News & press releases

Expert-Grup: The Republic of Moldova is entering the “electoral marathon” unprepared from the economic and institutional point of view
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
The electoral marathon Moldova has entered this year could easily turn into a major constraint for the national economy in the years to come – opinion voiced by the experts of the Independent Analytical Center “Expert-Grup” within the 18th edition of the MEGA biannual conference.

Expert-Grup encourages you to contribute to the National Strategy for Development ”Moldova 2030”
Saturday, 14 April 2018

Strengthening the regulator can help improve tariff policy in the energy sector
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Despite the progress achieved in the energy legislation over the past few years, additional efforts are needed to improve the tariff policy for electricity and gas. Both energy sector actors and civil society representatives believe that the tariff setting mechanism, the criteria applied to suppliers, and the real decision-making independence of the sector regulator over policy makers need to be adjusted.

Other 20 schools from the country will benefit from assistance within the project ”Scoala Mea”
Monday, 05 March 2018
This article is only available in Romanian.

Find out who received the ”Youth Essay Prize Competition” award on behalf of Moldova
Thursday, 22 February 2018
This article is only available in Romanian.

Open Budget Index 2017 – the position of Moldova on a global level
Thursday, 01 February 2018
For the first time in history, Republic of Moldova was officially included in the OBI (Open Budget Index), reaching a score of 58 points out of 100, or 16 points higher than the global average (42 points), being ranked 33rd at the global level. The results reveal that our country offers limited budget information, along with Slovakia and Poland (59 points), higher than Ukraine (54) and Hungary (46), however, registering a lower score compared to Romania (75 points out of 100).

Healthcare system in the Republic of Moldova: the importance of consolidation and optimization
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Analiza rezultatelor sistemului de sănătate din Republica Moldova pentru perioada anilor 1990 – 2015 indică asupra unei situații destul de triste în comparație cu țările din Europa de Vest și chiar cu fostele țări socialiste din regiune. Chiar dacă anumite progrese au fost înregistrate, acestea, de regulă, nu au fost suficiente pentru a diminua discrepanțele dintre rezultatele țărilor din Europa de Vest și Republica Moldova. Mai mult, pentru anumite poziții aceste discrepanțe chiar s-au majorat.

Find out what are the schools that are part of the project ”Școala Mea” in 2018
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Centrul Analitic Independent Expert-Grup anunță astăzi, 19 ianuarie, lista școlilor care vor beneficia de asistență în cadrul proiectului „Școala Mea” în anul 2018. Pentru ultimul an de implementare a proiectului au fost selectate 20 licee și gimnazii care pe parcursul întregului an vor învăța cum să implice comunitatea în soluționarea problemelor școlii și cum să devină mai transparente în gestionarea bugetelor.

Is financing Police too expensive for the Republic of Moldova?
Thursday, 11 January 2018
This article is only available in Romanian.
Republic of Moldova participates for the first time in the international ranking OBI (Open Budget Index)
Thursday, 04 January 2018
For the first time in history Republic of Moldova takes part in the OBI (Open Budget Index). This index measures the budgetary transparency and the access of public to the budgetary information. About 115 countries participate in this ranking, and the results are determined by the accumulated points. Among the countries with the highest points are New Zeeland, Sweden and South Africa.