The leader of "Our Party" boycotted the national security committee after his faction was denied leadership of a fraud investigation commission it had proposed.
Usatii boycotted the security committee after being denied leadership of a fraud inquiry commission.
The fraud investigation commission was his faction's initiative but will be chaired by the ruling majority.
Speaker Grosu mocked the gesture: "Didn't get his toy, so he sulked off".
Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Kiver has condemned Tiraspol's push to ban and penalize the use of the term "Transnistria" in any language.
The Finance Ministry in Chișinău has released its draft fiscal-budgetary policy for 2027, mixing new taxes with business incentives and a wage increase.
Zero corporate profit tax extended to all firms that reinvest rather than distribute dividends.
VAT on utilities and an excise on carbonated drinks proposed for 2027.
Minimum wage set to rise by 500 Moldovan lei under the draft plan.
53 deputies backed the bill, presented as an alignment with EU standards, but opposition warns the Culture Ministry's new registry powers could be used to pressure newsrooms.
53 deputies voted for the bill in its first reading on June 11.
The Culture Ministry will manage the official register of media service providers.
Opposition warns the registry could serve as a censorship tool.
The European Court of Human Rights orders Moldova to pay €9,500 to former MP Valentina Cușnir, beaten by police during the 2009 post-election protests.
The ECtHR found Moldova violated the Convention in its treatment of former MP Valentina Cușnir on April 7, 2009.
Moldova must pay €9,500: €7,500 in moral damages and €2,000 in legal costs.
Moldova has lost dozens of similar Strasbourg cases tied to the violent suppression of the 2009 protests.
The Court of Accounts issued a negative opinion on the ministry's 2025 financial report after auditors found nearly 580 million lei in public property unaccounted for. The minister blames a lack of specialists.
Assets worth ~580 million lei are missing from the Culture Ministry's financial records.
Minister Jardan cites a lack of qualified specialists as the reason for the gap.
The Court of Accounts issued a negative opinion on the ministry's 2025 report.
The IMF forecasts inflation could reach 8.1% by year-end. Meanwhile, Gagauzia drafts its own electoral plan and Moldova's Defence Ministry calls on women to enlist.
Annual inflation hit 6.8% in May; egg prices are up 36% year-on-year.
Gagauzia is pushing its own electoral proposal, clashing with Chișinău's agreed framework.
Moldova's Defence Ministry is recruiting women as the country builds up its military capacity.