Yandex paid a 39,420 euro fine but has not handed over driver data
Yandex paid almost 40,000 euros in fines in October 2026, but has not yet handed over driver data to the competition council.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
The fine is paid, but the driver list has still not gone to the Competition Council. The Court of Appeal rejected the company's challenge in June 2026, and the ruling was published on September 30. A bill requiring taxi platforms to pay through Moldovan banks has passed only its first reading.
What happened
On October 5, 2026, almost 40,000 euros reached Moldova's Treasury, a fine set in 2025 for MLU B.V., a Yandex group company. The fine was for refusing to give the Competition Council a list of drivers. Court documents show Yandex earned over 7 million euros in Moldova in 2024 without declaring the income. Yandex did not respond to a request for comment.
In short
- The judges found MLU did not prove it never received the data after the merger.
- The fine equals 0.56% of the company's Moldovan revenue in 2024, according to the court.
- The Competition Council asked for the list of drivers who received bonuses from 2022 to 2025 at least four times.
- MLU says the data was deleted before it absorbed Ridetech International, according to court documents.
Original sources
- Yandex заработал в Молдове более 7 млн евро за год, но доходы не были задекларированы · in RussianRead it on Point.md
- Yandex заработал в Молдове более €7 млн за год, но местная компания не задекларировала доходы · in RussianRead it on NewsMaker
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