Pavel Filip

Moldova Minister Admits ‘Golden’ Visa Scheme Brings Security Concerns

A government minister in Moldova has admitted security concerns about the country's currently frozen "golden visa" programme, but added that the bonuses need to be taken into account.

Economy Minister Anatol Usatii told a political TV show called 'Black Box' on Thursday that most of the 30 applications had come from Syria, Pakistan and India.

Sergiu Bozianu: Moldova Still Doesn’t ‘Get’ Privacy Law

In June 2019, in the last days of Pavel Filip's Democratic Party government, an journalistic investigation done by media outlet RISE Moldova revealed that the Interior Minister had authorized special surveillance actions on 52 members of the pro-European opposition, civil society members and journalists.

Moldova Starts Replacing Discredited Constitutional Court Judges

The first two new Constitutional Court judges in Moldova were elected on Thursday by parliament after all six former holders of the posts resigned in June, following accusations by the new government under Maia Sandu that they had repeatedly ruled in favour of the former governing Democratic Party.

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