2026, the social insurance budget received 19158.4 million lei, which is 37.2% of the approved annual plan.

The lion’s share of the reserve fund, planned for the current year, was paid by the government to farmers. The sum amounted to 110 million lei. The money was used to reimburse excise tax on diesel fuel.

On May 18, the Israeli Navy launched an operation to intercept Global Sumud Flotilla ships headed for the Gaza Strip. The operation is taking place in international waters near Cyprus, and some of the activists have already been detained and taken to a special vessel for onward shipment to Ashdod.

The General Director of Teleradio-Moldova Vlad Turcanu announced his resignation from the position of General Director of Teleradio-Moldova. He announced this at a press conference.

Forța Fermierilor, an association of grain and oilseed agricultural producers, announces a precautionary protest in front of the Moldovan government on May 27, 2026. The Association’s Council decided that the Moldovan authorities “have not taken effective measures to rescue micro, small and medium-sized agricultural producers affected by the crises of the last few years”.

On May 16, the activities within the program “Sports Capital 2026” were officially launched at the city stadium of Nisporeni.

At the Training and Production Enterprise of the Moldovan Society of the Blind Lumintehnica, a new administrative building was opened after major repairs and modern equipment for the production of kitchen napkins was put into operation.

During May, there were no serious rains in the Carpathians, so the water inflow to the Dniester reservoir was only about 75-80 m3 /sec. As of March 18, the water level in the reservoir dropped another 35 centimeters to 115.25 meters above sea level.

People’s health directly depends on the state of the environment, which is why Moldova needs to implement measures to mitigate the impact of climate change on people. This was stated by Health Minister Emil Ceban in Geneva, where a Moldovan delegation is participating in the 79th session of the World Health Assembly, a key WHO global forum to define the future of world medicine.