1.Monopoly for anti-hail protection, passed from one pocket to another
The acquisition of anti-hail missiles has been, for years, under the monopoly of a state-owned company, the Moldantigrad Action Company. For several years, the anti-hail service has purchased the missiles independently from Russian and Bulgarian firms. Most of the purchases, which amount to millions of lei, are made from a single source. Responses to anti-hail say they have no choice, since rocket launchers have been built in the Soviet era and can not be used for other types of devices. Investing in launchers could diversify the anti-hail missile market to which the Service is calling, but our authorities do not rush to do so.
Full investigation can be read here.
2.Tens of millions from the public budget spent for the SCM
Starting with 31 December 2013, the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) has signed contracts worth almost 33.000.000 MDL, with most of this money being spent on “ensuring working conditions”. The largest of this sum was spent on acquiring two four-story buildings on the Mihai Eminescu 5 address, with a total surface of 571,4m2. The property was bought from the Wine International Project Company funded by Russian citizens, who still own one building on the same address, thus benefitting from publicly financed protection services provided by the Ministry of Interior, which amounted to 408.700 MDL in 2018 alone
Full investigation can be read here.
3.Why delaying the commissioning of refurbished schools in the World Bank project is delaying
A handful of district schools, which teach pupils from several localities, should have been refurbished for the 2013-2018 period with a $ 40 million credit from the World Bank. At a distance of five years, only a few institutions have undergone repairs, and procurement contracts have been extended a number of times, putting into operation being delayed without anyone being penalized.
Full investigation can be read here.
4.Deleted auction: How was an architectural monument destroyed for repairing millions
A building in the heart of Bucharest, part of the architectural heritage, was damaged after a company started restoring it under a tender worth more than four million lei. The edifice was flooded several times because the roof was dismantled and the construction stagnated for months. Now the ceiling sits down, and the walls are covered with dampness. The economic agent and the City Hall officers accuse each other. Following the scandal, Alexandru Panfilii, head of the Chief Construction Department of Chisinau City Hall, had to quit his post.
Full investigation can be read here.
5.Millions of the Ecological Fund for aqueduct projects that lie on the dead line
Dozens of town halls in the country have only dreamed of modern sewage systems and water supply after winning projects from the National Ecological Fund (FEN). Because the funding is done with chirping, investing in hundreds of projects in parallel, some localities are waiting for years to be connected to the networks. Thus, as the state allocates millions of sums per year, most people in our country still do not have access to quality drinking water and sewage systems.
Full investigation can be read here.
6."Subscribers" to public money (I)
Dozens of district counselors carry out private affairs in addition to state work. A business radiography carried out by the local elected companies has made it clear that with the takeover of the people's elected office, their businesses are thriving. The district counselors' companies appear to be subscribed to the State Gazette. Some win contracts for hundreds of thousands and even millions of lei in contracts with structures subordinated to the institutions in which advisers work. In many cases, contracts are awarded without ensuring the principles of transparency and competition in public procurement, as required by the law. In others, representatives of auction winning companies pay donations to their party leaders or heads of public institutions that have provided financial resources.
Full investigation can be read here
7.PATRONI COUNSELERS "subscribers" to public money (II)
District councilors who also have private businesses appear to have "subscribed" to the state's haznawa. Companies in which they have interests win contracts on a conveyor belt of hundreds of thousands and even millions of lei from contracts with structures subordinated to the institutions in which they operate. In many cases, contracts are awarded without ensuring the principles of transparency and competition in public procurement, as required by the law. At the same time, the representatives of the winning bidding companies pay donations to the parties of their leaders or the heads of the public institutions that provided the financial resources. The Journalistic Investigation Center has radiographed the business of more than a thousand district councilors and continues to reveal their interests over public money.
Full investigation can be read here.
8.How and why do drugs and quality equipment come to hospitals
Ruined surgical instruments, synthetic gauze for operating theaters or low-efficacy drugs. All these are found in hospitals in the Republic of Moldova. Medical institutions procure needless equipment, synthetic gauze or ineffective medications, because they are required by law to accept offers that offer the lowest price. While health officials boast savings, doctors are alert to the alarm and say there are too many medications that do not help the patient overcome the disease.
Full investigation can be read here
9.Green spaces in Orhei, "scented" from the budget with millions of lei
During the last four years, a company in Chisinau won over 5 million lei in Orhei. Most of the money came from the contracts with the Orhei Mayor's Office for the maintenance and servicing of the green spaces that were formerly the "eparchy" of a municipal enterprise.
Full investigation can be read here
10.Rezina district authorities "chopped" 1.5 million lei for a road, still impracticable and after reconstruction
The authorities in Rezina district "chopped" 1.5 million lei for the repair of a part of the road Rezina - Saharna Nouă - Cinişeuţi - Gordineşti, which is not their responsibility. One year after the completion of the works, the road risks becoming impractical due to serious technology errors.
Full investigation can be read here.
11.Road boom in Orhei: from free repairs - to tens of millions of lei, graduated from competition
In the beginning, many repairs were presented as free or sponsored works, even though some of the streets for which public money contracts were concluded were also listed. For some time, repairs are presented as having been "made for the first time in the republic, out of resources and with their own strengths."
Full investigation can be read here.
12.Facilities with the state of district councilors from Soroca, Teleneşti, Ungheni, Străşeni and Ştefan-Voda
The Journalistic Investigation Center has radiographed businesses with the state of over a thousand district councilors and continues to reveal their interests in public money, as well as the schemes through which public resources reach the ruling parties. As in the case of the councilors from other districts, about which I wrote in previous papers, the companies of district councilors from Soroca, Teleneşti, Ungheni, Străşeni and Ştefan-Voda and their families are the favorites of the local authorities. District Councils often organize "lucky" tenders for its members. In some cases, party color appears to be decisive when awarding public contract winners, in others, contracts are awarded without ensuring the principles of transparency and competition in public procurement, as required by the law. At the same time, the representatives of the winning bidding companies are generously rewarded with the parties to which the heads of the public institutions that have provided the financial resources belong.
Full investigation can be read here.
13. The "Gift" of the Government for Newborns: Poor quality clothes at exaggerated prices
High-quality and inconspicuous quality clothes have been offered by the Government in the past five months as gifts for newborns in the New Life Campaign. The winning bidder is specialized in IT and would have made savings of over eight million lei following the fulfillment of this contract. While experts say public money was wasted in the van, the line ministry says there are no problems.
Full investigation can be read here.
