The commitments of former governments failed to add credibility to the justice system. At the same time, judges newly appointed to the Constitutional Court and the changes to the Law of the Prosecutor’s O…
Moldova’s Cabinet of Minister approved a draft decision on the opening of a consular office in Barcelona, Spain, during a Government meeting on October 9, 2019. According to the Minister of Foreign Affair…
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău after a boozy wine day weekend! Here’s what’s happening this week: we feature a story on the troublesome revamping of the Superior Council of Magistrates, the main in…
After Moldova’s oligarchic regime was ousted in June, the new coalition government placed high on their reform agenda the law and order institutions, including the Prosecutor’s Office and the courts. At the end…
Moldovan Prime Minister Maia Sandu met with the E.U. High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, on September 30, 2019 – ahead of the meeting of the Fifth Association Counci…
During a recent session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the former President of Moldova’s Parliament and member of the Democrat Party, Andrian Candu, declared that the Council of Europe…
The U.S. Embassy released a statement regarding recent developments in Moldova’s justice system, expressing concern over the General Assembly of Judges’ September 27 decision to dismiss members of the Superior…
During the meeting of the Joint Control Commission for the Transnistrian Security Zone on October 3, 2019, the head of the delegation of the Russian Federation, Ilia Uvarov, came with additional arguments about…
Development banks and commercial lenders are providing a boost for Moldova’s leading agricultural firm, Trans-Oil, in the form of a $150 million financing package. The loan is meant to finance the growth of hig…
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: our feature story breaks down the investigation on a loan made to a company affiliated with the family of the President of Moldova…