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General Assembly of Judges. A new member of the Superior Council of Magistracy was voted in
01 March
The General Assembly of Judges has elected Judge Aliona Miron as a member of the Superior Council of Magistratcy (SCM). She will represent the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and will serve a six-year term. The…
01 March
“No evidence has been presented to prove the case against me.” Statements of the former Prosecutor General after being acquitted in one of the cases in which he is under criminal investigation
After two years and five months since the criminal case for overstepping his duties was opened, former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo was acquitted on Wednesday, February 28, by judges of the Chisinau C…
29 February
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has published the evaluation sheets of the candidates for the position of Prosecutor General. Ion Munteanu received a score of 3.5 from one of the Council members
In the context of applications submitted by candidates for the post of Prosecutor General, Ion Munteanu, Igor Demciucin and Octavian Iachimovsci, the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) decided at its meeting…
29 February
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has cancelled the competition for the post of Head of the Prosecutor General’s Office: “A major discrepancy was found that was not covered by the arguments”
Members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) met on Wednesday, February 28, in a meeting. The SCP was to approve the results of the public competition for the selection of the candidate for the position…
27 February
The selected candidate for the position of General Prosecutor, along with the President of the Superior Council of Prosecutors, Igor Demciucin, requests his case to be forwarded for external evaluation.
UPDATE 5:00 PM: The President of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) denies the statements made by Igor Demciucin, according to whom Dumitru Obadă is related to the candidate for the position of General P…
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has given its consent to the appointment of Sergiu Brigai as interim Deputy Prosecutor General
04 March
Members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) have agreed to the appointment of Sergiu Brigai as deputy to the interim Prosecutor General Ion Munteanu. The decision was taken at a meeting on Monday 4 Mar…
- “Absolute distrust”: Igor Demciucin, candidate for Prosecutor General, has been dismissed from the position of Ion Munteanu’s deputy, at the request of the acting head of the Prosecutor General’s Office
- Vetting Commission decision in the case of a candidate for a judge at the Supreme Court of Justice
- Superior Council of Prosecutors President says he would resign if the member who removed Munteanu from office does not “take ownership of her decision” by stepping down
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has taken action and will investigate the circumstances of the competition for the position of Prosecutor General. Dragalin: “I have decided to take on this investigation”
The head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA), Veronica Dragalin, announces that the institution she heads has launched a criminal case on the competition for the position of prosecutor general…
General Assembly of Judges. A new member of the Superior Council of Magistracy was voted in
The General Assembly of Judges has elected Judge Aliona Miron as a member of the Superior Council of Magistratcy (SCM). She will represent the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and will serve a six-year term. The…
First statement of the prosecutor who won the competition for the position of Prosecutor General, annulled by the SCP. “This could cast doubt on the effectiveness of these procedures”
Octavian Iachimovschi, the prosecutor who won the competition for the post of prosecutor general, annulled on Wednesday, February 28, by the Superior Council of Prosecutors, says he has not decided whether he w…
29 January 2023
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Igor Dodon Lost In Court, but It’s Not Enough
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs Asked Permission to Purchase Equipment Worth Over Half a Million Euros without Organizing a Public Procurement Procedure
- The Intelligence and Security Service Warns the Electoral Commission about Foreign Interference in the Election Campaign
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
- A museum for the memories of the children who grew up during war times: ”It is important for them to have an opportunity to share their stories”
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Prime Minister Recean on the decisions of two judges: ‘It is completely unacceptable in a normal society’. Reaction of the Association of Judges of Moldova
The Association of Judges of the Republic of Moldova (AJM), whose president is magistrate Victor Sandu, one of the candidates who did not pass the evaluation of financial and ethical integrity and the Supreme C…
25 January
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MP Olesea Stamate resigns as chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities
Olesea Stamate, Chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities, has announced that she is resigning and will no longer hold the position as of 1 February. Stamate, who is an MP on the…
19 January
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RefLECTION of Corruption — the ZdG event revealing the year’s corruption cases, the efforts of investigative journalists, and the impact of their work
Every year on 9 December, people of integrity mark International Anti-Corruption Day. Investigative reporters are among the most committed anti-corruption fighters and often among those who make an impact in th…
20 December 2023
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ZdG statement.
Today, December 6, 2023, one week after Poșta Moldovei sent to our editorial office a contract with new prices for newspaper distribution, which have increased by 341%, we consider all possibilities for dialogu…
07 December 2023
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Poșta Moldovei announced a 341% increase in newspaper distribution tariffs starting 2024
On Thursday, 30 November, Ziarul de Gardă received the contract from Poșta Moldovei (the Post Office of Moldova, a state enterprise) for newspaper distribution for 2024 and found an increase in the cost of dist…
How the billion was stolen. Details from the case of Dorin Dragutanu, Governor of the NBM during the banking fraud period
He allegedly acted “in the interest of the criminal organization” and “in accordance with the criminal plan’, favouring the criminal group, led by Vladimir Plahotniuc, of which and Ilan…
- Moldova Received 36.4 Million Euros from the European Union to Support the State Budget
- OP-ED: Are Russian Troops on the Nistru River a Problem for Moldova?
- A Former President’s Associate Impossible To Fire
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
23 November 2021
President Maia Sandu Made a Joint Press Conference with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Palace
President Maia Sandu made a joint press statement with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, on Tuesday, November 23, at the Cotroceni Palace. Over the years, Chișinău and Bucharest have done many good things together and I am convinced that we can do even more. Today I am in Bucharest… Read More
28 September 2021
President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, will Visit Moldova on October 1-2
The President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, will visit Moldova on October 1-2, at the invitation of President Maia Sandu. The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 28, by the presidential inst…
29 December 2021
OPINION POLL: 2021 is Leaving. What Would We Take with Us into 2022?
We say goodbye to 2021- a year full of question marks. Knock on 2022. How will it find us? More peaceful, more optimistic, more hopeful, or tired of waiting? It will be warm in the house, there will be bread on…
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Candidate Maia Sandu Wins the 2020 Elections With Over 57% of the Votes
After processing 99.86% of the votes in the second round of the presidential election, Maia Sandu, the Action and Solidarity Party leader, accumulates 57.63% of the votes, and independent opponent Igor Dodon 4…
OPINION POLL: Where should the Change of the New Parliament Begin?
Our elected parliament may not go on summer vacation. At least that’s what the interim president of the Action and Solidarity Party, Igor Grosu, announced in a TV show. Grosu motivated that his party has…
15 June 2020
One Year After Vladimir Plahotniuc, the Country’s Tycoon Left Moldova. What Happened with the Cases Opened Against Him.
Vladimir Plahotniuc, also named Puppet Master, controlled Moldova through blackmailing and terror from 2016 to 2019. A year after Plahotniuc fled the country and went to the United States, none of the criminal…
19 January 2021
A Strong Relationship: 29 Years and Counting…
Steven Mark Fisher, British Ambassador to Moldova On 31 December, 1991, the United Kingdom recognised the independence of the Republic of Moldova. On 17 January 1992, the two countries established diplomatic re…
16 April 2021
The Socialists Accuse the Constitutional Court of Usurpation of Power and Demand Judges’ Resignation
The Socialists accused the judges of the Constitutional Court of usurpation of power and demand their resignation. The Socialists’ announcement comes after on Thursday, April 15, the Constitutional Court decide…