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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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The National Anticorruption Center Director will be Appointed and Dismissed Directly by Parliament – Draft Registered Action and Solidarity Party Deputies
- Microsoft Will Support The Moldovan Educational Institutions With Information Technologies
- A Mayor Who Concluded Contracts With Family Members Might Get Sacked
- EDITORIAL: Letters From Prisoners to Stoianoglo and Other Prosecutors
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
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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…
- President Igor Dodon Announced the Issues He Discussed in Russia
- ”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”
- Roskomnadzor Orders ZdG to Delete an Article about Russia’s war on Ukraine and Asked Internet Operators to Block ZdG’s Website
28 September 2021
Moldova Received 36.4 Million Euros from the European Union to Support the State Budget
On Tuesday, September 28, the European Union disbursed to Moldova the 36.4 million euros promised as direct support to the state budget. The announcement was made during the official meeting in Brussels of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița with Oliver Varhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement. The two officials discussed… Read More
12 May 2021
The Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nauseda, is to Visit Moldova
Gitanas Nauseda will pay an official visit to Chișinău, at the invitation of President Maia Sandu. President Sandu will meet her Lithuanian counterpart on Friday, May 14. Gitanas Nauseda will pay an official vi…
13 July 2021
Ukraine has Begun Construction of a Highway That will Connect Kyiv to Chișinău
Ukraine has begun construction of a highway linking Kyiv to Chișinău and a cross-border bridge over the Dniester River states the Office of the President of Ukraine. According to the source, the convincing vict…
Political class, less popular. How do we restore trust?
The current parliamentarians are enjoying less and less popularity, amid the disappointment of the citizens, who say that they are tired of being promised the world in election campaigns. Once they enter the Pa…
Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia Signed a Memorandum for Cooperation on European Integration
The interim Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aureliu Ciocoi, participated in a trilateral meeting between Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine dedicated to European integration and the Eastern Partnership. The parties sig…
07 June 2021
EDITORIAL: July 11 – Careful who you vote for!
Things will change soon, some say. However, nobody can predict the results of the early elections on July 11. Opinion polls, which from time to time give the same electoral results with the Action and Solidarit…
18 November 2020
OPINION: Political Experts About Moldova’s 2020 Presidential Elections: “Russia Has Not Lost Its Positions in Moldova.”
Maia Sandu defeated Igor Dodon in the second round of the presidential election. The final preliminary results show that Sandu won with a difference of over 250 thousand votes. ZdG tried to find out the experts…
09 September 2020
The European Commission Will Provide Moldova With a €9 Million Grant
The European Commission will provide Moldova with a €9 million grant support to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and implement the Association Agreement’s reforms, according to a press release on the Parliament&#…