Alina Radu
Journalists, threatened with death. What’s next?
In 2022, several Moldovan journalists were threatened with death or with physical threats for their professional activity. Although they have filed complaints with the police, and criminal investigations have b…
30 December 2022
Why Veronica Dragalin?
The other day Veronica Dragalin, the new head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, held her first press conference two weeks after taking office. Praise and criticism have been pouring in. Let̵…
29 August 2022
“In Moldova, now is the time when people can make history, in a way that might not be possible in 5 or 10 years.” Interview with Jānis Mažeiks, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova – VIDEO
Ziarul de Gardă director and columnist Alina Radu conducted an interview with the Head of the EU Delegation in Chișinău in the context of Moldova’s application for membership, the necessary reforms, the s…
11 June 2022
EDITORIAL: How Much Does ”For Free” Cost?
Free vaccine, free medical services, free schools, free social assistance, free roads and playgrounds, help for the heating season. But how free are they, what are the costs, who pays for them, and how much do…
13 November 2021
EDITORIAL: The Evolution from Adrian to Hans
I had a short trip to Bucharest. Knowing that, at this time, the number of hospitalizations and deaths is staggering, I took a look at the way ordinary people look at the risks of the pandemic: masks are worn o…
07 November 2021
EDITORIAL: European Prosecutor for 100 Days
This week marks the 100 days of activity of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. During the 100 days and nights, Laura Codruța Kövesi’s office registered 1700 reported crimes and opened 300 inve…
19 September 2021
EDITORIAL: The Russian Army, the Sweet Beast, and the Vulnerable People
In recent days, the Russian Federation has conducted several military exercises, wanting to show off its army strength and armament power. Strangely, in these efforts, they repeatedly used the image of the weak…
06 September 2021
EDITORIAL: The Moldovan Afghanistan
I first heard about zinc coffins in my village in the 1980s. I was a child then and all coffins were terrible to me because that’s what they are meant for, to carry the dead; but there came even more hate…
23 August 2021
EDITORIAL: Prosecutors and the Anti-Corruption Booth
Last week, a man, wanting to install a booth with agricultural products in a market in Chișinău, went to Buiucani Praetor’s Office to get support in solving the problem. It is a beautiful and necessary ev…
16 August 2021
EDITORIAL: What Does The Diaspora Want?
One week is left before the early parliamentary elections, and the issues related to the elections have not been fully settled yet. There is no doubt that in this election campaign, Moldova faced two big proble…
05 July 2021
