Foreigners with Euro in policemen’s trap

The fact you don’t know the law pulls you in the trap of policemen. There are also foreign citizens among the victims of policemen. In their cases, “the transaction” is made not in lei, but in euros. After bribing policemen with a lot of money, foreigners say they will never come back to the Republic of Moldova. At the same time, the heads of police wonder why people who face such situations don’t trust the employees of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). continue

Investigative

Illegalities quashed in the file of an ex-minister

While thousands of people wait for years to receive from the state a place to live, some of the privileged ones get apartments from public money, going over the lines. This happens while both categories of people live in the same country, on the grounds of the same laws. continue

Investigative

Ten thousand citizens ended up with justice only «on paper»

On September 23rd, the ECHR has sentenced for the 43rd time the Republic of Moldova for the non-execution of judicial decisions. This time, the Government will pay over 33 thousand Euros to a former deportee. Ten years ago, the Orhei court compelled the Local Council to give Boris Prepelita his house back, confiscated by the soviet authorities. It was only in the Court of Strasbourg that this case was solved. continue

Editorial

Why do so Many Westerners Want to Visit Transdniestr?

Stories of people trafficking, smuggling and arms dealing in Transdniestr litter Western newspapers; indeed, the separatist state receives just as much, if not more media coverage than the rest of Moldova, every so often a new article will appear further strengthening its unwanted moniker as the ‘black hole of Europe’, yet for some unknown reason the schismatic state holds a strange draw for intrepid travellers looking for somewhere different to visit.
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People

Tennis and Charity for Moldovans

Denis is 16-years-old and lives in Chişinău. Like so many children in Moldova today, both of his parents have gone abroad in search of work, leaving him and his twin sister behind. Yet Denis has cerebral palsy and is just one of the thousands of disabled children who have slipped through the net of the country’s nascent public healthcare system. He was unable to walk until he was three-years-old and is currently looked after by his sister, yet thanks to the tireless efforts of the British author and comedian Tony Hawks and the Hippocrates Centre, the quality of Denis’ life, like the hundreds of other children who have visited the clinic, has been drastically improved.
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Investigative

Money for Distressed People in Two Accounts

Ever since the government starting collecting money for those affected by the recent floods, everyday, in a special account opened by the Ministry of Finance, over one million lei has been donated. Yet at the same time and for the same purpose, the Ministry of Construction and Territorial Development also announced that it has opened a bank account for victims of the floods. Even though the means and methods for giving out this money have not yet been decided, the authorities affirm that this process will be open and fair, yet some experts doubt this and suspect that the government will not miss out on an opportunity to create a positive pre-election image for itself.
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Social

A Case of Theft Investigated for 10 years

Ten years ago, the flat of Ivan Valcu from Chişinău was burgled by a neighbour who was still a minor at the time. The man contacted the police, hoping his losses would be recovered, and the burglar caught yet… the expectations of Valcu have so far not been met. Material interests, he said, are above the law.
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Exclusive

British Deputy Head of Mission Visits Ziarul de Gardă

Last week the British Deputy Head of Mission, HMA John Mitchell, took time out of his busy schedule to visit the offices of Ziarul de Gardă.

Arriving from the British Embassy in Chişinău, Mr Mitchell met with reporters from Ziarul de Gardă, including Briton Mark Gilbey, to discuss over coffee a variety of topics, including corruption, British-Moldovan relations and about life in Moldova.
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Social

Files From Stalinist Times Subjected to “an Illegal Law”

To recover their fortune, deportees have to respect “an illegal legislative framework,” at least these are the affirmations of the Minister of Justice, Vitalie Parlog. At the same time, officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, an institution which keeps part of the archives of Stalinist-era repressions in Moldova, have no idea about the whereabouts of the files.
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Social

The Ministry Tries to Find Solutions, Patients Try to Find Beds

While the Ministry of Health (MS) asserts there is no need to open new hospitals for tuberculosis patients, some suffers of the illness have been waiting weeks for a bed. Whilst in the northern and central districts it is easy for people with TB to find a bed, in the south this is not the case and patients are forced to treat themselves at home, posing a threat to their families.
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