Yandex paid a fine of almost 40,000 euros in Moldova
A Yandex group company paid Moldova almost 40,000 euros on October 5, 2026, a fine for not giving drivers' data to the competition regulator.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
On October 5, 2026, the fine was paid, and the case goes on in court. The bill requiring payments only through Moldovan banks has been stuck since its first reading on June 4, 2026. No final vote has been set.
What happened
On October 5, 2026, a company in the Yandex group transferred almost 40,000 euros from the United Arab Emirates to Moldova's State Treasury. The Competition Council, the authority that oversees competition, fined the company in 2025 for not handing over drivers' lists. The company says the data was deleted and that it cannot hand it over.
In short
- The fine of 776,363 lei was imposed on Ridetech International on November 20, 2025.
- MLU B.V., which took over Ridetech International, asked the court on December 22, 2025 to cancel the fine.
- In 2024, the Moldovan Ridetech declared zero revenue and zero profit.
- On June 8, 2026, the Court of Appeal refused to suspend the fine while the case continues.
- As of October 13, 2026, the company had still not handed over the drivers' lists.
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