Moldova Faces Unprecedented Hybrid Aggression
Author: Valeriu Pașa, Chairman WatchDog.MD. Buckle up. We’ve never seen hybrid aggression like this before! Only if we stay calm and clear-minded can we get through this and save our democracy and independence. Try to imagine that everything we’ve seen in recent years...
Is Moldova a new battleground in Russia’s war?
Valeriu Pasha, Chairman of the WatchDog.MD Community co-wrote an article with Orysia Lutsevych of Chatham House, exploring Moldova’s challenges amid Russian efforts to sway its political future, especially in light of upcoming presidential elections and an EU...
Sources of Moldova’s resilience to Russian interference
Sources of Moldova’s resilience to Russian interference 5 December 2024, Chatham House Despite Russia’s efforts to sow social divides and increase economical pressure, Moldovan society grows increasingly immune to Russian interference. Recent local elections exposed...
The impact of engagement without recognition EU’s policy on Transnistria region
Online event in English Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 15:00pm – 16:30pm CET Zoom Webinar Guests must register via email: tatiana.cojocari@drd.unibuc.ro in order to receive the webinar info. Speaker: Tatiana Cojocari, Expert in sociology and combating misinformation,...
TRAINING: “Firewall of Disinformation: Developing civil society organisations’ skills to identify and counter anti-Western disinformation”
UPDATE: Extended deadline. "Do you want to learn how to spot disinformation and what are the most effective ways to fight it? Are you interested in learning how to determine geo-location and identify deepfakes? Do you speak English fluently? If you answered "yes" to...
New edition of energy transparency index to be developed by WatchDog.MD and regional partners
Community WatchDog.MD together with regional partners developed the first edition of the energy transparency index in 2020. The index reveals the level of information transparency in energy sectors of three Eastern Partnership countries – Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia....
Public health or digital liberties? Citizens’ tracking during and after COVID-19: Implications for democracy in EaP countries
The pandemic in the Republic of Moldova has significantly affected the informational landscape and the access to public information. This decline began with the detection of the first COVID case and the establishment of a state of emergency from March 17, 2020 to May...
Republic of Moldova within the energy transparency index – 2020
The Republic of Moldova accumulated 53 points out of 100, ranking lower than Georgia (56) and Ukraine (60) according to the Energy Transparency Index for 2020, conducted for the 3 Eastern Partnership countries. The energy transparency index refers to the natural gas...
Corruption in Moldova’s Energy Sector and the Impact on Energy Security
Moldova's energy security largely depends on the Russian Federation for both gas consumption and electricity generation. Less than 19% of Moldova’s electricity demand is produced domestically by 3 CHP plants (combined heat and power) that run on natural gas as fuel,...