On Tuesday, September 15, humankind marked International Democracy Day. It was a difficult day in Minsk, where hundreds of democracy promoters are in prison. In Russia, the authoritarian regime poisons its oppo…
They are calm. They do not make political statements, nor do they look for shortcomings in the Central Electoral Commission’s functioning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, or other stat…
The “secret” style of the Moldovan governance is widespread from village to city, from local town halls to the State authorities, from the high courts to the supreme ones. Moldovan citizens always seek the unra…
This summer brought a new tradition at ZdG. Every few weeks, a uniformed policeman visits us at the newsroom with a letter obliging us to disclose sources in our investigations. Yes, it’s a pandemic, ther…
Prime Minister Ion Chicu suspended the commissioning of the Iași-Ungheni-Chișinău gas pipeline after announcing its official inauguration for August 27, the Independence Day. Although the Romanian Government an…
What do you do when you are prime minister Ion Chicu, and one of your children wants to celebrate his marriage, although you signed to ban weddings during a pandemic? It is understandable for the prime mi…
You are a Moldovan who has worked all year long, paid the taxes, obeyed the laws, and now wanted to take a short break to Greece, go to the beach or in the mountains, or visit your relatives there. Sorry, it’s…
For 29 years, the citizens of Moldova have been living in a so-called independent state, after the First Parliament voted the Declaration of Independence on August 27, 1991. We contacted four ZdG readers, askin…
Mr. Croitoru from Anenii Noi district, the center of Moldova, calls the newsroom once a week. The man reads Ziarul de Gardă on Thursday, compiles a list of questions, and seeks clear answers. One day, Mr. Croit…
On August 4, President Igor Dodon left for a new visit to Moscow, the second since the beginning of this month. Dodon’s departure takes place during farmers’ protests. Did Dodon go to Kozak to solve…