Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Penal Court: an imperative issue on Moldova's European Integration Agenda

To investigate the most heinous crimes of the twentieth century - genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, the international community has set up ad hoc tribunals such as the International Military Tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia. However, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes remain a grim reality of the world today.

Commission investigating the events of April 2009 releases its findings

A recent report investigating the events of April 2009 provides further insight into the causes and consequences of the demonstrations that led to the partial destruction of the Moldovan Presidential and Parliamentary buildings. However, it leaves several key questions unanswered notably on the validity of the April 5th ballot and the identity of the aggressive provocateurs that spearheaded the post-election violence.

• Whether we want it or not, we will pay Transnistria's gas debts, Ion PREAŞCĂ, 24 May 2010, 12:17
• Russian-Ukrainian energy projects extend to Moldova, Ion PREAŞCĂ, 17 May 2010, 13:43
• Moldova: What a Difference a Year Makes, GMF Blog, 8 April 2010, 22:13
• How Did Moldova Become the First Player on the Romanian Market of Cigarette Smuggling, Ion PREAŞCĂ, 19 March 2010, 15:04
• Fields of Terror - the New Slave Trade in the Heart of Europe, Adrian Mogoş, Petru Zoltan, Doru Cobuz - România, Vitalie Călugăreanu - Moldova şi Vlad Lavrov - Ucraina, 15 January 2010, 16:11
• Republic of Moldova - polygon for testing "dirty" electoral techniques (II), Lilia GUREZ, Igor VOLNIŢCHI, 18 September 2009, 11:36
• 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

Opportunism and pragmatism on eve of anticipated elections

Anticipated elections in Republic of Moldova generated yet another reason for cleavages within the society. In the deadlock situation when none of the political parties from the Moldovan parliament can vote a new president, all the involved actors have limited space for maneuvers and are not willing to make any concessions since the costs for avoiding a new cycle of the political crisis are too high.

Synthesized review of the Transnistrian issue

In this document events that took place during 27 November 2008 – 14 April 2009 are analyzed.

• Civil society offers a road map for national conciliation, azi.md, 13 May 2009, 14:49
• The return to KGB practices or The Law on Verification of Public Office Holders and Candidates for a Public Office, Denis CENUSA, 26 February 2009, 16:38
• 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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Monitoring Mass Media during the Campaign for Parliamentary Elections Anticipated on 29 July 2009. Report No.1, 22–28 June 2009

One daily newscast on each station was monitored for news with a direct or an indirect electoral character. Each news item was subject to an assessment of content and context to establish whether it was favorable or unfavorable to one party or another or to one political entity or another.

• 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
• Media Coverage of the 2009 Parliamentary Elections Campaign, Coaliţia-2009, 3 April 2009, 19:04
• THE TEXTBOOK BUSINESS or who wins when others lose, Vitalie DOGARU, 29 January 2009, 14:54