Society
Moldova’s Extradition of Turkish Citizens: One Year Later
Almost one year has passed since seven Turkish citizens working at a high school were extradited from the Republic of Moldova. Since then, their case was brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR…
09 September 2019
Why is the Prosecutor’s Office Investigating Plahotniuc’s 2011 Transactions?
Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the legality of the 2011 transactions of former Democratic Party leader Vlad Plahotniuc. The declaration from the Prosecutor’s Office came af…
09 September 2019
Op-Ed: How to Fight Plutocracy
Even in developing democracies, political institutions remain vulnerable to capture by the super-rich. Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have many things in common. Their political systems are much more open than th…
09 September 2019
ECtHR Rules Against Moldova and Russia in Six Human Rights Cases From the Transnistrian Region
The European Court of Human Rights announced its decision regarding six cases against Moldova and the Russian Federation, concerning human rights violations in the Transnistrian region. The Court has ordered th…
09 September 2019
President Dodon’s Brother Becomes Co-owner of Another Russian Company
In July 2019, President Igor Dodon’s younger brother, Alexandru Dodon, became business partners with Igor Chaika, the son of Russia’s Prosecutor General. Now, he appears to be deepening his ties to Chaika, as t…
09 September 2019
Farewell, Summer
Yesterday, autumn air made its way through the newsroom’s windows. Tired of the infernal heat of the last few weeks, we all were trying to enjoy the coolness of a new season. When you say “farewell,” you try to…
08 September 2019
Starting from Rock Bottom at the Chișinău Airport
I just learned from an article in the foreign press that the Moon has already been populated. A spacecraft landing on the Moon on a research mission accidentally spilled a container with tardigrades that the sp…
08 September 2019
Moldova Among the Largest Fruit Exporters to the Romanian Market
Moldova is one of the largest fruit exporters to Romania’s fruit market. In 2018, Moldova exported 118,000 tons of grapes, 94,000 tons of plums and 186,000 tons of apples to Romania. According to th…
04 September 2019
U.S. National Security Adviser Arrives in Chișinău
The U.S. national security adviser, John Bolton arrived in Chișinău this morning, on August 29. In Chișinău he met with Prime Minister Maia Sandu, and discussed about recent economic developments and policies p…
29 August 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. August 26, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature offers an examination of the ongoing murder/suicide investigation into the death of businessman Iurii Luncaşu – a man…
26 August 2019
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