Society
The Constitutional Court Has Seven New Independent Candidates
The Government, the Parliament and the Superior Council of Magistrates (CSM) selected seven candidates to fill the six vacancies of judges of the Constitutional Court (CC). Three of them, Serghei Țurcan, Nicola…
18 August 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. August 12, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature story breaks down the latest in resignations and paid vacations from Moldova’s Prosecutor General’s Office – where tho…
12 August 2019
Prosecutor’s Office Sees Sudden Resignations – and Vacations
Several prosecutors holding leadership positions under the rule of the Democratic Party (PDM) government resigned or took leave following the recent regime change in Moldova. The latest resignation came on Augu…
12 August 2019
Moldovan- Russian Relations During Putin’s Two Decades in Power
On August 9, Vladimir Putin has been in power in the Russian Federation for the last twenty years without interruption. On this occasion, ZDG asks some experts and opinion leaders how Vladimir Putin’s time in p…
11 August 2019
POLL/The Case of Usurpation of State Power. What are the Odds?
On August 5, the General Prosecutor’s Office ordered the opening of a criminal case on the usurpation of state power that took place under the former Democratic Party government from June 7-14, 2019. “The…
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
Taxpayers Can See How Their Money Is Spent
On August 6, the Ministry of Finance has launched an online platform through which anyone can see the data on the state budget. The budget portal.mf.gov.md is a tool through which the Executive aims to ensure b…
08 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
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