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HAPPENING THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greetings from Chi\u015fin\u0103u! Here\u2019s what\u2019s happening this week: it\u2019s our anniversary so we\u2019re celebrating with a special e-paper edition of  ZdG<\/a>! We\u2019ll also be introducing the team members from our newsroom and sharing what readers say they love about our reporting. But first, this week\u2019s feature brings you a case study of how Vladimir Plahotniuc and Ilan Shor managed to clean up their assets before Moldovan law enforcement initiated sequesters. ZdG\u2019s Politics Editor examines how the results of Ukraine\u2019s parliamentary elections continue an anti-oligarch trend in the region, while our Editor-in-Chief issues a warning about the dangers of party switchers. Looking back, Executive Director Alina Radu reflects on what ZdG has gained and lost during fifteen years of investigative reporting. In the Foreign Brief, we follow Prime Minister Sandu on her second trip to Brussels and give you all the updates on international financing and support for reforms. Plus, a breakdown of the latest report on reform implementation from the Council of Europe\u2019s anti-corruption body, GRECO. We also share an exclusive interview with Moldova\u2019s new Minister of Health, expert opinions on whether or not Plahotniuc will be extradited and a quick guide to ZdG\u2019s top investigative stories since 2004. And as always, we have our roundup of news and analysis about Moldova from around the world. All of that and more in this week\u2019s newsletter. Happy reading!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THIS WEEK\u2019S FEATURE<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JUSTICE AFTER KROLL<\/strong>: A year and a half ago, Moldovan law enforcement authorities received a copy of the Kroll 2 report, which revealed a number of firms that had benefited from the 2014 bank fraud, robbing the country of billions of dollars. According to the report, these firms had ties to Moldova\u2019s leading oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, as well as businessman and politician Ilan Shor \u2013 both of whom recently fled abroad and have yet to be brought to justice. In the meantime, Plahotniuc has managed to liquidate one of the companies in question, and alienate some of the most luxurious properties his other companies owned. Shor was also able to alienate companies named in the report before law enforcement authorities sequestered these holdings. In other words, Plahotniuc and Shor were given a window of opportunity to clean up their assets \u2013 and they both leapt at the opportunity. ZdG reveals how they did it in this week\u2019s feature case study<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FROM THE EDITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANTI-OLIGARCH WIN<\/strong>: Anti-oligarch sentiment has fueled popular support for Ukraine\u2019s new President Volodymyr Zelensky, just as it swept out the Democratic Party Government in Moldova last month. On July 21, President Zelensky\u2019s Servant of the People party won the Ukrainian parliamentary elections with nearly 44 percent of the vote. None of the long-established parties or nationalist formations were the preferred candidates of the Ukrainian people, with three of the five parties that made it into parliament being new to politics. But ZdG\u2019s Politics Editor Petru Grozavu asks<\/a>, is this really a win for the Ukrainian people?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW POWER BEWARE:<\/strong>\u00a0Chi\u015fin\u0103u may have a new government in power, but if they want to govern honestly, transparently and openly, they need to beware of the old order and their tricks. Moldovan politicians are known for switching sides \u2013 and those who fear they are on their way out may try sidling up to the new government. \u201cParty switchers will always remain party switchers,\u201dwarns ZdG\u2019s Editor-in-Chief<\/a>, Aneta Grosu.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 YEARS OF ZDG<\/strong>: Since 2004, ZdG\u2019s newsroom have been working against the odds to deliver investigative reporting on Moldova. What started out as a small team with little money and a limited circulation has grown into an investigative weekly that people rely on for independent reporting on corruption and rights violations. Looking back, Executive Director Alina Radu examines what ZdG has gained and lost<\/a> over the past 15 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE FOREIGN BRIEF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANDU VISITS BRUSSELS<\/strong>: On July 24, Prime Minister Maia Sandu attended an in-depth meeting with members of the European Parliament\u2019s Committee on Foreign Affairs. \u201cWe want you to see Moldova differently as of now, as a country that wants to be like E.U. countries not in rhetoric but in what it does day to day,\u201d said Prime Minister Sandu during her second visit to Brussels<\/a> this month. Sandu underscored the importance of justice reforms, finding the perpetrators of the multi-billion dollar bank fraud, and implementing the E.U. Association Agreement. Meanwhile, the Foreign Affairs MEPs reiterated their strong support for Moldova\u2019s new government and the continuation of crucial rule of law reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E.U. FINANCING<\/strong>: In Brussels, Prime Minister Maia Sandu and European Enlargement Commissioner  Johannes Hahn signed three financing agreement<\/a> amounting to \u20ac40 million. The funds are aimed at tackling corruption, supporting community development and funding Moldova\u2019s participation in various E.U. projects. On July 23, the European Commission reinstated budget support assistance to Moldova<\/a>, with \u20ac14.5 million being dedicated to implementing the E.U.-Moldova free trade agreement, financing vocational education training and advancing the visa liberalization action plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JUSTICE REFORMS<\/strong>: Past attempts at reforming Moldova\u2019s justice system have floundered despite international support, but Prime Minister Sandu is reassuring the country\u2019s international partners that this time things will change. \u201cOur objective is to irreversibly reform justice and ensure the independence of state institutions,\u201d the Prime Minister said during a forum on justice reform<\/a> in Chi\u015fin\u0103u on July 23. The U.S. Ambassador to Moldova, Dereck J. Hogan, expressed his country\u2019s willingness to expand their support for judicial development, including reforming the penitentiary system and improving access to legal assistance. \u201cWe, as international partners, were disappointed when we saw that the reforms were not being implemented,\u201d added the Chief of the E.U. Delegation to Chi\u015fin\u0103u, Peter Michalko, \u201cWe will continue to try to change this situation.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CORRUPTION PREVENTION<\/strong>: The Council of Europe\u2019s anti-corruption body, GRECO, is calling on the Moldovan authorities to step up efforts aimed at preventing corruption among members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. In a new report published on July 24<\/a>, GRECO evaluated the degree to which anti-corruption reforms had been implemented since 2016, noting that the country has only complied with four of the anti-corruption body\u2019s 18 recommendations. Read the full report here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZDG INVESTIGATES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW<\/strong>: \u201cI will declare another war \u2013 one on corruption and informal payments,\u201d said Ala Nemerenco, Moldova\u2019s new Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protections. The new Health Minister has already set her top three priorities, making plans to pay salaries, invest in human capital and improve the quality of medicines. But will this be enough to tackle corruption and hold Moldova\u2019s  health care professionals accountable? ZdG investigates the future of reforms to Moldova\u2019s health care system in this exclusive interview<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING PLAHOTNIUC<\/strong>: Moldova\u2019s Minister of Internal Affairs, Andrei N\u0103stase, has requested that the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office issue an arrest warrant for former Democratic Party leader Vlad Plahotniuc. Along with Prime Minister Sandu, N\u0103stase is calling for an international search for the oligarch on charges of money laundering and usurping the state. But will Plahotniuc be extradited and serve jail time? ZdG asks the experts<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEST OF THE BEST<\/strong>: For the past fifteen years ZdG has been investigating corruption and breaking Moldova\u2019s biggest stories. To celebrate our fifteenth anniversary, we bring you a roundup of our top investigative reporting<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOLDOVA IN WORLD NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRUSSELS VS MOSCOW<\/strong>: With political and geopolitical changes happening fast, the European Union is facing new challenges in Moldova \u2013 and so is Russia. Kremlin friendly President Igor Dodon is aiming for re-election in 2020, so for Balkan Insight<\/a>, Madalin Necsutu examines whether or not his ties to Moscow really benefit  Chi\u015fin\u0103u. Meanwhile, for OpenDemocracy<\/a>, Mihai-Razvan Croman explains why \u201cthe orientation of EU foreign policy will be crucial for the future trajectory of Moldova.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RULE OF LAW<\/strong>: The Parliament of Moldova has elected two new constitutional court judges<\/a>. The remaining four judges have yet to be appointed to replace the six who stepped down in June following accusations of politically motivated decision making in favour of the then ruling Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Moldovan law enforcement authorities have issued a national arrest warrant for businessman and politician Ilan Shor<\/a> for his involvement in the billion dollar bank fraud of 2014. For more on legal accountability, check out Moldova\u2019s standing in the 2019 Rule of Law Index<\/a> from the World Justice Project.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RUSSIAN LAUNDROMAT<\/strong>: The German Marshall Fund of the United States<\/a> examines the most important lessons from the Russian Laundromat \u2013  a five-year financial scheme that allegedly saw at least $20 billion sent from Russian banks to be \u201ccleaned\u201d through Moldindconbank in Moldova. This money was then sent to banks around the world, putting a small bank from a small country at the center of a global scam.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NAFTOGAZ<\/strong>: Ukraine\u2019s national oil and gas company Naftogaz is hoping to sign an agreement with Moldova<\/a> (\u201cin accordance with European rules\u201d) that would allow for gas imports from Europe to be transmitted and stored using Ukrainian infrastructure. “The use of Ukrainian storage facilities guarantees our neighbor\u2019s energy security and protects them from Gazprom’s unpredictable and politically motivated behavior,\u201d wrote the head of the board of Naftogaz, Andriy Kobolyev. A new contract between Moldovagaz and Russia\u2019s Gazprom is set to begin in 2020.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINE COUNTRY<\/strong>: Why isn\u2019t Moldova more well known for its wines? Forbes has the answer<\/a>. Here\u2019s what you need to know about Moldova\u2019s 100,00 hectares of vines and the country\u2019s long history of wine making \u2013 just in time for planning your summer vacation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPOTTED THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEDIA FREEDOM<\/strong>: The OSCE\u2019s Representative on Media Freedom, Harlem Desire, appeared before U.S. Congress<\/a> on July 25, to assess the \u201cfragile state of media freedom within the OSCE region.\u201d While in Washington, Mr. Desire met with representatives from Freedom House<\/a> to discuss media freedom developments in Moldova, Ukraine and other countries in Europe and Eurasia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEET THE TEAM<\/strong>: You may already have heard about the team behind ZdG\u2019s English language newsletter, but to celebrate our fifteenth anniversary, let us introduce you to the rest of the newsroom<\/a>! ZdG\u2019s team members in Chi\u015fin\u0103u drew lots and wrote introductions for each other, so our readers can get to know all of them a little bit better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHARING THE LOVE<\/strong>: On July 19, ZdG hosted an international conference to mark our fifteenth anniversary. Journalists and media managers from other countries in the region came together with diplomats and experts on media, transparency and anti-corruption to help us celebrate fifteen years of investigative reporting on Moldova. To mark the occasion, we asked our readers to share what they love about ZdG \u2013 here\u2019s what they said in response<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\nThank you for your continued interest! To keep up with our Moldova coverage throughout the week, you can follow us on Twitter @ZiarulDe<\/a> or at zdg.md\/eng<\/a> for our latest stories in English. More subscription options coming soon. Until next week!\u2013 Daniela Bechet,  Cristina Carmanu, Maksym Eristavi, Eilish Hart and others from the ZdG Newsroom. Created with support from the Russian Language News Exchange. \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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