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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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EDITORIAL: The Message of the Corrupt: Either Us Or Chaos
- Moldova Reports 474 New Cases of Coronavirus
- INVESTIGATION: The Parliamentary Election Candidates and their Controversies
- The Forgotten Cases of the Detained Moldovan Judges in the 2016 Laundromat
- Parliament Parties Comment on the Prime Minister Candidate
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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 Will Receive Another Batch of Anti-COVID-19 Remdesivir Vaccines from the EU
- Moldova Receives Additional Financial Resources in Its Fight Against COVID-19
- The Current Government Resigned
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
28 December 2020
The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, is Coming to Moldova
The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, is coming to Chișinău. It is the first official visit of a head of state during Maia Sandu’s term. The presidents will adopt a joint declaration to strengthen the bilateral partnership. The president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, is coming to Chișinău on Tuesday,… Read More
22 September 2021
Moldovan and Portuguese Ministers of Foreign Affairs met in New York
The Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicu Popescu met Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic, at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Th…
29 June 2020
Photo/A Ukrainian Plane, Managed by a Company Suspected of Involvement in Illegal Arms Trade, Stations for Six Days in Moldova
A Ukrainian private company plane took off for Egypt after a six-day stay on the Mărculești Airport in Moldova. ZdG found that both the airline that previously managed the aircraft and the current Ukrainian co…
Maia Sandu Meets the OSCE President Ann Linde
The OSCE president, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde made an official visit to Moldova on February 17 and had a meeting with president Maia Sandu. Maia Sandu mentions in a post on Facebook that…
The Embassy of Germany to Moldova Offers Humanitarian Aid
The Embassy of Germany in Chișinău offered humanitarian aid worth about 52,000 euros (1 million lei), to medical institutions in Moldova on May 6. According to Germany’s Ambassador to Moldova, Angela Gann…
20 October 2020
Report: COVID-19 and 2020 Drought Leave Moldova on the Brink of Severe Economic Recession
On October 20, the Independent Analytical Centre “Expert-Grup” launched the Country Status Report 2020 (RST 2020) – a detailed analysis of Moldova’s economic and social situation. The report h…
31 March 2021
State of Emergency in Moldova for 60 Days
Today, the Moldovan Parliament declared a state of emergency for 60 days. The draft was voted by the Socialist-Shor Parties and the For Moldova platform. The opposition declared that the state of emergency come…
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…