How did Moldova become a ”captured state”? Any mechanism proposed for dismantling the state capture should guarantee the demolition of the created system and should also hinder any other oligarchs or groups of interests from exploiting the defects of Moldovan democracy ...   Closer to the end of 2014, the expression “state capture” became a kind of country brand for Moldova. The extra-parliamentary opposition regularly used this phrase to describe

The freedom of the media, fight against corruption and change in the electoral system The freedom of the media, fight against corruption and change in the electoral system were among the subjects discussed by students of the State University of Moldova and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland in a public lecture given on May 30. The official referred to the challenges to democratic security and the

European values versus traditional values and geopolitical subtext in Moldova   The perpetuated disappointment in the pro-European political parties (2009-2017) and the high poverty level at which many Moldovans live make the European integration and, respectively, the European values, to be associated with something elitist or imaginary, for now inaccessible ...   The foundations of the European Union and, respectively, the European integration processes derive from a set of European values,

Как полиция запрещает журналистам фотографировать в общественном месте Полицейские запретили репортеру "ZdG" Марии Швец фотографировать в публичном пространстве на столичном бульваре Кантемира, где находятся и офисы олигарха из ДПМ Владимира Плахотнюка. В заявлении для прессы "ZdG" утверждает, что "репортеру ZdG полицейские запретили производить съемки зданий в публичном пространстве". Как указывает "ZdG", "полицейские не предъявили свои удостоверения и не объяснили причину требования, а также законное положение, запрещающее любому гражданину фотографировать на 

НЕПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВЕННЫЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ПРИЗВАЛИ ГЛАВУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА СОБЛЮДАТЬ ПРАВА ГРАЖДАН НА СОБРАНИЯ Более десяти неправительственных организаций (NGO) Молдовы выразили обеспокоенность нарушением прав граждан во время мирных протестов, направив соответствующее официальное обращение премьер-министру Павлу Филипу. Как передает «ИНФОТАГ», в документе высказано мнение, что «предпринятые властями меры к участникам мирных демонстраций 5-14 мая нарушают фундаментальное право граждан на свободу собраний и выражения». «Есть подтвержденные случаи, когда полиция штрафовала или всячески препятствовала гражданам, желающим

New EU recommendations for Moldova The EU – Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee that met in Chisinau on May 22 adopted a statement which says that Moldova needs to ensure a real fight against corruption, especially high-level corruption. At the same time, the state institutions should be depoliticized, while the slow pace in implementing the package of laws on integrity reveals the necessity of ensuring a vigilant process of secreting the

Outraged Moldovans blocked the movement of a column of LGBT activists and forced them to flee Марш против гомофобии прошел вчера в столице. Организовали его в рамках социальной кампании "Без страха" представители ЛГБТ-сообщества и их сторонники. И в этом году акция не прошла без эксцессов. Стартовал парад на перекрестке улиц Измаильской и Букурешть, сообщает canal3.md. Поддержать акцию пришли также те, кто выступает за толерантность в обществе. "Я сотрудник посольства

32% of moldovans thinking that LGBT people should carry a prison sentence. LGBT people are by far the least accepted minority group in Moldova, with only 18% willing to accept them as citizens and only 1% as family members. According to a 2015 survey, 83% do not accept LGBT people as a general attitude, 80% think they should not be allowed to organize public events or appear in the media,

Is the right for freedom of assembly intentionally limited by the ruling parties?! Some protestors who participated in the peaceful protest, on the 14th of May 2017, as well as investigative journalists, representatives of the civil society have reported attempts of intimidation and restriction of the right to join peaceful meetings. The State of RM, by art. 40 from the Constitution, should guarantee the fundamental freedom for peaceful

Government is trying to transform Moldova into dictatorship all out, statement A group of civic activists, journalists and lawyers from Chisinau said the current government is all out trying to transform Moldova into a dictatorship. They demand to immediately stop the intimidation of citizens who are against the illegalities of the authorities. A statement issued by the group, which was read in a news conference at IPN, said the journalists