Economy
EDITORIAL: The EU Sanctions Lukashenko, the Moldovans Finance Him
In recent days, European authorities have decided on new sanctions against Belarusian leaders over abuses by the Lukashenko regime against its citizens: journalists, activists, opposition politicians arrested a…
30 June 2021
Another Suspect Detained in the Billion Dollar Bank Fraud
The Prosecutor’s Office announced today that a former special administrator of Unibank, appointed in 2015, was detained for 72 hours in the billion-dollar bank fraud case being accused of abuse of office in the…
22 June 2021
EU Delegation Came to Chișinau to Present the 600 Million Euros Recovery Plan
A European Commission delegation came to Chișinău to present the economic recovery plan for Moldova, worth 600 million euros. Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director General for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement…
04 June 2021
A Judge Fights for a Higher Pension: ”When Everyone Applies, Why Shouldn’t I?”
Dozens of judges and hundreds of prosecutors have obtained higher pensions in recent years after they filed lawsuits against the National Social Insurance House. Anatolie Țurcan, a magistrate at the Supreme Cou…
03 June 2021
Prosecutors Demand Complete Acquittal of the Controversial Businessman Veaceslav Platon
The controversial businessman, Veaceslav Platon, sentenced in 2017 to 18 years in prison for allegedly obtaining through illegal schemes about 1 billion lei (47 million euros) from Banca de Economii will be acq…
02 June 2021
The European Commission Approved an Economic Recovery Plan for Moldova Worth 600 Million Euros
The European Commission approved on Wednesday, June 2, an economic recovery plan for Moldova, which establishes between 2021 and 2024 up to 600 million euros of macro-financial assistance, subsidies, and invest…
02 June 2021
INVESTIGATION: Companies Affiliated With The Staff Of Chișinău-Gaz Pump Millions Of Euros Into Their Accounts
Over the past few years, a system operator of the natural gas distribution and the most important subdivision in the energy sector from Moldova has accumulated little revenue due to unregulated supplementary ac…
30 May 2021
EBRD Acquires the Danube Logistics Group of Companies
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development acquired 100% of the capital of the Danube Logistics group of companies. Thus, the EBRD has become the sole owner of Danube Logistics SRL, the operator of th…
24 May 2021
Parliament Makes a Second Attempt to Annul the Billion-Law After the First One was Declared Unconstitutional
The Parliament voted for a new draft annulling the so-called billion-dollar law. The first draft was declared unconstitutional and was criticized by the opposition, the International Monetary Fund, and the Worl…
23 April 2021
The Moldovan Railway’s Report – 50 Million Euros Embezzled
A Special Parliamentary Commission presented on Thursday a report on the Moldovan Railway’s activity in the last decade. They found embezzlement of over 50 million euros. The Commission submitted the repo…
22 April 2021
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