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The Volume of New Loans in July 2020 Was Around 14 Percent More Than in July 2019
According to the National Bank, the share of loans offered in national currency was 72.2 percent of the total amount, and in foreign currency – 25.2 percent, and loans related to the exchange rate of fore…
22 August 2020
Nicolae Vicol, the Former Head of the State Tax Service, Tried in a Corruption Case from 2013
Nicolae Vicol, the former head of the State Tax Service, may return to Moldova after more than five years. The Chișinău Court of Appeal revoked the preventive measure regarding him after overturning the sentenc…
21 August 2020
A Woman with Cancer Was Allegedly Forced to Pay Around 400 Euros in Bribes to the Team of Surgeons for an Operation. A Doctor from the Oncology Institute, Detained
A surgeon from the Oncological Institute was recently detained by the National Anticorruption Center officers and anti-corruption prosecutors on suspicion of passive corruption. He was reported by a patient, wh…
21 August 2020
Bogdan Zumbreanu, former head of National Anticorruption Center, sued the Parliament and asked the court to reinstate him to office
The former head of the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) sues the Parliament of Moldova and demands his old position back. The Parliament is in the power of electing the head of the Center, as stated in the…
21 August 2020
UNICEF Delivers a Batch of Personal Protective Equipment to Frontline Health Care Workers and Border Police
UNICEF delivered a batch of personal protective equipment for front-line workers in the health care system, as well as for border police employees. Assistance includes 100,000 surgical masks, 20,000 visors, and…
21 August 2020
The Bălți Court of Appeal Issued the Irrevocable Decision, Granting the Pimp Shalun an Early Release from Prison
Alexandru Covali, alias Shalun was granted an early release from prison in the case in which he was sentenced to 19 years in prison on five charges, including child trafficking, human trafficking, and pimping.&…
20 August 2020
Moldova’s Government Allocated €5.07 Million More to the Farmers Affected by the Drought
On August 19, the Government approved a draft decision, allocating €5.07 million to pay compensations to the farmers, who had suffered from droughts. The money was allocated from the Executive Intervention Fund…
19 August 2020
Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR on Amending the Electoral Code, the Code of Offenses, and the Code of Audiovisual Media Service
The Ministry of Justice received the urgent joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR aiming to amend the Electoral Code, the Code of Offenses, and the Code of Audiovisual Media Service. Accordi…
19 August 2020
Supreme Court Released a Former Prosecutor Caught with Bribery
After the Bălți Court of Appeal sentenced the former prosecutor Corneliu Gheras to seven years in prison, the Supreme court of Justice released the former prosecutor from custody, sending his case for retrial.
19 August 2020
Five Candidates, Including a Former Prosecutor, Passed the Written Test for the Position of Integrity Inspector of the National Integrity Authority
The National Integrity Authority organized the written test of the competition for filling the position of integrity inspector. According to the National Integrity Authority, five candidates were admitted to th…
18 August 2020
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