You don't have permissions to access this page We bring life-saving relief in emergencies and use food assistance to build peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods to achieve a world with zero hunger We work in over 120 countries and territories combining emergency assistance with long-term development while adapting our activities to the context and challenges of each location and its people There is a variety of ways in which people can support WFP’s mission to eliminate hunger from making a donation to bringing your expertise to our work on the frontlines Tatiana wakes up each day before sunrise to make her 30 km commute to the Școala Profesională vocational school She takes pride in her four decades as the school’s head chef but this year her job has taken on an extra-special meaning — ever since the school began hosting refugees from the war in Ukraine “I always think about dishes that can remind them of home I want them to be happy here,” said Tatiana so she knows how it feels to have one’s whole world upended by fighting She’s made it her personal mission to offer compassion and humility to those now under her care.  one of 69 Refugee Accommodation Centres around the country The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting 42 of them Those without on-site cooking capabilities receive catered hot meals three times daily with government-approved kitchen facilities receive commodity vouchers to purchase food from local shops between the hot meals and the commodity vouchers WFP has distributed over one million meals to refugees housed in accommodation centres across Moldova The support for the refugees is part of WFP’s broader response to the refugee influx in Moldova We are also delivering cash-based transfers to more than 12,000 Moldovan families hosting them—with more than US $4 million injected into the local economy since March WFP assistance means no longer having to depend on local good will.  it was very difficult and a little humiliating for us,” says the centre’s manager Vasile it’s the refugees here who decide what will end up on their plates cook Tatiana and her team ask them what they would like to eat the next day “We especially don’t want the kids to get bored of the food It’s important they get a nutritious diet,” says Viorica meat — even baby formula for new-borns.”  Viorica joined the centre’s staff to help coordinate the menu and cater to the diverse dietary needs of the refugees She has seen the number of residents peak at 150 during the first months of the conflict Their numbers have since dwindled as some refugees moved elsewhere in Europe while others returned to their homes in Ukraine or went to stay with relatives the recent lull in border crossings feels like a calm before the storm made more difficult by this year’s hike in food and fuel prices "We hope the war ends as soon as possible,” says Vasile the centre’s manager — even as he anticipates more Ukrainians arriving in the coming months.  “We’re ready to help as many people as we can here,” he adds.  There is plenty of room to board them; the complex can house up to 250 people while still managing its normal functions as a vocational school the school receives a stack of WFP vouchers which translate into 100 Lei (about US$5) per person “the refugees here are able to eat well.”  WFP’s hot meals in Moldova are made possible thanks to generous contributions from the Government of Japan and the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO).  This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page $262 million compact with Moldova helped organize water users associations that manage modern irrigation systems supporting the production of high-value agricultural products farmers are in charge of their own irrigation water resources but it is a significant change from Moldova’s recent history.  the Millennium Challenge Corporation helped organize 10 water users associations that are now managing and maintaining irrigation systems rehabilitated by the compact’s $123 million Transition to High Value Agriculture Project MCC worked with the Government of Moldova to reform laws and policies that transfer authority of water resources from centralized control to the local communities there was no legal framework for farmers to form an association collect fees or monitor water usage.  the water users association has 403 members who are benefitting from an MCC-funded rehabilitated irrigation system on the Nistru River vegetables and berries on 1,650 acres of irrigated land—and the group is already exploring the idea of expanding by another 1,200 acres president of the Criuleni water users association “The farmers in this area now have a voice in managing the price managing the upkeep—this was unheard of before,” Ciobanu said “They feel like they own the system now.” Managing their own water resources brings both benefits and responsibilities for Moldova’s farmers – but it puts them in control of their businesses and gives them more autonomy in a country where government performance is a major concern MCC Deputy CEO Nancy Lee traveled to Moldova last week to celebrate the opening of new irrigation systems and more effective localized governance with area farmers.  "We and our Moldovan partners were not satisfied to just rebuild outdated centralized Soviet systems,” Lee said most cost-efficient and environmentally friendly technology to Moldova and deployed designs that can be easily replicated and expanded as other investors – public and private – witness the success of these systems.” The new systems have precise measuring and monitoring equipment that allow for more transparent operation with fewer losses and a clearer system for keeping track of and billing water MCC also worked with the Government of Moldova to pass a new law that grants water rights for 12-25 years under special authorizations This allows water users associations to invest in irrigation with confidence that water will be available in the quantity and quality they need to irrigate their land signed an agreement in 2011 with the Government of Moldova that allows the association to manage their irrigated water for 30 years "The only condition imposed by the government is to use the resources in a reasonable The water users associations are an important example of a transparent and successful locally managed governance system in Moldova that can serve as an effective model for the future MCC’s Moldova compact is helping the country transform into a modern European nation and become a stronger – not only opening up opportunities for U.S national security in an important region of the world Beneficiaries of MCC investments routinely share stories of how their lives have changed for the better. After a compact is completed, MCC funds independent evaluations of project impact, which can be found in our evaluation catalog EUROPA PENTRU TINE!Află despre beneficiile și oportunitățile oferite Republicii Moldova de Uniunea Europeană Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița went today to the largest photovoltaic park in the Republic of Moldova has installed 7,400 photovoltaic panels and 16 inverters It was built with the support of the Chinese Government the total value of the project is 4 million euros The park can annually bring in about 3-5 million lei to the budget of the Criuleni district the Photovoltaic Park has produced 2,650 MWh and this March the contract for the sale and purchase of electricity was signed with Premier Energy company The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of investments in energy from renewable sources in the context of the crisis at the regional level the Government is in full preparation for the coming winter "Our priorities are protecting vulnerable consumers accelerating the development of renewable sources and diversifying supply sources All these represent the main coordinates of the energy sector before the cold season" Natalia Gavrilița spoke about the actions taken by the Executive to ensure more energy independence the authorities are continuing the steps regarding the increase of the capacities previously allocated to renewable energy in the energy mix more precisely to photovoltaic energy at a fixed rate The Government's efforts are aimed both at ensuring access to safe sources of energy and at maintaining the price level - the procedure for connecting installing and commissioning photovoltaic power plants for household consumers has been simplified and currently intensive work is being done to maintain a low price for traditional energy sources the Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship will launch the retrofitting program for Small and Medium Enterprises and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development will present today the plan for preparing for the cold season All materials featured on this site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Technical-technological administration: Information Technology and Cyber Security Service. “This incredibly timely contribution will help us provide much-needed support for both Ukrainian refugees and Moldovan host communities,“ said WFP Representative in Moldova Katrien Ghoos “The government and citizens of Moldova have generously welcomed refugees but the influx added pressure to already challenging economic circumstances brought about by the global rise in food and energy prices.” France’s Ambassador to Moldova Paul Graham who visited a vocational school in Criuleni where more than 90 Ukrainian refugees are housed said his government’s contribution was a sign of France’s long-term commitment to Moldova and its stability “The funds allocated for WFP Moldova are part of our commitment to ensuring the social cohesion between Moldovans and Ukrainians residing in Moldova,” said Ambassador Graham which resulted in over 300,000 refugees seeking refuge in Moldova the World Food Programme established an office in the country.  WFP continues to provide three hot meals per day to refugees residing in Refugee Accommodation Centres (RAC) in Moldova WFP delivered nearly 2 million hot meals to refugees from Ukraine since starting operations in March 2022 WFP provided cash support to a total of 13,969 Moldovan families who are hosting refugees as the programme is still ongoing; additionally WFP provided support to an extra 56,000 vulnerable Moldovan households through cash-back transfers under the Emergency Financial Aid programme “None of the results that WFP team in Moldova has achieved so far would have been possible without the support of our international partners,” said Ghoos.  #                                     #                                 # Follow us on Twitter @wfp_media Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday (16 Monday) encouraged citizens to work in the countryside and drive tractors as a way to overcome the coronavirus epidemic Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko drives a Belarusian-made sowing tractor (L) during his joint visit with Moldovan President Igor Dodon (not pictured) at the fitotechnical institute from Porumbeni village Moldova will receive equipment from the European Union to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles. The decision has already been made in Brussels, EU Ambassador to Chisinau Janis Mazeiks told Radio Moldova the equipment will be delivered to Moldova no earlier than 2025 “If this equipment is delivered to the Republic of Moldova it will help prevent situations when drones from abroad penetrate the territory of the Republic of Moldova,” he explained Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion several Russian drones have been spotted in the districts of Causeni the wreckage of a Russian missile that was shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft system fell in the northern part of the town of Naslavcea on the eve of the Glorious Eve of Christ's Resurrection he handed the keys to new house to the family of Zakhariya from the village of Ryshkova of the Criuleni district The house was purchased with the support of “Din Suflet” Charitable Foundation not so long ago were left without a mother who suddenly died of an incurable disease will live in a spacious house with everything necessary for a decent life. The house is located in the village of Cruglik near their native village.  to the 13-year-old son of the family - Gabriel giving his personal guitar that Igor Dodon was playing during the student years there were also cakes and products needed for the celebration meal President Nicolae Timofti today participated in the inauguration of a factory producing biomass pellets at the Porumbeni Crop Husbandry Institute in Pascani village the presidential press service has reported The project was implemented with the support of the Japanese government within the assistance programme for unprivileged farmers was one of the most successful and efficient programmes implemented in Moldova in a difficult period for the Moldovan agriculture with funds generously provided by our Japanese partners with the help of which the Moldovan agriculture got on the way of performance the Japanese government has provided financing in amount of over 37 million dollars in all,” Timofti said Timofti said that it would provide solid biomass fuel to 25 kindergartens which are endowed with modern Japanese boilers „Besides the fact that it improves the study the project shows something important namely that we may find alternative energy solutions Nicolae Timofti thanked the Kiev-based Japanese Ambassador to Moldova Shigeki Sumi for the support provided to Moldova by Japan and handed over the official a  letter  of thanks addressed to the Japanese government Shigeki Sumi showed content with the 2 KR project and said that Japan would continue to be a devoted partner of Moldova and would back efficient projects and investments in Moldova The Anticorruptie.md portal of the Center for Investigative Journalism is among the winners of the National Integrity Authority in the category of journalistic investigations based on which controls were started over  integrity inspectors ANI awarded diplomas of gratitude on three categories of activity for external development partners civil society and investigative journalists on the occasion of the International Anticorruption Day Nord News were awarded at the category The most influential investigations which served for ANI to file a complaint to start control procedures and to issue reports of findings The diplomas were offered in sign of gratitude for the actions taken by those awarded in the field of prevention and fight against corruption In the “Partnership and Development” category ANI awarded diplomas of gratitude to advisers of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova to the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau and to the implementers of the GIZ Moldova Project for their support in developing the institution's capabilities In the "Constructive Criticism" category diplomas of gratitude were awarded to the most objective monitoring carried out each year by - Transparency International Moldova the Independent Press Association and the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives the National Integrity Authority notified itself on the basis of several investigations conducted by the team of the Center for Investigative Journalism Some investigations were started based on notifications received from citizens on the Corruption Map of the Anticoruptie.md portal Three journalistic investigations targeted Deputy General Prosecutor Ruslan Popov who did not report all his property and the business which he manages in the shadows His property is registered on his father’s name - "VIDEO // The landowner at the head of the General Prosecutor's Office" and "Prosecutor Popov's "Millionaire" Parents." Another investigation carried out by the Center for Investigative Journalism revealed that the head of the Ciocana office of the Chisinau Prosecutor's Office lives in a luxury apartment in central Chisinau which is not found in the official's statement on property and interests The control was initiated in the first phase following the notification of the ANI president The National Integrity Authority (ANI) filed a complaint and initiated the control over the property of several prosecutors from the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Causes (PCCOCS) targeted in the investigation of the Anticorruptie.md portal of the Center of Investigative Journalism “Small donations and properties: How do PCCOCS prosecutors fend” The investigation reveals how several prosecutors have reduced prices for real estate and cars or justify their properties through donations Another investigation targeted the vice president of Criuleni district who received 170 thousand lei from the district reserve fund during the emergency from spring for the family company that offered accommodation for doctors working in Covid-19 district hospital - "Profit amid pandemic" Ogor also admitted other incompatibilities that the Anticoruptie.md portal wrote about following a notification on the Corruption Map The National Integrity Authority found the violation of the legal regime of incompatibilities by the vice president of Criuleni district Oleg Ogor - "The incompatibility of the functions of an official from Criuleni The National Integrity Authority also found the violation of the legal regime of incompatibilities by the head of the Education Department of Criuleni district a case reported by the Anticoruptie.md portal following a notification on the Corruption Map - "Incompatibility of functions of a Criuleni official Officials from Criuleni targeted in the CIJM investigations were dismissed - "Three officials from Criuleni district The latest investigation based on which ANI filed a complaint concerns the deputy head of the Chisinau Prosecutor's Office who lives in a house in a luxury neighborhood in Dumbrava and has been driving a state-of-the-art Mercedes for three years properties which he claims he does not own Read here the investigation "VIDEO // The head of the Chisinau Prosecutor's Office who lives at the mercy of his relatives" Textele de pe pagina web a Centrului de Investigații Jurnalistice www.anticoruptie.md sunt realizate de jurnaliști cu respectarea normelor deontologice și sunt protejate de dreptul de autor Preluarea textelor știrilor și a investigațiilor jurnalistice se realizează în limita maximă de 500 de semne instituţii media sau bloguri) trebuie indicat şi linkul direct la articolul preluat de pe www.anticoruptie.md în primul alineat iar în cazul posturilor de radio și TV – se citează obligatoriu sursa Preluarea integrală a textelor se poate realiza doar în condiţiile unui acord prealabil semnat cu Centrul de Investigații Jurnalistice VIDEO // MP Vasile Bolea becomes the “hero” of a flashmob: “And you call yourself a man?” EU sanctions against 16 individuals destabilizing the Republic of Moldova extended until 2026 Over 230,000 families in Moldova to receive financial support from EU and government 200 French media outlets sue Meta for illegal commercial practices Operation Matryoshka: Republic of Moldova, target of the Russian disinformation network Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest information The state paid 10 million lei for tons of equipment that languishes for years in the stock of an economic unit The equipment was purchased for a treatment plant which the authorities in Criuleni have been trying to build it for nearly a decade The fate of the investment is uncertain while a part of the engineering networks installed were damaged the district council pays tens of thousands of dollars annually for storing equipment which nobody knows whether it will ever be used The project "Evacuation of waste water from town Criuleni to water treatment station of Onitcani village" was launched in 2005 after the administration in Dubasari refused to receive waste water for treatment from Criuleni.  Initial value amounted to 21.5 million lei According to the administration of district Criuleni a sum of 29.8 million lei was used so far for the construction The project was supposed to finish 7 years ago The tender for construction works and installment of the water treatment plant was organized in 2007. Attending the tender were 3 economic units.  Two of them were disqualified because of their offers "minimum package of necessary documents missing", as shown in the report of the working group on procurement the project was supposed to cover both socio-cultural buildings and households in town  Criuleni and villages Onitcani and Slobozia-Dusca the authorities aimed to extend the number of beneficiaries and include in the project other localities: Cosernita The first investments in the project were made from the state budget from sources of the National Ecological Fund The equipment for water treatment plant was imported from Latvia by the company „RESETILOVS UN CO” IK, based on an agreement signed with S.A „Crio-Izvorul” and district council Criuleni The waste water treatment plant will be built on a plot of 1 hectare that was owned by the former pig farm of the experimental didactic Station of the Agrarian University the Cabinet of Ministers decided to transfer the land in possession of Onitcani village at the request of Criuleni district administration for the construction of the treatment plant Criuleni district council ordered the forced alienation of agricultural land from at least two persons 16 km of engineering networks were installed storage tanks were built and water treatment plant and sewage pumping stations were purchased The waste water treatment plant was brought to the country almost a decade ago but it was not installed the equipment is stored on the territory of „Crio-izvorul” and the district authorities pay to the enterprise for security and storage up to 70 thousands lei the District Council has not made the payment the authorities sought possibilities to finish the project but the biggest problem is lack of money One of the financing means of the project was the National Ecologic Fund 1 million lei from this fund was invested and the agreement was signed by the former minister of Environment Violeta Ivanov.  Two years later a sum of 3 million lei was earmarked in 2011 with the help of the National Ecological Fund The money was used to purchase equipment for 2 pumping stations The current leadership of the district says that since the pumps were purchased and until several months ago they were stored at the shop wherefrom they were bought by the economic unit an agreement with an economic unit is necessary to be signed to keep it safe Last investment in the project was in 2014 when a sum of 1,4 million lei was capitalized This money was earmarked for the construction of an access road to the water treatment plant Pipes damaged and the plant’s  guarantee lost a segment from the engineering networks was damaged following some diggings performed by an economic unit „ The pipe is damaged on a segment of about 200 meters The materials are at the prosecutor for almost 2 years We were said that a criminal case was initiated but it has not reached the court” interim head of the Division of community development we will require technical expertise to detect the wear of equipment that has been installed and was not used for several years in a row but assessments were not done because there was no need" The worst thing is that the plant does not have guarantee from the producer and it expired in the period of 10 years since the construction started we are not sure if specialists from the factory will come to install the water treatment station Engineers who produced this plant must come to install it commission it and train the staff to work with it We want to finish the project because a sum of 30 million lei was invested in it The equipment may be spent though it is made of stainless steel Economic unit: „We are at loss” director of „Crio-izvorul” says that his enterprise is at loss because of this project implementation „State owes to me one million lei because I paid VAT twice at the import of the equipment The total value of the equipment is about 12 million lei Petru Mițul says that the equipment stored on the territory of the enterprise causes problems and does not enable him to develop his business „ I asked them many times to take this equipment as we need to use these rooms Many people come and say that they need room for production I understand that they cannot take the equipment as they do not have room for storage Photo gallery: storage of the equipment paid from public money for waste water treatment plant from Criuleni At least a sum of 15 million lei is necessary for project finalization the president of the district says that the project was not finalized because of lack of financial means they discuss 2 variants of project finalization the authorities have to install the water treatment plant in village Onitcani Another solution is to connect the pipe of waste water evacuation to the waste water treatment plant from Vadul lui Voda a sum of about 15 million lei is necessary to finish the project and the authorities in Criuleni hope to attract money based on a public-private partnership district Criuleni can become partner of S.A The sums proposed by the authorities are approximate as an expertise to this effect was not performed The biggest difficulty is that the equipment is spent and the authorities do not know the situation of the engineering networks that were installed Iurie Andriuta fears that the equipment could be damaged concrete pipes are destroyed quickly if they are not used I do not know what to expect when we start to load water pipes We have many questions: how wells will react the town Criuleni is dependent on the water treatment plant from Dubasari the fee increased from 11 to 46 lei and the Government and the Bureau for Reintegration intervened to settle the problem The report of the Court of Accounts shows that the tergiversation of the construction of the plant has a negative impact on the environment conditions the physical and moral ageing of the purchased equipment the unfinished project generates bearing of some financial means for services of waste water treatment services in town Criuleni Public Procurement Agency: problem relates to multiannual agreements Authorities and representatives of the civic society say that such situations are registered not only in Criuleni but also in the so called multiannual agreements deputy director of the Public Procurement Agency says that in majority of cases such situations relate to the agreements for construction works „Each contracting authority plans its needs to their liking this is the main rule and this is stipulated by best practices The Law on public procurement has the notion of multiannual agreements- an international practice Though we admit that we do not have financial means considering some technological proceedings 99,9 percent of situations of this kind happen because of the agreements for works we do not have a legislation that will stipulate the planning of the multiannual budget for capital investments” said Grib in the Club of Investigative Journalists dated June 19 current year he said that the procedure of public procurement cannot develop by stages if we need to build a kindergarten that costs 10 lei it does not mean that if we have 3 lei for current year we can organize a tender for 3 lei It is not possible that an economic unit builds a wall and another economic unit installs the roof The procedure is performed for the whole need but the contracts are executed in the limit of earmarked financial means- this is the rule The fact that there is no money and money is not assured for next year does not relate to the procurement procedure It relates to the state policy on this segment” said the deputy director of the Public Procurement Agency but the result is not the expected one” president of the Association for Efficient and Responsible Governance (AGER) says that there are many situations when the projects are partially funded in many settlements of the country „We have discussed with local authorities and they always gave example of projects funded by the National Ecologic Fund they apply to the fund for a project and they get 10% from the project value after that the financing stops for the next 5 years 10% of completed work either loose from relevance It is better you offer 100% for a project in a settlement next year-  you provide the whole sum for other project the money is used in vain and the result is not the expected one” Ministry of Environment: National Ecologic Fund needs reformation has previously declared in a material of the Center for Investigative Journalism that the current form of National Ecological Fund organization is inefficient „ We must institutionalize this fund They have been speaking about it for 5 years but the former ministers rejected the proposal to keep the status quo-o Asked why the ministers who have previously managed the Fund (some of them were his party colleagues) lacked political will for such reforms Munteanu replied: „I do not know why they did not do it I try to restore people’s trust in our capacity to improve some fields” in the first months when he led the Ministry he discovered at least 20 projects that were funded but were not implemented or finalized The investigation was accomplished under the Campaign „Public Money Is My Money Too” carried out by the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJM) and the Association for Efficient and Responsible Governance (AGER) within a project funded by the European Union and the National Endowment for Democracy PR during pandemic in Chisinau and millions allocated in the absence of a tender to a "close" company to the mayor the mayor of Chisinau Ion Ceban was taking pictures in the background of several equipment units and announced with great pomp that he had started the renovation works of the pedestrian alley on Mircea cel Batran Blvd the equipment that dug a few ditches at the intersection with Petru Zadnipru Str and the City Hall subdivisions were to deal with the tenders for the designation of the company in charge with the repair of the alley the authorities of Chisinau did not organize a the state institutions in the Republic of Moldova spent over MDL 74.8 million for unplanned increases in the price of public procurements made about 700 additional agreements on increasing the value of the procurement contracts were signed the price increases approved by additional agreements amounted to MDL 222.2 million and MDL 310.3 million there are several reasons why the public authorities accept this in other cases - these are made because of someone’s interest or unwillingness of the contracting Perished food products with “bio” label in kindergartens in Chisinau: companies Several audio recordings of intercepted phone calls of employees of some kindergartens Youth and Sport of Chisinau and of several businessmen have shocked the public opinion Intercepted phone calls reveal that small children in kindergarten were supplied with perished food products Names of the persons involved are kept in secret by investigators who pretend to fear for the safety of the families who supplied the children with perished fish and meat Center for Investigative Journalism managed to identify some of the businessmen who appear in intercepted phone calls and analyzed the companies that Grand motorsports complex planned in Orhei Orhei authorities have announced two years ago about the construction of a European motorsports complex Almost two million lei were wasted for designing the complex: 1.2 million lei from the national budget and over 600,000 from the district budget because money was not earmarked for the construction The Court of Auditors found that the design was done in the absence of a feasibility study and the procurement group rejected the company that proposed the lowest price as the selection criterion was breached National Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AMDM) announces a public tender for supply with necessary medicines for hospitals in 2017 As much as about 500 million lei were earmarked for healthcare field Center for Investigative Journalism showed in an investigation that public money intended for procurement in Health – about 800 million lei - reached the accounts of seven companies Four of them were included in 2015 in the blacklist of the Public Procurement Agency after Moldovan medical institutions faced a drug shortage crisis which Modernization with criminal case at Moldova State University Illegal tender or attempted political revenge Moldova State University (USM) and the construction company Lagmar-Impex SRL started a few years ago a large investment for infrastructure development of the educational institution that would end in 2018 the company committed to renovating many dormitories for students and a classroom block USM ceded 2 plots in the center of the capital the company raised a huge residential complex which sells apartments whose prices start from 444 euros/ 1 square meter the "business" came into sight of Anticorruption prosecutors and officers The police suspected that the public tender for the Endless tenders for a project worth 8 million lei Residents in two villages in district Straseni risk losing a project worth eight million lei money that was earmarked for the construction of an aqueduct The tender for selecting the company in charge with works was already organized four times and each time it was challenged by several companies They disagree that they were disqualified for presenting lower prices than the project’s value members of the procurement group say that the law does not allow tenderers to radically decrease the amounts indicated by the designers The process can be delayed because the appeals are examined in the Schools with debts of millions on the brink of a new school year Lands and nonresidential spaces owned by Chisinau Citi Hall  is a real godsend for different economic units or people close to local public authorities Some of them rented spaces with a surface of hundreds of square meters at a price of just seven lei per square meter; others privatized entire buildings at the price required for a dorm room Although the law requires organizing public tenders for leasing and privatization of lands and buildings in the capital especially of non-residential spaces and lands Councilor-landowner and scandal with plots in Colonita The mandate of councilor made himself landowner in Colonita Igor Luchian has recently got 3 plots sold based on a decision of the council which he voted in that period he was part of the commission for public tenders Councilors from the opposition request return of the land to the village and accuse Luchian of conflict of interest the municipality is charged of "selling" the land based on deals to people who take advantage of changes in the law whereby the use of agricultural land can be changed by a vote of the local council and Banned sausages still being served to children in schools and kindergartens Tons of sausages are still being served to children in schools and kindergartens despite the discontent of some parents as well as an order of the Ministry of Health which has banned the overfat cold cuts since 2012 The ministry has recently issued another order by which it wishes to indefeasibly take the sausages off the menu in schools and kindergartens since 1st of June  As only a few days are left until then it is not known whether all the kindergartens will manage to remove the sausages from the menu Incompetence in public procurement costs us millions "Eminent" In Squandering Money for Derelict Schools At least ten schools of Chișinău municipality have been closed over the past years because of the small number of pupils the buildings of phantom schools still continue to devour millions of lei from the municipal budget Experts argue that an estimate of the number of pupils and schools should be done and that planning of the use of empty areas should be done based on the respective figures: either to change their destination Road Repair in Chișinău and the Interests of the Mayor Dorin Chirtoacă Works Worth Millions Abandoned on the Construction Site at the Presidency Building The 7th of April 2009 meant scattered hopes and the depletion of the budget by the urge to repair the buildings of the Parliament and of the Presidency destroyed during the violent protests While the Parliament building was renovated in the meantime an abandoned construction site lies opposite the renovation works were stopped back in 2011 a sufficient amount for performing half of the works The authorities have not allocated any funds to preserve the building How the Local Government of Zîrnești Trifles the Public Money Away district of Cahul has compromised a lot of projects with public funds Over one million was thrown away for road renovation everywhere were placed video surveillance cameras the mayoralty hired a relative of the mayor and dubious schemes were applied during the execution of certain public works A Public Servant from Orhei Has Organised Auctions for His Family’s Company The company of a public servant of Orhei won being a favourite in a number of public procurement tenders The former Chief of the Economy Directorate of Orhei District Council who also was the deputy chairman of the working group in charge of procurements facilitated during the period 2011-2014 the winning of a number of procurement contracts with the local government by the company "DCRR-Orhei" JSC founded and managed at the time by his son When the district authorities started to call him to account for the infringements committed Who dribbles the law in the file of the National Stadium The National Stadium situated in the centre of the capital city where the most important football matches were played in former times the Communist governance decided to renovate the sports arena and the company Basconslux was designated to do the demolition the costs of the works at that stage being estimated at eight million lei that was the winner in a number of public tenders after a long correspondence with the authorities A former mayor of Peticeni reaped a bakery at the expense of kindergarten children A Dubious Acquisition: How the Town of Cahul Has Got a Defective Snow Removal Machine Member of Parliament – Favourite Suppliers to State Institutions Two out of the nine companies owned by the Democrat MP Oleg Sârbu are constant suppliers of food and fuel to three psycho-neurological boarding houses from the northern part of the country all of which are under the subordination of the Ministry of Labour The former minister says she has not influenced anyhow the tenders Tenders for the family of the Director of the Public Procurement Agency A Project for the Dump of Bubuieci Compromised by the Interests allocated 3 years ago by the National Ecological Fund (NEF) to the local government of Bubuieci for the purchase of two mobile stations for construction waste processing has become a matter of prosecutorial investigation The General Prosecutor’s Office (GP) has initiated a penal case for embezzlement The GP’s Office informed us about it in the response to an inquiry nobody knows who exactly is prosecuted – the former members of NEF Board of Directors who disbursed Millions of the City Hall “buried” in 41 yards in Chisinau obliged to allocate one million lei for equipment they don’t need Vladimir Molojen was acquitted after he enriched his family’s company during his tenure The stories from www.anticoruptie.md may be used in the limit of up to 1,000 characters Web pages must indicate the source and link directly to the article Radio and TV stations must indicate the source Publishing full version of stories is allowed based on a prior agreement with the Center for Investigative Journalism Articles published on www.anticoruptie.md are protected by the Law on copyright and related rights of Republic of Moldova most schools in Criuleni have debts of thousands of dollars and some -even millions; they are at the risk of reaching the court The debts date back three years ago when the district authorities have approved a project by which schools were forced to replace all doors and windows The works were made in advance and the debt was supposed to be paid within 3 years the company claimed the money which was invested while headmasters said  that they did not have money The money  for project funding was earmarked from the so-called district division for education a joint fund of schools for  which each institution allocates up to 3% of their budget This money can be used for capital investments and other expensive works this amount does not exceed 5-6 million lei a year the sum of the contract  for replacing  doors and windows amounts to 33 million the term of three years to pay for the work was impractical from the start the schools have debts amounting to 13 million lei the schools have to pay for doors and windows for at least next three years while the term of project development expired in 2016 Doors and windows in schools in Criuleni were replaced in accordance with District Council Decision dated  12 June 2013 An official reply sent to the Center for Investigative Journalism by Criuleni District Council writes that the project is funded from budgetary sources and its cost rises to  33.8 million lei The tender was held on 5 August 2013 and winner was declared SRL "Inventconstruct" a company registered in late July of the same year just days before the procedure takes place  Under the contract signed with the district administration and school managers the company committed itself to complete works within 90 days and the schools had to pay their debts in installments over a period of three years from the date of concluding the agreement The agreement provides a guarantee of 25 years for casements’  installation and for PVC windows- the guarantee term is 10 years.  According to data from the tender.gov.md  SRL "Inventconstruct" won energy efficiency projects Another contract worth 3 million has been awarded to the company by the Institute of Mother and Child Data from the State Registration Chamber show that SRL “Inventconstruct" is registered in an apartment in the center of the capital and Irina Besliu and Grigore Zaharia are founders and managers of the company The agreement with schools in Criuleni is signed by Vladimir Ivanenco The company has  license to perform  activities of  construction of buildings and / or engineering facilities consolidations and restorations and  for designing works  for all categories of construction Though "Inventconstruct" won the tender one more company "Arexim Grup" SRL The two companies have concluded an association agreement by which they shared the contribution to project development while "Inventconstruct" – 72% of the works „Sum of the agreement increased overnight” Current president of district Criuleni Iurie Andriuta was a councilor when the decision on replacing windows and doors was adopted He said that when the idea for this project appeared they spoke about 7.5 million but  then the project was  worth 33 million lei I proposed to do the work in stages that is to replace first windows that are damaged and wind is blowing I was against it because the schools were supposed to pay for the debts for many years to come" He underlined that he has ordered an expertise of works and this shows that in some cases the quality of work leaves much to be desired especially in this period of poverty.  As for quantity- all requirements were respected but the quality is poor” DOC//Contract on public procurement for replacing doors and windows in schools in Criuleni Project in the attention of the Court of Accounts  The project of windows and doors’ replacing is in the attention of the Court of Accounts.  A report that relates to the public patrimony management by authorities in the district in 2014  shows that they operated inadmissible amendments in the agreement "They did works which were different from the contracted works totaling 596.5 thousand lei and they have not complied with the stipulations (...) prohibiting modification of any new element of the contract signed or introduction of some new elements  if such actions are likely to alter the conditions of the offer that constituted the basis for selecting it and increase its value " the document of the Court of Accounts shows that public authorities in Criuleni broke the law when they have ensured the expertise of constructions by technical experts at acceptance upon completion of works Directors complain about the quality of works the directors of many educational institutions in district Criuleni say that the project is necessary but there are some problems  in terms of quality of works All 68 doors were replaced in the gymnasium in village  Corjova because the old ones had not been repaired since 1969 the old ones resisted a long period of time says the director of the gymnasium  in Corjova while new doors  break within three years after they were installed  She invited us  inside the building to show us why she was unhappy with the quality of works Ivan Demciuc helps us; he is currently responsible for servicing of the building He says that the doors began to break down one after another shortly after the company left: "They made fast the work and left especially the hinges and I cannot repair them director says that she found a temporary solution- the parts of doors which are rarely used are removed and installed at mostly used doors the institution has a debt to the company that installed the doors „ We have a debt of 300 thousands or 400 thousands lei We have never had problems with the windows though they were installed before the doors The mayoralty installed them in the period when it managed the gymnasium The  front door is OK but the doors inside the building break says the head of the educational institution total budget exceeded the sum of half of million „It rains inside and the windows risk falling” A sum of 760 thousands lei was spent at the Theoretical Lyceum in village Malaiestii Noi The new director of the institution Mariana Cotoman appreciated the quality of works as “very bad’ The most serious problem is that it rains in the classrooms „It has rained a lot and I teach in the classroom on 3rd floor She says that the polyurethane foam was not processed „ The foam is burnt by the sun and the birds come and peck it.  The windows can fall because if the foam is not processed head of household at lyceum in Malaiestii Noi says that there are problems mainly in the block that hosts the gym The company said that we were supposed to do the works as the company did not get money for it” „Perhaps it is our fault that we did not eliminate these shortcomings”  One door was changed on the hall from ground floor in the lyceum in Balabanesti  A small sum of money was earmarked to this effect - 12.670 lei says that the institution did not submit claims to the company She thought that the school administration must liquidate the drawbacks „We saw this and we were supposed to do it after the hall is repaired Perhaps it is our fault that we did not repair”  She said that the windows and the rest of the doors were installed in 2010 within some projects of the Social Investments Fund (FISM) Some headmasters are not happy with the project There are managers who are happy with the works just because the old windows and doors were replaced A sum of 2 million was earmarked to replace all windows and doors in village Izbiste The front door was not replaced as it is made of wood.  Natalia Rusu deputy-director of the gymnasium in the village said that immediately after the company installed the windows a group of workers in the locality covered the holes after the cases were removed it did not rain in the classrooms and the walls are not moldy.  My colleagues from other institutions said that the walls were moldy Lyceum in Izbiste has a debt of over 1.5 million lei for windows and doors The institution received a summons of being sued if it does not honor its debts within 10 days representatives of the company „Inventconstruct” confirmed that the schools had debts for reparation works one of the founders of the company said that the enterprise performed all works but did not get all money so far The investigation has been done in the framework of the Campaign „Public Money Is My Money Too” conducted by the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJM) and the Association for Efficient and Responsible Governance (AGER) How was the state deprived of 30 million lei