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Is Plahotniuc’ s Castle Falling?
On August 5, the Prosecutor General’s Office decided to start criminal proceedings on the usurpation of state power that took place between June 7 and 14, 2019 under the former government regime, controlled by…
11 August 2019
Yesterday, Stalin Era Deportee Vera Was in the Government’s Sight
On August 7, the Government decided to allocate over 2.4 million lei (€121,469) to the local public administration authorities, for restoring the value of lost goods by paying compensation to persons who…
11 August 2019
Can Moscow Bring Chișinău Oligarchs to Justice?
Moldovan citizens are angry with Vlad Plahotniuc, the former leader of the previous ruling coalition. Under his leadership, Moldova was the poorest state in Europe and became even poorer. In addition to the sto…
11 August 2019
Moscow Issues Arrest Warrant for Plahotniuc
Moscow’ s Tverskoy court has issued an arrest warrant for the former leader of Moldova’s Democratic Party, Vlad Plahotniuc, in absentia. The state prosecutor accused Plahotniuc of organizing a criminal group an…
10 August 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. August 5, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature story takes us to Constituency 18, Orhei, where locals are coming to terms with the fact that their parliamentary depu…
05 August 2019
Can Moldova Learn from the Caracal Case?
Caracal, a little known town in Olt county has become the crime capital of Romania. Here, a number of young women became victims of an alleged serial killer and to this day, no one knows the exact number, or th…
04 August 2019
Plahotniuc’ s Parting Words
After almost a month of silence, toppled oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc has reappeared – but only virtually. On Tuesday he broke his silence with a Facebook message and an official letter brought to Parliament by…
04 August 2019
Questions for the ACUM Bloc
Every stick has two ends. Until June 8, we seriously thought that Vlad Plahotniuc is the biggest problem for Moldova. Over the last seven or eight years people have thought of him as the greatest evil. It…
04 August 2019
So What If He Stole?: A Visit to Shor’s Constituency
“So what if he stole? – but he does something for people!” After visiting Vlad Plahotniuc’ Constituency, ZdG decided to go to Constituency 18, Orhei, which is represented in Parliament by Shor Part…
04 August 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. July 29, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: it’s our anniversary so we’re celebrating with a special e-paper edition of ZdG! We’ll also be introducing the team me…
29 July 2019
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