Agenda of events for Thursday, June 5

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4 June 2025
18:00

European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen, European Union Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Jānis Mažeiks, and Minister of Energy Dorin Junghietu visit beneficiaries of EU assistance in the field of energy efficiency. Program: Visit to the first vulnerable household undergoing renovation with energy efficiency measures /Micăuți village, Strășeni district /08:30/; Press conference held by Dan Jørgensen and Dorin Junghietu /Palace of the Republic /14:15/; Visit to Bardar Bakery /Bardar village, Ialoveni district, 79 Aurel David Street /15:05/.

Moldova Digital Summit 2025 begins – an annual event dedicated to digitalization and technological innovation in the Republic of Moldova / Arena Chisinau / at 9:00 /.

The Superior Council of Prosecutors convenes for a meeting / General Prosecutor’s Office / at 09:00/.

The funeral of composer Eugen Doga will take place at the National Palace “Nicolae Sulac” at 10:00 ; A mourning meeting in memory of maestro Eugen Doga will be held at 12:00 ; The funeral procession will head towards the Central Cemetery, where the burial procession will take place at 13:00 .

(Cancelled) Deputy Olesea Stamate holds a press briefing. The topic has not been announced / Parliament, Press Conference Room / 10:00 /.

The Bloc Together invites the media to a press conference with the topic: ‘The Billions Fraud at Moldovagaz and the risk of new increases in electric energy!’ /DA Platform, Columna street, 135 /11:00 /.

(Cancelled) THE CHRISTIAN AGRARIAN POLITICAL PARTY invites the mass media to a press conference entitled: “The Declaration of the Christian Agrarian Political Party” /Conference Room of the IPN Agency, 2/2 Teatrului street, 3rd floor and online on the website www.ipn.md, on the IPN Agency’s Youtube channel, and on the IPN Facebook page /at 14:00 /.

The Cabinet of Ministers meets in a session /at the Government House /14:00/. After the session, the Government spokesman, Daniel Voda, holds a press conference.

The National Library of the Republic of Moldova invites interested individuals to the book launch of “The Universe of Peace: Poems for the Soul”, signed by priest Maxim Melinti, PhD in History, the parish priest of the church “The Protection of the Mother of God” in the village of Ghidighici, BNRM, Block II, Art and Maps Hall, /14:00/.

The President of the Parliament, Igor Grosu, is participating in the inauguration of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Moldova in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in Heiloo. The head of the legislative body also has a scheduled meeting with the Secretary General of the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration, Marcin Czepelak, as well as with representatives of the Moldovan community living in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Vasile Tofan is going to Parliament today to ask for the vote of confidence

by Irina Botu 21.07.2026

The designated Prime Minister, Vasile Tofan, will request the Parliament’s vote of confidence for the cabinet of ministers and the government program today. The plenary session in which the deputies will examine the request is scheduled for 11:00 AM, reports IPN.

In accordance with the legislation, the Parliament gives the vote of confidence to the Government with the vote of the majority of elected deputies. Based on the vote of confidence granted by the Parliament, the President of the Republic of Moldova appoints the Government.

In the Government proposed by the designated Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, ten ministers from the current executive will be found, and four portfolios will go to new members of the cabinet. At the same time, the deputy prime ministers for reintegration and for European integration, Valeriu Chiveri and Cristina Gherasimov, will retain their positions.

Alexandru Gasnaș, presidential advisor, is designated for the position of Minister of Health. Radu Musteața, the director of the National Agency for Food Safety, is proposed for the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, while Victoria Belous, PAS deputy, who previously held the same portfolio, is put forward for the position of Minister of Finance. Dan Suruceanu, the current vice-administrator of the multimedia and sports complex Chisinau Arena, is proposed for the leadership of the Ministry of Culture.

Vasile Tofan has been appointed as the prime ministerial candidate by President Maia Sandu, at the proposal of the Action and Solidarity Party, following the resignation of Alexandru Munteanu.

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Agenda of events for Thursday, June 5

IPN.md

4 June 2025
18:00

Moldova Digital Summit 2025 begins – an annual event dedicated to digitalization and technological innovation in the Republic of Moldova / Arena Chisinau / at 9:00 /.

The Superior Council of Prosecutors convenes for a meeting / General Prosecutor’s Office / at 09:00/.

(Cancelled) Deputy Olesea Stamate holds a press briefing. The topic has not been announced / Parliament, Press Conference Room / 10:00 /.

The Cabinet of Ministers meets in a session /at the Government House /14:00/. After the session, the Government spokesman, Daniel Voda, holds a press conference.

The Republic of Moldova and the Republic of India are strengthening economic cooperation within the framework of the Moldova-India Business Forum

CNA Report: hundreds of criminal cases sent to court and assets worth hundreds of millions of lei, seized

Andy Burnham is the new British Prime Minister

Vasile Tofan proposes a peaceful and irreversible reintegration, with the expansion of national rules

The Republic of Moldova is banking on investments from India in IT, industry, and energy

The EU fines AliExpress platform 550 million euros for marketing counterfeit and unsafe products

by Bolohan Maxim 20.07.2026

The European Union has fined the online marketplace AliExpress 550 million euros for a serious violation of the Digital Services Act. The decision was made because the platform did not take sufficient measures to prevent the sale of unsafe and counterfeit products, according to IPN.

The fine is the latest development in the formal proceedings launched in 2024 regarding a possible violation of the EU Digital Services Act. The European Commission stated that AliExpress had failed to implement an effective system for identifying and removing illegal products and had underestimated the resources needed for content moderation.

According to the European Commission, the mechanisms for verifying product compliance could be easily circumvented, with unscrupulous sellers misclassifying products to avoid stricter requirements. European authorities also argue that the platform does not have enough staff to verify suspicious products.

At the same time, the European Commission found that a large number of illegal products, including unsafe toys and hazardous cosmetics, continued to be sold through AliExpress. In some cases, these products remained available on the platform for weeks after being reported. Furthermore, the Commission found that AliExpress had not properly enforced its own penalty policy and had allegedly allowed sellers of illegal products to remain active even after they had been penalized.

AliExpress now has until October 20 to submit an action plan outlining how it will address the issues raised by the European Commission. The Commission will then decide, within two months of receiving the plan, whether additional measures are necessary.

The sanction comes after the EU introduced a three-euro fee in early July for packages valued at up to 150 euros originating from outside the EU. The measure could significantly impact the business models of the Chinese e-commerce platforms AliExpress, Temu, and Shein.

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