Reports
ACTION PLAN ON COMBATING CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION IS NOT BEING FULFILLED
Public association “Solidarity Parents” presented an alternative intermediary report on monitoring the fulfillment of anticorruption measures (planned for the first half-year of 2019) at a news conference at Infotag on Wednesday.
FRONT LEADER CLAIMS THAT SOCIALISTS ARE INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION MAFIA IN CHISINAU
Marcel Darie, Chairman of the Party “Front for Salvation of Moldova”, has stated that the Party of Socialists (PSRM) directly participated in the racketeering practiced in the construction sector in Chisinau.
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST BELIEVES OLIGARCHS’ PROPERTY SHOULD BE NATIONALIZED BOTH IN UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA
The new authorities in both Ukraine and Moldova ought to nationalize the property of oligarchs, “for this should permit the countries to overcome the current deep economic crisis”, Ukrainian human rights activist Nikolai Kojushko stated at a press conference held at Infotag on Tuesday.
ARTISTS SAY ONLY PSRM MAYOR IS ABLE TO DEVELOP CHISINAU AND MOLDOVAN CULTURE
Activists of culture and arts of Moldova maintain that Chisinau needs a real master such as candidate Ion Ceban of the Party of Socialists (PSRM) for developing.
MOLDOVANS’ MAIN PROBLEMS ARE POVERTY, CORRUPTION AND HIGH PRICES – OPINION POLL
Poverty, corruption and high prices appear to be the main problems worrying Moldova citizens, as per the findings of a Vox Populi opinion research presented at Infotag on Friday by the Association of Sociologists and Demographers of Moldova.
LAWYER BELIEVES MEASURE OF RESTRAINT APPLIED TO GRIGORCIUC IS INADEQUATE
Lawyer Anna Ursachi believes that measure of restraint applied to civil society activist Pavel Grigorciuc, detained by prosecutors for 72 hours, is inadequate.
GOVERNING PARTIES’ CANDIDATES MAINTAIN LEAD IN CHISINAU
The candidates of the Party of Socialists and of the ACUM bloc, Ion Ceban and Andrei Nastase, are leading in the election campaign for Chisinau Mayor, as per the findings of the opinion poll carried out by the Intellect Group sociological-research company and presented at a news conference in Infotag on Wednesday.
PSRM AND ACUM CANDIDATES WILL REACH SECOND ROUND OF CHISINAU MAYOR ELECTION
Had local elections been held in Moldova next Sunday, candidate of the Party of Socialists (PSRM) Ion Ceban and Co-Chairman of the ACUM bloc Andrei Nastase would have reached the second round.
CONCLUSIONS MADE BY INVESTIGATIVE COMMISSION ON CHISINAU AIRPORT ARE POPULIST – EX-MINISTER OF ECONOMY
The conclusions, made by the ad-hoc parliamentary commission on investigating the privatization and concession of the Chisinau airport are nothing else but unjustified populism, while the very parliamentary rostrum is used exclusively for political goals, maintains ex-Minister of Economy Valeriu Lazar.
NGOs LAUNCH SUB-GRANT PROGRAM FOR TORTURE PREVENTION
The Institute for Democracy (Comrat), the Media Center (Transnistria) and the National Institute for Women of Moldova "Equality" nongovernmental organizations launched on Wednesday a program of sub-grants for NGOs for combating tortures within the project "Say NO to Tortures in Moldova!", implemented with the EU support.
UKRAINIAN COMPANY INSISTS ON HIGH QUALITY OF INSULIN SUPPLIED TO MOLDOVA
Representatives of the Ukrainian company "Farmac" are convinced of high quality of the medication for treating diabetes "Strim" they supplied to Moldova in early 2019.
INSINUATIONS IN MEDIA AND SERIOUS ILLNESS LED TO IURIE LUNCASU’S DEATH – FAMILY FRIEND
The lies and malicious accusations, spread by a number of Moldovan media outlets, as well as severe illness, led to death of Iurie Luncasu, stated close friend of the deceased entrepreneur Igor Fraiman at the Friday’s briefing at Infotag.
ELECTION ON PROPORTIONAL SYSTEM MUST BE HELD ON THE BASIS OF OPEN LISTS
The proportional voting system must be replenished with provisions according to which the voting is conducted on open lists. The current electoral legislation implies voting on closed lists, with the previously approved order of candidates.
EXPERT BELIEVES THAT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM POSES THE BEST OPTION FOR MOLDOVA
Mihai Corj, Chairman of Institute of Legislative Creativity Lex Scripta, believes that the proportional representation system poses the best option for Moldova.
UKRAINE MAY DECIDE TO REVOKE EXTRADITION OF VEACESLAV PLATON TO MOLDOVA - LAWYER
Ukraine may take a decision to cancel the permission to deliver convicted businessman Veaceslav Platon to the Moldovan authorities, reported lawyer Eduard Rudenco.
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