Moldova: parliament ratifies amendments to Moldova-Turkey Free Trade Agreement

Moldova and Turkey are strengthening their trade relations by updating the Free Trade Agreement. The parliament on February 12 ratified the decision of the Moldovan-Turkish Joint Committee on the enforcement of the new provisions of the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Regional Convention on preferential rules of origin. The amendments aim to facilitate the bilateral trade, reduce administrative…

Ukraine: agreement on cross-border electricity flows and emergency support discussed with Moldova

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Moldova Alexandru Munteanu discussed signing an agreement on cross-border electricity flows and emergency support. Shmyhal reported this on Telegram following a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Prime Minister of Moldova. According to Shmyhal, the energy dimension of…

Moldova: Chisinau International Airport among Europe’s top performers in 2025

Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by 4.4% in 2025, returning to a normalised development pace after the post-pandemic recovery period, according to the ACI EUROPE – Air Traffic Report 2025. In Europe, traffic dynamics were driven in particular by Central and Eastern European countries, where several states exceeded the continental average: Slovakia…

Moldova: entrepreneurs expect annual savings of 265 million lei through debureaucratization measures

The debureaucratization measures for the business environment, adopted by the authorities at the end of last year will generate estimated annual savings of about 265 million lei, with visible effects starting in 2026. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmochescu made the statement. The official pointed out that the deregulation package…

Moldova: Customs Service collects over 736 million lei

The Customs Service collected over 736.7 million lei last week. The money collected from taxpayers is paid directly into the state budget and redistributed for salaries, infrastructure development and social projects. During this period, individuals brought in goods whose customs value exceeded the non-taxable limit, with payments of about 2.65 million lei collected, representing 3.6%…