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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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Moldova Received Over €51 Million from the European Union Within Loan Agreement
- President Maia Sandu Sent a Message of Condolences for the Victims of the Fire at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Constanța, Romania
- Moldova Receives Donations from Western Partners
- The head of the Psychiatric Hospital in Bălți, Investigated for Abuse of Office: She Allegedly Extorted Money from Her Subordinates Every Month “so as not to create problems in their professional activity”
- The Integrity Authority Verifies Prime Minister’s Wealth
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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…
- Citizens from the capital gave landslide to pro-European PAS, despite the mayor’s pro-Russian allegiance.
- The New Government Recalls the Ambassador to Russia, Vladimir Golovatiuc
- ”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”
24 September 2020
Vlad Filat’s Former Lawyer Revealed Details from the Former Prime Minister’s Detention Time
Several lawyers and jurists from Moldova condemn the statements of Igor Popa, the former lawyer of the former Prime Minister Vlad Filat. Popa revealed on Wednesday evening during a talk show, more details from the time he was defending Filat. Thus, the lawyers requested a reaction from the Union of… Read More
04 October 2021
13 Policemen Detained in a Bribery Case at the Chișinău International Airport
Five border guards received pre-trial detention warrants for 30 days at Penitentiary 13 and seven border guards received house arrest warrants for 30 days in a case of bribery at the Chișinău International Airp…
16 October 2021
EDITORIAL: Who Dies From the Vaccine?
No, we won’t all die from COVID-19. Even the unvaccinated will not all die from this virus. That’s what specialists, researchers, and epidemiologists say and I believe them. Annually, the most important c…
The Mayor Who Bought a Village
Ten years after the floods wiped the Cotul Morii village from Hîncești district off the map, people still cannot do property deeds on the new houses, built by the authorities on a hill, next to the old village.
EU – Moldova Relations and Future Developments Discussed During High-level Visit of EU Officials to Chișinău
A high-level visit of EU officials takes place during 13-15 of September in the Republic of Moldova, with the participation of Ms. Katarína MATHERNOVÁ – Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood…
24 March 2021
New Accusation in the Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud
A new accusation for the former interim president of the Banca de Economii, Viorel Bârca, whose case was sent to court on March 15 for embezzlement of foreign assets in particularly large proportions in the bil…
01 November 2020
Presidential Election Day in Moldova: What is the Current Situation at the Banks of Nistru River?
Presidential elections 2020. Tension raises in Varnița village, the central part of Moldova. The voting polls opened early in the morning, however queues formed at the polling stations in the village from the r…
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…