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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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INVESTIGATION: The Price for a Vote in Breakaway Transnistria
- A New Case of Influence-peddling on a Judge Previously Caught Red-handed with Bribery
- Messages from the Presidents of Estonia, Georgia, and the Leader of the Belarusian Opposition Svetlana Tihanovskaia on the 30th Anniversary of Moldova’s Independence
- Russian General Named as Key MH17 Figure
- INVESTIGATION: “Confidential” Expenses in the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response
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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…
The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis Meets President Maia Sandu
30 December 2020
- President Maia Sandu and the President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, Met on Friday, October 1
- Renato Usatîi Claims That His Case Was Forged at the Behest of President Igor Dodon
- ”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”
Russian General Named as Key MH17 Figure
28 April 2020
Fake News Spread Faster Than the Coronavirus
10 May 2020
06 August 2020
Three Hospitals Will Receive Medical Equipment as Part of the Economic and Social Development Program Supported by Japan
The Ministry of Health is negotiating the Grant Agreement with Japan, for the delivery of medical equipment within the Economic and Social Development Program. According to the program, three hospitals will receive X-ray medical devices and a Computed Tomography medical device. Minister Viorica Dumbrăveanu and His Excellency Katayama Yoshihiro, the… Read More
10 December 2020
Igor Dodon Lost In Court, but It’s Not Enough
On November 30, the Chișinău Court of Appeal ruled that Igor Dodon had issued false and defamatory statements from widespread leaflets and video spots broadcast on several TV stations. A few days later, the Sup…
06 October 2020
The U.S. Embassy in Moldova Confirms the Fugitive Vladimir Plahotniuc’s Departure From the United States
Former leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), Vladimir Plahotniuc, cannot return to the United States after leaving the American city Miami at the end of August 2020. The US Embassy in Moldova confirm…
The Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Working Group on Justice Reform will Pay a New Visit to Chișinău on October 19-21
The Council of Europe’s ad hoc working group on justice reform will pay a new visit to Chișinău on October 19-21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces. On Thursday, October 14, the Ministry of Foreig…
UNDP Reports on Human Development, Moldova Registering a Higher Score Compared to Last Year
Moldova is among three countries in the world demonstrating that lighter pressure on the planet is possible, according to UNDP’s Human Development Report Chisinau, 15 December 2020 – Republic of Moldova ranks 9…
17 August 2021
The Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Pays a Visit to Moldova
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, pays a working visit to Chișinău on August 16-18, at the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Nicu Popesc…
02 December 2021
PRESS RELEASE: EUBAM Advisory Board Promotes Fully-fledged Joint Control along the Moldova Ukraine Border
On 30 November 2021, the 37th Advisory Board Meeting of the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine took place in an online format. The event brought together representatives from the Fo…
26 August 2022
”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
While looking for interesting local people to invite to the Moldovan-American Convention MAC8 in Seattle, that will be held between September 30th and October 2nd 2022, I found Vladislav Zotea, a mountain climb…