Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Maria Flachsbarth encouraged the people in Moldova not to give up and to struggle for their rights The Republic of Moldova will no develop from economic viewpoint if the potential investors do not have the conviction that the rule of law is respected. What is going on here now shows that this precondition is absent, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Maria Flachsbarth stated [...]

Vyacheslav Platon wurde ohne seine Beteiligung und Anwälte verurteilt V Businessman Veaceslav Platon, who was sentenced to 30 years in jail in two cases, was convicted without his presence and the presence of his lawyers. The lawyers for the businessman said the trial in which their client is involved cannot be considered fair. The issue was developed in the talk show “Politics of Natalia Morari” on TV8 channel, IPN reports. Lawyer Valeriu Plesca said the case of Veaceslav Platon was distributed 16 [...]

Macht und Justiz sind verantwortlich für Fehler in der Justiz The member organizations of the National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum express their profound concern and indignation about the avoidance by the current government of responsibility for the failure of the justice sector reform and the shifting of blame onto the development partners and civil society. By a statement, the NGOs call on the government and the authorities to respect the European values, to renounce the practices instituted during the [...]

Das Europäische Parlament empfiehlt der Kommission, Zahlungen an die Republik Moldau auszusetzen At the suggestion of the Group of the European People’s Party, the European Parliament, with 345 votes in favor, 160 abstentions and 35 votes against, adopted a resolution by which it recommends the European Commission to suspend any foreseen payments of macro-financial assistance and budget support to Moldova. The MEPs consider any decision on the future payments should be taken only after the planned parliamentary elections and on condition that [...]

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FROWNS ON MOLDOVAN COURT’S NON-TRANSPARENT DECISION ON ELECTIONS “The Moldovan Supreme Court’s non-transparent decision to uphold the invalidation of Chisinau’s June 3 mayoral elections represents a threat to Moldovan democracy”, the U.S. Department of State wrote in its press release. According to the document, “The winning candidate in Chisinau’s mayoral race received a majority of the votes. International observers found relatively minor irregularities that would not justify invalidation of the election results, and there were no calls from election [...]

Anwälte protestierten gegen übermäßigen Einsatz der vorläufigen Festnahme Dozens of lawyers from several regions of the country protested today, June 26, before the Court of Appeal against excessive application of illegal arrests. The action lasted about an hour and a half, and the defenders even held a minute of silence for the justice in the country. The participants also adopted a resolution with several claims. The document will be forwarded to the Superior Council of Magistracy, the General Prosecutor's Office and the [...]

Fight against corruption in detention places does not make progress The fight against corruption in detention places didn’t make notable progress in the course of 2017. On the country, in some regards the situation even worsened, especially as regards the detention conditions and access to health services, says an activity report for 2017 presented by the Council for the Prevention of Torture in a public event on June 25. Nevertheless, the Council approves of state institutions’ efforts aimed at ensuring the observance [...]

The European Parliament stated that Moldova violated the Association Agreement without recognizing the elections in Chisinauе STRAATSBURG - Vlaggen voor het gebouw van het Europese Parlement. ANP XTRA LEX VAN LIESHOUT Chairs and Rapporteur denounce backtracking on democratic standards in Moldova and call for an immediate end to the political interference in the Judiciary and in the conduct of elections. Today, the Committee on Foreign Affairs debated the latest developments in Moldova. After the debate Mr. David McAllister (EPP, DE), [...]