A Case of Theft Investigated for 10 years

Ten years ago, the flat of Ivan Valcu from Chişinău was burgled by a neighbour who was still a minor at the time. The man contacted the police, hoping his losses would be recovered, and the burglar caught yet… the expectations of Valcu have so far not been met. Material interests, he said, are above […]

Files From Stalinist Times Subjected to “an Illegal Law”

To recover their fortune, deportees have to respect “an illegal legislative framework,” at least these are the affirmations of the Minister of Justice, Vitalie Parlog. At the same time, officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, an institution which keeps part of the archives of Stalinist-era repressions in Moldova, have no idea about the […]

The Ministry Tries to Find Solutions, Patients Try to Find Beds

While the Ministry of Health (MS) asserts there is no need to open new hospitals for tuberculosis patients, some suffers of the illness have been waiting weeks for a bed. Whilst in the northern and central districts it is easy for people with TB to find a bed, in the south this is not the […]

“The Dead Should Know We Haven’t Forgotten Them”

“The Basarabian land is strewn with bones and drenched with the blood of Romanian soldiers who fought for the freedom we have today. Those who are buried should know we haven’t forgotten them. We think about them. Let the earth be light to them and let God forgive them…”

Soroca Says NO to Corruption

On the banks of the Nistru River, the sense of justice is keener
Every second inhabitant of Soroca town has declared to reporters of Ziarul de Gardă that corruption is a phenomenon widely spread in state institutions. “We can’t make a step without paying a bribe,” Anatolie Gulmaga, a resident of Cremenciug village declared.

Heroes of Ştefan cel Mare for Just 500 Lei

The young man Ion Grecu was awarded the Ştefan cel Mare medal posthumously. He died in Corjova. Marabu, as he was called, was often singing and telling jokes. His friends found in his pocket verses of a poem which Marabu was reciting for them:

As long as Ştefan’s glory hears us,
Our […]

A More ‘Optimistic’ Report

On July 29 the National Committee on Preventing Human Trafficking made a presentation on the measures taken after a US State Department report on the issue was released, in which Moldova received an unsatisfactory review.

The ‘Moldovan Villages’ Program: Billions of Uncontrolled Lei

In March 2005, at President Voronin’s behest, the nationwide program ‘Moldovan Villages’ was launched, aimed at improving Moldovan villagers’ living standards by 2015. Three years after the scheme was launched, 25.7 billion lei has already been spent; if this amount of money had been equally divided, each village would have received 2.5 million lei, however […]