Moldova

Trilateral round table on hate crime and hate speech in the digital environment

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Published: November 29, 2024
Trilateral roundtable discussion in Bucharest with public prosecutors from the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Germany on the topic of hate crime and hate speech in the digital space
Trilateral roundtable discussion in Bucharest with public prosecutors from the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Germany on the topic of hate crime and hate speech in the digital space

Moldova / Romania

On 14 and 15 November 2020, the IRZ, the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, the National Institute of Magistrates of Romania and the Ministries of Justice of both countries held the above round table in Bucharest, Romania.

Participants from Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Germany emphasized the urgency of the topic in view of the increasing spread of hate speech on the internet. They highlighted how growing political polarization and the role of disinformation and hate speech in the political context are weighing on the social climate and stressed the need for increased cooperation, but also for innovative solutions in dealing with hate crimes and hate speech.

Around 45 public prosecutors and police officers from the three countries took the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss current challenges, as well as to share innovative solutions for the prevention and prosecution of hate crimes and hate speech in the digital space.

The discussions focused on the legal, practical and societal challenges of combating and prosecuting cyber hate crimes and hate speech, and techniques for investigating and preserving evidence of online hate crimes. In addition, difficulties related to international mutual legal assistance and cross-border cooperation, cooperation with internet service providers and European legislation were discussed.

Another key item on the agenda was victim protection and the role of civil society, with reports on experiences of anti-Semitic hate speech, discrimination and hate speech against Roma, and the specific problems of the LGBTQ community in the digital space.

Another trilateral roundtable will take place in December 2024 in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.


Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Moldova in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Published: November 29, 2024
A delegation from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Moldova visits the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne. Second person from the left: Ms. Veronica Dragalin, Head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Moldova
A delegation from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Moldova visits the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne. Second person from the left: Ms. Veronica Dragalin, Head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Moldova

Moldova

The aim of the visit by a delegation from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (APO) of the Republic of Moldova was to share expertise on German approaches to fighting corruption and to gain practical insights into the work of German judicial authorities. At the invitation of the IRZ, they travelled to North Rhine-Westphalia from 4 to 8 November 2020 to share best practices and experiences, strengthen the expertise of both sides and intensify cooperation at the international level.

The delegation, led by the head of the APO, Ms. Veronica Dragalin, discussed methods for identifying and seizing assets, cross-border asset recovery and the clarification of complex financial transactions with the department for economic crime and organized crime of the Cologne public prosecutor's office. During a meeting at the LKA Nordrhein-Westfalen, they received information on the role of the police in preventing and combating corruption and on cooperation with the public prosecutor's office.

The specialized public prosecutor's office for corruption in Wuppertal presented effective investigation strategies for prosecuting and convicting corruption offences to the Moldovan participants and discussed with them the challenges of collecting statistics and communicating successes in the fight against corruption. The specialized public prosecutor's office for economic crimes in Bochum then focused on cooperation in cross-border corruption cases and the formation of joint investigation teams.

The last day of the study trip began with a visit to the Cologne Office of the Public Prosecutor, where the focus was on record keeping, digitization and the collection of crime statistics. The trip concluded with a technical discussion with the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne, which deals with investigations into fraud and tax evasion to the detriment of the European Union budget.


Consultancy on the development of a draft law on lobbying

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Published: November 26, 2024
The working group of the Moldovan parliament. Front row, center left: Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker (Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag and Member of the IRZ Board of Trustees) and in the middle, right: Veronica Roşca, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs
The working group of the Moldovan parliament. Front row, center left: Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker (Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag and Member of the IRZ Board of Trustees) and in the middle, right: Veronica Roşca, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs

Moldova

IRZ is advising a working group of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on a draft law to regulate lobbying activities. In this context, expert talks were held in the German Bundestag, among other places, with a Moldovan delegation led by the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Veronica Roşca.

On November 8, 2024, the delegation exchanged views with the Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag, Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Member of the Bundestag and member of the IRZ Board of Trustees, as well as Daniela Ludwig, Member of the Bundestag, the Chair of the Committee for the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure and other committee members, among other things, about the German lobby register, the Code of Conduct for Members of the German Bundestag and further measures to ensure transparency in political decision-making processes. In addition, the board of the parliamentary group Bulgaria-Moldova-Romania received the Moldovan delegation. Discussions in the Berlin House of Representatives complemented the exchange of ideas with insights into lobbying regulation at the state level, thus providing a comprehensive insight into the transparency of political decision-making processes in Germany and important impetus for the development of a law to regulate lobbying in the Republic of Moldova.