News about Social sphere
The pollution of the Dniester became another test of Moldova’s crisis preparedness – and showed that there are more vulnerabilities than answers.
Europe is facing a new type of threat – cognitive warfare, which undermines public trust and prevents citizens from making free and informed decisions. This was the assessment given by Moldovan President Maia Sandu at the international conference “Media Literacy and Information Integrity: Building Resilience against Disinformation and FIMI in Europe” held in Chisinau.
The second phase of an ongoing project aimed at increasing employment opportunities and strengthening labor market institutions in Moldova was launched.
Moldova has been waiting for more than three years for the start of negotiations on joining the EU, but during these years it has only drifted away from the European standards in all fields, says former Deputy Prime Minister and former Economics Minister Alexandru Muravski.
The Internet went crazy for the song “Hawak Mo Ang Beat,” a track that went viral on TikTok, Instagram Reels and Facebook in a matter of days, garnering tens of millions of views in 24 hours. Users created dance challenges, memes and remixes, and hashtags with the track’s title topped the trending topics.
To transfer at least 10,000 people from the shadow economy to the legal economy within four years and to provide more than 100,000 people with stable jobs – these are the targets set by the government under the national employment program.
Western and southwestern U.S. states are experiencing an unprecedented March heat wave that is already setting historic records and causing growing alarm among climatologists and authorities.
The rights of former patentees to protection of personal data continue to be violated. The state does not respond to the publication of their personal information in checks, and the draft law on the protection of this data has been awaiting a government response for over six months.
The Gagauz People’s Assembly (Halk Toplușu) has passed a resolution awarding freestyle wrestler Alexander Gaidarli, a native of the village of Kopchak, a prize of 300,000 lei for his recent victory at the European Youth Championships in Serbia, Logos Press reports.
Legalization of EU citizens in Moldova is simplified by the removal of bureaucracy and other administrative barriers. Both they and their family members enjoy equal rights, including free access to the labor market. For example, the possibility to carry out activities on the basis of an entrepreneurial patent.
Moldova and Ukraine have signed a new agreement in the social security sector. According to the document, citizens of both countries permanently residing in the territory of the other state will be able to receive retirement, disability, survivor pensions, as well as payments in connection with industrial accidents and occupational diseases.
Finland has received this honor for the ninth consecutive year. The top three are also Iceland and Denmark, Logos Press reports.
The participants of the High-Level Conference on Social Rights “European Social Charter” signed a Declaration demonstrating a common commitment to support the implementation of social rights in Europe. The document is conventionally called the “Chisinau Declaration”. Instead of the Prime Minister, the Secretary General of the Government closed the event.
A study by Japanese scientists has shown that regular use of a bicycle can significantly improve the quality of life of elderly people and extend the period of their independence. The work, published in the scientific journal Transportation Research Part F, is based on a ten-year follow-up of volunteers, which was conducted by specialists from the University of Tsukuba from 2013 to 2023.
Google has removed an experimental feature in search that showed medical advice based on the experience of ordinary users. Previously, the AI aggregated recommendations from forums, blogs and discussions and included them in answers to health queries.
Some 95 million children in Europe are at risk of poverty and social exclusion in 2024. This highlights the need for concrete action to protect social rights and implement the standards of the European Social Charter.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) and its European Environmental Information and Observation Network (Eionet) today approved the Republic of Moldova as a partner country, thus expanding the EEA network to 32 member countries and 7 partner countries across Europe.
In the face of global turmoil and growing social inequalities, investments in housing, health and education, based on the European Social Charter, are becoming a key tool to protect citizens’ rights and strengthen Europe’s resilience.
More than 400 participants took part (offline and online) in trainings dedicated to the implementation of projects financed under the Interreg VI-A NEXT Romania-Republic of Moldova 2021-2027 program, which took place in Chisinau.
The High-Level Conference on Social Rights “European Social Charter” identified, among a number of other challenges to the social protection of citizens, a particularly acute problem – limited access to housing, which directly affects the social protection and dignity of people.
