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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 Most Untrusted Politicians in Moldova
- The Parliament Will Vote in the Next Sitting the Draft Decision on the Appointment of Judge Viorica Puică to the Supreme Court of Justice
- OPINION POLL: The War on the Nistru River is Kept Away From School. Why?
- Moldova Registers 501 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection
- ”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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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…
Moldovan and Portuguese Ministers of Foreign Affairs met in New York
22 September 2021
- A Former Prosecutor from the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office Charged with Fraud and Excess of Power
- ”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
Undermined Victory Over the Coronavirus Cases
21 March 2021
Ukraine Allocated 20,000 Port Authorizations for Moldova
08 August 2021
20 July 2021
STUDY: Half of the Imported Diesel in Moldova is Sold Illegally
The expert in economic policies from IDIS Viitorul, Veaceslav Ioniță, stated that the gray market for the sale of petroleum products, especially diesel, is growing. According to the expert, oil companies currently sell almost half of diesel, about 46%, to various companies for their consumption, only that most of these… Read More
19 July 2020
Face Mask – a Cash Cow for Moldovan Businesses
The coronavirus outbreak in Moldova triggered a face mask crisis. The crisis was also fueled by a governmental decision issued at the end of February. The decision listed medical masks as socially important pro…
15 January 2021
Letters From Our Readers
Dumitru Cernea is 86 years old. He dedicated 57 years of his life to the work of an engineer. He is now retired and currently lives in Chișinău. He is one of the 10,000 subscribers of Ziarul de Gardă. One day,…
MILAN CRIME AND MOLDOVAN INJUSTICE
Moldovan justice released the perpetrator of “Milan crime” nine years ahead from his 20-year detention. In November 2007, in Milan, Italy, Moldovan Vasile Coceban, together with his fiancée and five…
INFOGRAPHIC: Exports of Goods of Moldova in the First Five Months of 2021, Increasing by 12.7% Compared to 2020
Exports of Moldova in the first five months of 2021 in January-May amounted to 1104.7 million US dollars, a value higher by 12.7%, compared to 2020, according to data presented by the National Bureau of Statist…
24 October 2021
EDITORIAL: Is Dodon’s Escape being Postponed?
The old Romanian saying “Running away is shameful, but useful” has, of late, become commonplace among our politicians. Plahotniuc fled and Shor fled, as well as Platon and many others. Will Dodon run away? He s…
09 August 2021
Latvia Donates Another Batch of Vaccines to Moldova
Moldova received another batch of 30,000 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 type AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria). The doses have been provided free of charge by Latvia and are to be distributed proportionally in all vac…
09 June 2021
A Former Health Minister and the Deputy Director of Procurement Agency Were Detained for Rigging Healthcare Tenders
The Deputy Director of the Public Procurement Agency Ghenadie Grib and the former Health Minister Svetlana Cebotari were detained for 72 hours following raids conducted on Monday, June 7 at the Republican Blood…