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National Anticorruption Center Carries Out Searches in the Bank Fraud Case
Moldova’s Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office and the National Anticorruption Center carried out 21 searches between September 16 and 17, related to the Bank Fraud Case. On September 16, deputies from the…
22 September 2019
The FBI Takes on the Billion Case
Moldova’s Minister of Internal Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, Andrei Năstase, announced in a Facebook post that during his visit to the United States, he had meetings with senior officials of the Fede…
22 September 2019
ECtHR Condemns Moldova and Russia in Two Cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued two judgments on September 17, finding Moldova and Russia guilty of violating the right not to be subject to torture and inhumane treatment, as well as the righ…
22 September 2019
Criminal Cases of Public Interest during the Government’s First 100 Days
During the first 100 days of the new government, Moldova has had three Prosecutor Generals: Eduard Harunjen (until July 11), Igor Popa (interim, July 11-30) and Dumitru Robu (interim, July 31 – to the present d…
22 September 2019
One Hundred Days on a Construction Site: How (Not) to De-oligarchize
Chișinău is marking 100 days since Moldova’s leading oligarch, Vlad Plahotniuc, left the country and the government. It is the first time a figure so deeply involved in the political and economic life of the co…
22 September 2019
European Commission’s Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Visits Moldova
The European Commission’s Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy – Christian Danielsson – visited Chișinău on September 16, where he met with the Prime Minister Maia Sandu, the President Igor Dodon,…
22 September 2019
No Sentence for the Judges in the Laundromat Case Three Years Later
Three years have passed since the detainment of the 16 judges accused of willful issuance of judgments contrary to the law in the infamous Laundromat Case – which saw $20 billion laundered through Moldova’s cou…
22 September 2019
France Will Support the Rehabilitation of the Chișinău-Ungheni Railway Line
During the visit to Chișinău of the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Amélie de Montchalin, the governments of Moldova and France signed a Letter of Intent regarding financing of the project for the reha…
22 September 2019
Op-Ed: Is There Corruption in Moldova’s Universities?
Underpaid faculty members may have no choice but to seek different sources of supplemental income. As with other segments of the public sector, higher education in Moldova may not be entirely free of corruption…
21 September 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. September 16, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature brings you the highlights of a new international report on the state of anti money laundering efforts in Moldova. This…
16 September 2019
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