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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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Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Yves Le Drian Meets Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicu Popescu, in Chișinău
- The Central Electoral Commission Requested the Court to Remove the Shor Party Candidate from the Electoral Race for the Mayor Position of Bălți. She is Accused of Using Undeclared Funds in Her Electoral Campaign
- The Suspended Head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, Viorel Morari, Was Detained
- PRESS RELEASE: EU Highlights the Need for Continued Implementation of the Reform Agenda Strasbourg, 19 October 2021
- The Intelligence and Security Service Seized Goods Worth 40,000 Euros Introduced Into the Country through the Transnistrian Region
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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…
Face Mask – a Cash Cow for Moldovan Businesses
19 July 2020
- Moldova Has an Increased Number of COVID-19 Infection Cases
- Parliament Rejected the Simple Motion of No-Confidence Initiated by the Bloc of Communists and Socialists against the Ministry of Health
- ”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”
A Final Decision on Prime Minister’s Appointment
22 February 2021
09 September 2021
The Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, will Visit Chișinău on September 10
The Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, comes to Chișinău on Friday, September 10, at the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Vlad Kulminski. The Ukrainian official, according to the Office of Reintegration Policy, will have meetings with Prime Minister Natalia… Read More
03 June 2021
A Judge Fights for a Higher Pension: ”When Everyone Applies, Why Shouldn’t I?”
Dozens of judges and hundreds of prosecutors have obtained higher pensions in recent years after they filed lawsuits against the National Social Insurance House. Anatolie Țurcan, a magistrate at the Supreme Cou…
25 February 2021
The Thieves of Moldova’s Future
Moldova is being robbed of its people from state-owned and private institutions. From all professional areas and workplaces. It happens that the man is at his workplace, doing his job, and receives a call or a…
EDITORIAL: Will the European Prosecutor’s Office take Care of the Moldovan Corrupt Officials?
People keep complaining to ZdG on a daily basis. A school bus donated by Romania disappeared and the children were left without transport, one of them was injured on the way; the wood donated by the Dutch to th…
Deputies Suspected of Corruption, Illicit Enrichment, or Money Laundering Could Remain Without Immunity Without Parliament’s Approval
Deputies accused of corruption, influence peddling, abuse of power, illicit enrichment, and money laundering will be deprived of immunity, arrested, and detained without notifying Parliament. The magistrates of…
19 March 2021
Shor Party Deputies Investigated in the Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud
The Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo requested the Parliament today to lift the immunity of the Shor Party deputies Petru Jardan and Denis Ulanov. The two are investigated in the billion-dollar bank fraud…
14 November 2021
EXPERT: The Voice of Civil Society on the 100 Days of Gavrilița Government
November 14 marks 100 days of the activity of the Government of Moldova headed by Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița. Upon taking office, the Cabinet announced that it will prioritize four areas in the first mont…
20 September 2021
President Maia Sandu will Pay an Official Visit to New York
The representatives of the Presidency issued on Saturday, September 18, a press release informing that President Maia Sandu will pay an official visit to New York, USA, between September 21-22. During the visit…