Editorial
The Voters- Hostages of a Corrupt Election
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…
17 September 2020
The Secrets Of Power
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…
12 September 2020
A Police Officer With a Mask at the ZdG Newsroom
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…
10 September 2020
What Would a Transparent and Exemplary Prime Minister Do
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…
03 September 2020
Dodon’s Illegal Pilgrimage To Mount Athos
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…
03 September 2020
President Igor Dodon’s Soviet Vacation
August is the most difficult month for people of the post-Soviet states. In 1991, August was the month of the hopes. Year after year, in August, people return to the old pains with new questions: Was it worth f…
26 August 2020
Pocket Parties in Moldova
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…
25 August 2020
Tractors Are Not Tanks, But They Can Shoot Too
On August 24, 1944, Soviet troops, supported by tanks and cannons, invaded Moldova. The tanks and cannons are still on Moldova’s territory. On June 23, 1990, the Parliament in Chișinău voted the Declaration of…
22 August 2020
The Authorities Responsible for the Number of COVID-19 Victims
The situation caused by the pandemic was poorly managed in our country from the very first day. Therefore, the number of infected persons continues to grow. So does the number of deaths. The decisions announced…
17 August 2020
Learning from Belarus
Belarus has exploded. Is it a new twitter revolution or another Maidan? Will the Belarusians end up repeating the lesson of the 2014 Ukrainian Maidan? Will President Alexander Lukashenko repeat the fate of form…
15 August 2020
