Moldova will conclude a new defense cooperation agreement with France. The members of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy and European Integration approved the opinion to initiate negotiations. The initiative belonged to France and was expressed after the second Summit of the European Political Community 2023 was held in Chisinau. In 1998, the Ministry of…
Over 600 hectares of agricultural land under the administration of the Public Property Agency (APP) were handed over to Cricova winery. “We have identified 672 hectares on which vines can be grown and we are passing them on to Cricova winery. We support it to grow and develop,” APP director-general Roman Cojuhari said. Attending the…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide financial support for the modernization of the railway infrastructure in the Republic of Moldova. Members of the Economy, Budget and Finance Parliamentary Committee on October 18 approved the report for the draft law that provides for the ratification of a loan agreement. The EBRD will…
Moldova will access preferential loans and grants for the implementation of energy efficiency projects and filling of the gas stocks. Energy Minister Victor Parlicov on October 17 signed agreements to this effect on the sidelines of the fourth meeting of the Moldova Support Platform. Thus, Victor Parlicov signed a memorandum of understanding with the French…
The Customs Service collected over 725.9 million lei to the state budget on October 9-15. So far this year, the Customs Service has collected about 26.8 billion lei to the state budget (about 36.3 million euros), up by 2.9% YoY. The money collected from taxpayers is paid directly into the state budget and redistributed for…
The export of table grapes from the 2023 harvest has increased against the last year. In July-October, the grapes producers managed to increase the export of grapes in quantity and value by 17.5% and by 21% YoY, the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (MAIA) reported. According to data presented by Moldova’s Customs Service, in July-October,…
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Dumitru Alaiba presented a new package to reduce bureaucracy in order to facilitate the activity of the business environment. “Entrepreneurs will save about half a billion lei (25 million euros) annually or 0.2% of GDP, following reducing tax and customs bureaucracy. The draft law, approved by…