Opinion
OP-ED: Are Russian Troops on the Nistru River a Problem for Moldova?
Moscow cannot forgive President Maia Sandu’s statement on the need to withdraw Russian troops from the breakaway Transnistria region, made right after her election win. The subject is periodically resumed…
14 January 2021
The Early Parliamentary Elections are Coming
At the turn of a new year, we are, politically, at a new crossroads, now that Maia Sandu, the sixth President of Moldova, was inaugurated. The year 2020 is leaving. What was it like? Was it good or bad for Mold…
31 December 2020
A 800,000 Euros Grant from Japan to Fight COVID-19
Japan will provide Moldova with 800,000 euros for the supply of medical equipment. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Aureliu Ciocoi and the Ambassador of Japan to Moldova, Katayama Yoshihiro, signed the Grant Agr…
29 December 2020
Dodon Blames the West for His Defeat
Ex-president Igor Dodon and several Socialist Party deputies visited Moscow. Dodon said there that his defeat in the elections was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, drought in agriculture, and because the West has…
28 December 2020
OP-ED POLL: Why Don’t the Socialists Want Europe Day on May 9?
The Socialists declared war on Europe Day. A group of deputies registered on Monday, in the Parliament, a draft amendment to modify the calendar of commemorative, holiday and rest days in Moldova. According to…
21 December 2020
The Last Days of Igor Dodon’s Presidency
President Dodon will leave in a week, no matter how much the deputy Shor will help him maintain control over the Government and the new parliamentary majority. Will Dodon retire to the household he built since…
19 December 2020
The Zero Sector in the Parliament of Moldova
Last week, Brussels adopted a new Transparency Register. In contrast, the parliamentary majority in Chișinău dismantled the few transparent laws that were left in this compromised legislature, discarding laws t…
18 December 2020
OPINION POLL: Six Years of Investigation in the $1 Billion Theft. Where’s the Billion?
There are new charges in the stolen $1 billion case. The Anticorruption with Prosecutor’s Office for combating organized crime detained on Friday six people, including the former administrator…
12 December 2020
What Do Prosecutors Want to Know from Journalists
At the end of May, ZdG published an article about a case involving two prosecutors and three policemen, detained for a bribe of about 70,000 euros. The article displayed new disclosures, blackmail accusations,…
11 December 2020
Igor Dodon Lost In Court, but It’s Not Enough
On November 30, the Chișinău Court of Appeal ruled that Igor Dodon had issued false and defamatory statements from widespread leaflets and video spots broadcast on several TV stations. A few days later, the Sup…
10 December 2020
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