Editorial
Is Plahotniuc’ s Castle Falling?
On August 5, the Prosecutor General’s Office decided to start criminal proceedings on the usurpation of state power that took place between June 7 and 14, 2019 under the former government regime, controlled by…
11 August 2019
Yesterday, Stalin Era Deportee Vera Was in the Government’s Sight
On August 7, the Government decided to allocate over 2.4 million lei (€121,469) to the local public administration authorities, for restoring the value of lost goods by paying compensation to persons who…
11 August 2019
Can Moscow Bring Chișinău Oligarchs to Justice?
Moldovan citizens are angry with Vlad Plahotniuc, the former leader of the previous ruling coalition. Under his leadership, Moldova was the poorest state in Europe and became even poorer. In addition to the sto…
11 August 2019
Can Moldova Learn from the Caracal Case?
Caracal, a little known town in Olt county has become the crime capital of Romania. Here, a number of young women became victims of an alleged serial killer and to this day, no one knows the exact number, or th…
04 August 2019
Plahotniuc’ s Parting Words
After almost a month of silence, toppled oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc has reappeared – but only virtually. On Tuesday he broke his silence with a Facebook message and an official letter brought to Parliament by…
04 August 2019
Questions for the ACUM Bloc
Every stick has two ends. Until June 8, we seriously thought that Vlad Plahotniuc is the biggest problem for Moldova. Over the last seven or eight years people have thought of him as the greatest evil. It…
04 August 2019
New Power, Old People: of Cowards and Party Switchers
Any such decision casts a regrettable shadow over those who are trying to govern honestly, transparently and openly. It is difficult, but nevertheless, those who have promised us they will be honest, transparen…
28 July 2019
15 Years of ZdG: What We Had and What We Lost
It’s a long way until the press in Moldova reaches sustainability. However, we can say with confidence: we do have investigative newspapers, people know where to report suspicious corruption, violations of thei…
28 July 2019
Ukraine’s Parliamentary Election: Another Anti-Oligarch Win
Did Ukraine win the elections on Sunday? We are not talking about Zelensky, his entourage, or about Igor Kolomoisky, whom the press described as ruling Ukraine from the shadows and an exponent of the Ukrainian…
28 July 2019
Will the PSRM-Acum Coalition Divorce in September?
Last week in Kyiv, Prime Minister Maia Sandu said that early elections in Moldova are unavoidable, but what they don’t know is when they will take place. And why not? While we don’t know when Moscow will find a…
21 July 2019
