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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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Moldovan Citizens Who Worked in Italy Will Receive Pensions
- Moldovan Police Department Supports the ODIHR Mission for the Upcoming Presidential Elections
- Moldova Will Receive from Denmark 200,000 Euros to Support Freedom of the Press and Fight Misinformation
- ”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…
- The Courts of Accounts of Moldova and Ukraine Signed a New Cooperation Agreement
- Vlad Filat Resigns from the President Position of the Liberal Democratic Party
- Messages from the Presidents of Estonia, Georgia, and the Leader of the Belarusian Opposition Svetlana Tihanovskaia on the 30th Anniversary of Moldova’s Independence
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
05 December 2021
INVESTIGATION: The National Anticorruption Center Moneylender: New Information on the Multimillion-dollar Fortune of the head of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Institution Empowered to Fight Corruption
Ghenadie Tanas, head of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the National Anticorruption Center, who was recently called from the rostrum of the Parliament “the National Anticorruption Center millionaire in euros”, officially owns about 100 hectares of agricultural land, and his brother and mother own several parking lots belonging to a… Read More
03 December 2020
Four International Institutions Support Health Workers in Moldova’s Transnistrian Region
The United Kingdom, UNDP, WHO and OHCHR support health workers and people from vulnerable groups from the left bank of the Nistru river to overcome the COVID-19 crisis 3 December 2020, Tiraspol. More than 1160…
04 December 2020
The EU Reacted to Moldova’s Latest Legislative Proposals
The European Union came with a message regarding last week’s events in Chisinau. On Thursday, the unofficial Socialist-Shor Parties coalition voted in the Parliament, without respecting the parliamentary…
The Parliament Initiates the Parliamentary Control Over the Activity of the National Anticorruption Center
The activity of the National Anticorruption Center will be subject to parliamentary control. A decision to this effect was approved by Parliament on Thursday, September 9th. 54 deputies voted to initiate parlia…
The ECtHR Ruled in Favor of the Political Party Patria that Was Excluded from the 2014 Parliamentary Race
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a decision in the case of the Political Party Patria that was excluded from the race for the parliamentary elections of November 30, 2014, on the grounds that i…
17 December 2020
STUDY: What Do Judges, Lawyers, and Prosecutors Think about the Justice System Reform Since 2011?
The Justice System Reform in Moldova started in 2011. According to a survey, judges, prosecutors, and lawyers view the justice quality and the reformative impact the same as five years ago, although opinions di…
14 November 2020
Maia’s Debate or Dodon’s Deviation?
The 2020 Moldova presidential debates between Maia Sandu and Igor Dodon, the major candidates in the presidential election, didn’t take place. Depressing autumn weather, coronavirus pandemic, country’s po…
04 February 2021
Do We Have to be Tortured to Become Brave?
Like every other person, I have a list of people I think about every day. Since we cannot think daily about all the people on the planet, no matter how altruistic we may be, we will always keep in our thoughts…