Ziarul de Garda / English version

01/07/2022

Record high prices for energy and food are directly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin’s immoral and disastrous decision to invade Ukraine has led inexorably to soaring inflation across Europe and the world. If you are struggling to make ends meet as inflation reaches 30% in Moldova, blame Vladimir Putin.

Innocent Ukrainians are suffering the military effects of Russia’s war against their country, but innocent citizens of the entire world are suffering the economic effects. That includes Moldovans. Record high prices for energy and food are directly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Kreml

01/03/2022

Roskomnadzor, Russia's Federal Communications, Information Technology, and Media Surveillance Service, ordered Ziarul de Gardă to delete an article about Russia’s war on Ukraine and asked Internet operators to block ZdG’s website.
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Roskomnadzor (Federal Communications, Information Technology, and Media Surveillance Service) ordered Ziarul de Gardă to delete an article about Russia's war on Ukraine and asked Internet operators to block ZdG's website. Ziarul de Gardă's editorial office received a summons on several e-mails st

18/01/2022

Transitions Magazine republished ZdG interview

Moldovan President Maia Sandu, one of the leading liberal, pro-Western voices in Eastern Europe, just finished up her first year in office. From Ziarul de Garda. After studies at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and working for the World Bank and the UN Development Program, Maia ...

06/01/2022

The first days of 2022 brought us great news. Ziarul de Gardă registered an absolute record of subscribers: 13,950!
It's the largest number of subscribers we've ever had and it's due to our loyal community, interested in democracy, fighting corruption & respect for human rights.

23/12/2021

EDITORIAL: The Superpower of Ziarul de Gardă
”On December 23, the last issue of the ZdG printed edition in 2021 appeared. It was a difficult year for Moldova, for its citizens, and for us. Lawsuits, limited access to information, threats from the corrupt.”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8947

On Thursday, December 23, the last issue of the printed edition of Ziarul de Gardă in 2021 appeared. It was a difficult year for Moldova, for its citizens, and for us. Lawsuits, limited access to information, countless requests from readers, threats from the corrupt, half of the editorial staff inf...

23/12/2021

The EU supports the economic growth of seven localities in Moldova through the financial assistance of 2.6 million euros, Government representatives announced on Wednesday, December 22nd.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8944

The EU supports the economic growth of seven localities in Moldova through the financial assistance of 2.6 million euros, Government representatives announced on Wednesday, December 22nd. According to the Executive, the award ceremony for the seven mayoralties of Moldova took place today within t

23/12/2021

BREAKING NEWS: Ilan Shor Left Without Parliamentary Immunity. The Parliament approved the nine requests submitted by the interim general prosecutor Dumitru Robu regarding the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of the Shor Party deputy.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8941

The runaway deputy of the parliament Ilan Shor remains without parliamentary immunity and could be arrested and tried. On Thursday, December 23, the Parliament approved the nine requests submitted by the interim general prosecutor Dumitru Robu regarding the approval of the lifting of the parliamenta

17/12/2021

Full speech by Moldovan President Maia Sandu at the Sixth Eastern Partnership Summit.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8934

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, gave a speech in Brussels on Wednesday, December 15, during the Sixth Summit of the Eastern Partnership. During the speech, the head of state spoke about the elections, the reform of the judiciary, the support provided by the European Union, but

17/12/2021

ZdG won three awards at the “Journalists of the Year 2021” Gala. The Center for Independent Journalism and the Committee on Press Freedom nominated Journalists of the Year 2021. In the 27th edition, there were ten awards in six different categories.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8929

The Center for Independent Journalism and the Committee on Press Freedom nominated Journalists of the Year 2021. Ten awards were given in six categories at the annual press club, the 27th edition held on December 16 in a mixed format. Ziarul de Gardă won three awards, namely Victoria Borodin, Ali

17/12/2021

Prosecutor General Dumitru Robu submitted nine requests to the Parliament requesting to waive the immunity of the fugitive deputy Ilan Shor, his detention, arrest, search, and prosecution, being charged with several crimes.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8926

Prosecutor General Dumitru Robu submitted nine requests to the Parliament on Thursday requesting to waive the immunity of the fugitive deputy Ilan Shor, his detention, arrest, search and prosecution being accused based on several articles of the Penal Code of Moldova. "This morning, 9 requests we

16/12/2021

Joint Declaration signed by the Presidents of Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine on the Sixth Eastern Partnership Summit: “We call on the EU to support the sovereign choice of our states”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8923

President Maia Sandu, the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabashvili, and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the joint statement of the Associated Trio on the Sixth Summit of the Eastern Partnership. "We recognize that the dramatic changes in the situation in the EaP and Black Sea

16/12/2021

EDITORIAL: ”The Action and Solidarity Party shows character. Marina Tauber, Shor’s candidate in Bălți, was eliminated from the race for the use of undeclared funds. Tauber was not penalized for being inconvenient, but because the law requires it.”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8850

The Action and Solidarity Party shows character. Marina Tauber, the candidate of the Shor Political Party in the second round of local elections in Bălți, was eliminated from the race for the use of undeclared funds in the campaign. A similar case occurred in the 2016 presidential elections with I...

16/12/2021

INVESTIGATION: Tatiana Avasiloaie, the magistrate accused by the Integrity Authority of illicit enrichment and investigated in a criminal case, continues to do justice, to issue decisions, including in cases concerning acts of the Integrity Authority.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8848

Tatiana Avasiloaie, the magistrate of the Chișinău Court, Râșcani headquarters, who appears in a National Integrity Authority conclusion as well as in a criminal case for illicit enrichment, continues to do justice. Tatiana Avasiloaie, who owns a penthouse in the center of Chișinău, about whic...

13/12/2021

“After almost two years of pause, the train that connected the heart of Moldova with that of Romania resumes its activity,” said the director of the Public Property Agency, Eugeniu Cozonac.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8876

"After almost two years of pause, the train that connected the heart of Moldova with that of Romania resumes its activity. Maybe, in the beginning, this race will not bring great resources in the budget of the State Enterprise "Moldovan Railway," but it will certainly generate a lot of joy for the c

13/12/2021

President Maia Sandu will attend the Sixth Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on 14 and 15 December.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8873

President Maia Sandu will attend the Sixth Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on 14 and 15 December. According to an information note from the Presidency, during the visit, several meetings are planned with the Heads of State and Government of the EEA and EU countries, as well as with senior

07/12/2021

ECHR made public on December 7, the decision in the case of former Prime Minister Vladimir Filat against Moldova: ”Vlad Filat’s presumption of innocence was not violated during the 2015 parliamentary session when his parliamentary immunity was lifted.”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8845

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) made public on Tuesday, December 7, the decision in the case of former Prime Minister Vladimir Filat against Moldova. Thus, the ECHR found that former Prime Minister Vlad Filat's presumption of innocence was not violated during the 2015 parliamentary session

06/12/2021

On December 9, 2021, at 12.00, on the International Anti-Corruption Day, Ziarul de Gardă opens a thematic exhibition at the National Museum of History, entitled “Corruption in Moldova. 30 years of struggle.”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8823

On December 9, 2021, at 12.00, on the International Anti-Corruption Day, Ziarul de Gardă opens a thematic exhibition at the National Museum of History, entitled “Corruption in Moldova. 30 years of struggle." The exhibition is a timeline of the history of over 3 decades of Moldova, which combines

02/12/2021

Ombudswoman, Natalia Moloșag, submitted her resignation after being seen at official events organized by the Office of the Ombudswoman with a citizen whom she had previously defended in court and who was sentenced for pimping in 2017. ”This was a mistake and the reputation of the People’s Advocate institution is suffering,” said the Action and Solidarity Party deputy, Dan Perciun.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8814

The Ombudswoman, Natalia Moloșag, announces that on Thursday, December 2, she submitted her resignation to the Parliament. She was asked to resign after being seen several times in public, including at official events organized by the Office of the Ombudswoman, with a citizen whom she had previousl...

02/12/2021

The Central Electoral Commission requested the Court to remove the Shor Party candidate from the electoral race for the mayor position of Bălți. Tauber is accused of using undeclared funds in her electoral campaign.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8811

The Central Electoral Commission requested on December 1 the Bălți Court to remove Marina Tauber, the candidate of the Shor Political Party, from the electoral race for the mayor position of Bălți municipality. She is accused of using undeclared funds in her electoral campaign. Tauber requested ...

02/12/2021

Olga Bondarciuc, the notary who worked for Plahotniuc, Shor, Platon, and who provided notary services to the former President Igor Dodon, applied for political asylum in Belgium. On September 28, Bondarciuc had been detained in Belgium by Interpol.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8806

Olga Bondarciuc, a notary involved in the authentication of several documents concerning the affairs of Vladimir Plahotniuc, Ilan Shor, and Veaceslav Platon and who allegedly provided notary services for the former President of Moldova Igor Dodon, applied for political asylum in Belgium. On Septemb

01/12/2021

The Integrity Authority accuses the former deputy Serghei Sîrbu of illicit enrichment and orders the confiscation of his unjustified wealth that amounts to 95,000.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8799

The National Integrity Authority concluded the wealth control procedure on behalf of the former member of the Parliament, Serghei Sîrbu, and ordered the confiscation of the "unjustified wealth" of the former deputy in the amount of 95,000 euros. In the finding, the integrity inspector ordered the

01/12/2021

The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu will participate in the 28th annual meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, which will take place from 1 to 3 December, in Stockholm, Sweden.
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The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu will participate in the 28th annual meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which will take place from 1 to 3 December, in Stockholm, Sweden. During

01/12/2021

After almost 10 years, the case related to the 150,000 euros bribe given for the Deputy Minister position at the Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure was sent to court.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8793

The case related to the bribe of 150,000 euros of a former deputy minister from the Greceanîi Government given to former activists of the Democratic Party for the Deputy Minister position in the Ministry of Transport and Road in the Filat Government was sent to the cour after almost 10 years. Rep

01/12/2021

OPINION POLL: Is Amnesty an Option for Moldova? Parliament prepares amnesty for 1,723 prisoners on the 30th anniversary of Moldova’s independence. The amnesty will not apply to those who have committed serious crimes and corruption-related offenses.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8756

Parliament prepares amnesty for 1,723 prisoners on the 30th anniversary of Moldova's independence. The amnesty will not apply to those who have committed particularly or exceptionally serious crimes, as well as corruption and corruption-related offenses. There are several voices in society opposing

01/12/2021

EDITORIAL: ”For 30 years, a right-wing party comes to rule Moldova only in 2021. Otherwise, Moscow ruled through its “bailiffs” according to its own rules. State banditry and corruption are not mere crimes, but Moscow’s undeclared wars against Moldova.”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8758

It is excluded that Moldova should have no place in top ratings. There must be something that she can be noticed for and be made visible except for theft and corruption. It’s high time. If, for 30 years, stunned by the red guerrillas of the Kremlin, we have opposed to being Romania, with all that ...

01/12/2021

The Case of the Young Man Harassed in the Army, after Finding out About His Sexual Identity: “I deserve respect and a chance for happiness.”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8786

“I decided not to return. I deserve respect and a chance for happiness," states a young man harassed in the army after it was found out that he is gay. The young soldier says he has struggled to cope with the degrading and humiliating treatment he has been subjected to on a daily basis in recent m...

01/12/2021

During an official visit to Brussels, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița, together with the Prime Minister of Georgia and the Prime Minister of Ukraine, had a meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8789

During the official visit to Brussels, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița, together with the Prime Minister of Georgia and the Prime Minister of Ukraine, had a meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, announced the representatives of the Government. The Heads of

25/11/2021

Judge Alexandru Gheorghieș, former president of the Bălți Court of Appeal, was detained being investigated for illicit enrichment. He gave a modest apartment for a luxury house and registered a Mercedes worth over 50,000 euros on an employee’s son.
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8681

Judge Alexandru Gheorghieș, the former president of the Bălți District Court of Appeal, was detained for 72 hours, being criminally investigated for illicit enrichment. ZdG found that the criminal case on behalf of the magistrate is based on the transactions set up by the Gheorghieș family with ...

25/11/2021

EDITORIAL: ”100 days after the Gavrilița Government took office, the left still cannot recover. They failed to become a strong, qualified, and well-intentioned opposition. The main idea is that if you have a strong opposition, you get a strong Government.”
https://www.zdg.md/en/?p=8676

Not everything changes over time ... 100 days after the Gavrilița Government took office and four months after the last parliamentary elections, the opposition cannot recover from the electoral paralysis of July 11th. Neither the extra-parliamentary one (except Dignity and Truth Party), nor the par...