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So What If He Stole?: A Visit to Shor’s Constituency
“So what if he stole? – but he does something for people!” After visiting Vlad Plahotniuc’ Constituency, ZdG decided to go to Constituency 18, Orhei, which is represented in Parliament by Shor Part…
04 August 2019
ECHR Requests Explanation for Invalidation of Chișinău Local Election
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has begun examining Andrei Năstase’s case related to the invalidation of the mayoral election results in Chișinău, from June 3 2018. On June 19, 2018 the Chișin…
04 August 2019
Moldova’s Parliament Votes to Repeal Mixed Voting System
During the Parliament’s last Spring-Summer meeting, Moldova’s deputies voted in the second reading of a draft law that allows for changes to the Electoral Code. On July 31, the deputies voted in favor of revoki…
04 August 2019
Prosecutor’s Office Initiates Criminal Case on Turkish Teachers Expelled From Moldova
Nearly a year after seven Turkish teachers were forcibly expelled from Moldova, the Prosecutor General’s Office has announced a criminal case in response to the abuse of power and overstepping of authority that…
04 August 2019
Prime Minister Maia Sandu To Make an Official Visit To Moscow
Moldova’s Prime Minister Sandu is planning to accept the invitation of her Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, to visit Moscow in September. This was confirmed in an interview with the Russian News Agency TAS…
01 August 2019
Prime Minister Sandu Is Determined to Erase the Monopoly on Walnut Exports
Moldova’s Cabinet of Ministers has begun to tackle the issue of monopoly over walnut exports. Prime Minister Maia Sandu asked the civil servants responsible to get serious about eliminating the monopoly and ask…
01 August 2019
Transforming the Joint Peacekeeping Forces: a Must for National Security
July 31, 2019 marked 27 years since the creation of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces in the Republic of Moldova Security Zone. However, its role remains contested as it has yet to contribute to the conflict’s sett…
31 July 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. July 29, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: it’s our anniversary so we’re celebrating with a special e-paper edition of ZdG! We’ll also be introducing the team me…
29 July 2019
Former Minister Iurie Chirinciuc, Sentenced to Imprisonment and Sought by the Police, Posts Pictures from a Holiday at Sea
Former Minister of Transport and member of the Liberal Party Iurie Chirinciuc was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment. He posts photographs of a vacation at the seaside. In the meantime, police rep…
28 July 2019
Justice in the Post-Kroll Era. Case Study: Vlad Plahotniuc and Ilan Shor
Law enforcement authorities have placed sequesters on the assets of Finpar Invest, a company controlled by oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc. This took place a year and a half after they got hold of the documents in…
28 July 2019
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