Fields of Terror - the New Slave Trade in the Heart of Europe

Poor people are being lured from Eastern Europe to the Czech Republic for forced labour. Some of the worst gangsters are now on trial but there is no sign of this evil trade coming to an end.

Republic of Moldova - polygon for testing "dirty" electoral techniques (II)

Although since April 5 till July 29, when anticipated elections were held, the electoral system in Moldova did not undergo any changes to better, and the electoral rolls were not renewed either, as it was requested, one single party turned out to be unsatisfied with the results of the July elections and alleged that fraud was committed.

• Monitoring Mass Media during the Campaign for Parliamentary Elections Anticipated on 29 July 2009. Report No.4, 13–19 July 2009, IJC, 30 July 2009, 17:52
• The Republic of Moldova - polygon for testing "dirty" electoral techniques, Lilia GUREZ, Igor VOLNIŢCHI, 21 July 2009, 14:50
• Monitoring Mass Media during the Campaign for Parliamentary Elections Anticipated on 29 July 2009. Report No.1, 22–28 June 2009, IJC, 7 July 2009, 11:18
• Opportunism and pragmatism on eve of anticipated elections, Petru Culeac, 27 May 2009, 14:53
• Synthesized review of the Transnistrian issue, IPP, 15 May 2009, 12:40
• Memorandum on the freedom of the press in the Republic of Moldova May 3, 2008 – May 3, 2009, azi.md, 14 May 2009, 16:40
• Civil society offers a road map for national conciliation, azi.md, 13 May 2009, 14:49
• Media Coverage of the 2009 Parliamentary Elections Campaign, Coaliţia-2009, 3 April 2009, 19:04

The return to KGB practices or The Law on Verification of Public Office Holders and Candidates for a Public Office

On the eve of parliamentary elections, the President of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, signed the decree on promulgation of the Law on Verification of Public Office Holders and Candidates for a Public Office adopted by the Moldovan Parliament in December 2008.

• Synthesized vision on the Transnistrian problem, Institute for Public Policy, 18 December 2008, 15:43
• Parliamentary election in Romania and its impact on the Republic of Moldova , Denis CENUŞĂ, 21 November 2008, 11:01
• There are no natural prerequisites for federalism in Moldova, Dumitru MANZARARI, 29 October 2008, 12:44

Who benefits from the change of managers?

Within the last two-three months a number of directors of state companies, or companies the state holds the major share of capital in, have been replaced, e.g. the general director of state company Moldelectrica and the directors of joint-stock companies Moldovagaz, Tutun-CTC, Energocom, Giuvaier, etc. According to the media that announce extraordinary meetings of shareholders, other directors of state companies could also be replaced the following days.

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THE TEXTBOOK BUSINESS or who wins when others lose

Publishing of school textbooks became profitable ten years after the creation of the Special Fund for Textbooks. A Government Decision promoted by the Deputy Prime Minister Victor Stepaniuc stipulates that over 20 million lei collected on an annual basis from parents for textbook rent shall be spent as a Council headed by the Deputy Prime Minister decides.

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