Editorial
The Battle Is Over
The local elections are over. It is for the first time that Chișinău City Hall will be led by a pro-Eastern mayor-Ivan Ceban. He declared that after his seat will be validated, he will suspend his membership in…
04 November 2019
Dodon’s Diplomacy
The typhoon that hit Tokyo and the surrounding areas last week was still brewing, when Moldova’s President left for Japan, taking with him his entire family, including his brother’s family, as well as two…
04 November 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. October 28, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chișinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: our feature investigates the grounds for two criminal investigations targeting the President of Moldova’s Supreme Court – one for…
28 October 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. October 21, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chișinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: our feature investigates conditions in the penitentiary system, which have made Moldova lose case after case at the European Court…
22 October 2019
Long Live Putin, Goodbye Europe?
In all the years since 1990, we, in fact, have never had risk-free elections. However, none has ever been more hazardous for Moldova’s destiny. According to unofficial sources, Russia has invested heavily…
20 October 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. October 14, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chișinău on its “birthday”! Here’s what’s happening this week: our feature breaks down the many moving pieces in the “theft of the century” investigation and explains why the…
14 October 2019
How Corruption Kills
Thirteen years ago, on October 7, 2006, journalist Anna Politkovskaya was returning home after a day – and a life – spent fighting corruption. She was 48 years old and had two children. She had won fights and h…
13 October 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. October 7, 2019.
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…
07 October 2019
The Coalition is in Shards. What’s Next?
Not a day goes by without new cracks appearing in the ruling coalition. Some deputies declare bluntly that they are incompatible with the coalition, others attack it from behind or covertly, or criticize it on…
06 October 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. September 30, 2019.
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…
30 September 2019
