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), [...]

Sieben Kinder unter drei Jahren hinter den Gitterstäben des moldawischen Gefängnisses По данным минюста, семеро малышей, которым ещё не исполнилось 3-х лет, проводят свои дни в пенитенциаре со своими матерями. Они находятся в пенитенциарном учреждении №7 – Руска в специальном блоке под названием «Дом матери». Молдавское законодательство позволяет заключённым матерям содержать детей в возрасте до 3-х лет в специально отведённом блоке, после чего несовершеннолетних передают родственникам или в специализированные службы по защите прав детей. Пенитенциарное учреждение №7 – Руска закрытого типа – [...]

Wir haben jetzt keine wirkliche Unabhängigkeit der Richter In the Republic of Moldova, there are now two serious problems in the justice sector: lack of independence of judges and promotion of persons without merits to posts, ex-member of the Superior Council of Magistracy Tatiana Raducanu stated in the program “Black box” on TV8 channel, IPN reports. According to her, in Moldova there is now no real independence of judges, independence to pass a legal judgement and not to be afraid to pass [...]

Moldova is one of the first countries in Europe to adopt a new National Programme on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights The new National Program on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 2018-2022, recently approved by the Government of the Republic of Moldova, aims to improve the access to and the quality of services, and to inform the population in this regard. Thus, the basic human right to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children and [...]

Die Republik Moldau wurde erneut in der EMRK verurteilt The Republic of Moldova was again condemned to the ECtHR for inhumane detention conditions. Moldova will have to pay 6,300 euros for two former detainees, TV Moldova 1 reports. The two complained that they were detained in inadequate prison conditions in the Transnistrian region, and that the civil proceedings had an excessively long duration.The decision was published on the High Court website. Magistrates unanimously decided that in both cases, Article 3 of the [...]