The Russian influence in Eastern Europe and beyond
At the end of 2018 and in the first part of 2019 crucial elections took place – or are going to – in the Republic of Moldova (two rounds, parliamentary and local), Estonia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey or Macedonia, and then in May general elections for the...
Moldovan Platform of the EaP CSF: Activity Report – 2018
Moldovan Platform of the EaP CSF: Activity Report - 2018 Conferences: 18.04.2018 “Towards a functional electoral democracy” with the support Friedrich Ebert Foundation, EED and the Embassy of Netherlands to Romania 18.08.2018 “Adopt a Vote:...
Open letter from non-governmental organizations in support of a targeted, global EU human rights sanctions regime
More than 90 organizations dedicated to promoting universal human rights and / or the fight against corruption, including the WatchdogMD NGO, have signed to express firm support for the Foreign Affairs Council to initiate a process to set up an EU-level...
Road infrastructure in Chisinau. Shifting from investment in potholes to investment in mobility
This analysis was developed under the "Drumuri bune pentru Chisinau" project, funded by the European Union and the Government of Estonia through the program "Facilitating Regional Civil Actions in the Neighborhood", managed by the Open Society Policy Association...
Appeal of the Moldovan Platform of the EaP CSF to the Ninth Eastern Partnership Meeting of Foreign Ministers
In the last years, Moldova stepped back considerably in terms of transparency, democracy and accountability. Since 2016, an oligarchic group took control over the three branches of the state power and media sector, capturing the state. This...
Russian Off-Shore Funding of Igor Dodon’s electoral campaign
(material based on the public information published by the investigative community RISE Moldova and other mass-media) On September 28, 2016, the investigative community RISE Moldova published an investigation concerning the involvement of the Socialist...
Will Moldovan Parliament approve the Global Magnitsky Act?
The Republic of Moldova may become the next country to enact the Global Magnitsky Act. On July 26th several Moldovan MPs submitted a bill to transpose the Global Magnitsky Act provisions into Moldovan legislation, allowing to hold accountable government...
Statement on the eroding democracy in the Republic of Moldova
We, the Signatory Organizations, members of the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, and of the National Platform of Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, and other non-governmental organizations, Understanding the mission and responsibility of...
Intimidation of the expert of Transparency International Moldova – Veaceslav Negruta, ex-Minister of Finance
Intimidation of the expert of Transparency International Moldova – Veaceslav Negruta, ex-Minister of Finance Veaceslav Negruta, expert of Transparency International Moldova, has come under increasing pressure from the current government...