Supporting Anti-Corruption Efforts of the Government of Moldova

On 5 and 6 October, in Chisinau, the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre (CPC), the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine (SPU) organized an intermediate training course on Whistleblower Protection in the Security Sector. The event brought together 23 participants from the security and justice sectors of Moldova and Ukraine.

On 8 June 2026, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the Basel Institute on Governance, organized a “Youth Against Corruption Exchange” in Basel, Switzerland. The event brought together youth volunteers from the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) of the Republic of Moldova, experts, academics and students from Basel for an exchange on corruption challenges of today and the role of young people in addressing them.

The OSCE, in co-operation with the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) of the Republic of Moldova, organized the third Anti-Corruption Café, which aims to serve as an informal learning platform for young people and civil society on a range of corruption-related topics. This edition focused on understanding what virtual assets are, the risks they pose, how emerging digital technologies can be misused for corruption and money laundering, and what is the role of young people in mitigating these risks. 

On 20 and 23 March, the OSCE, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice of Moldova, the National Anticorruption Center and the People’s Advocate Office, organised a roundtable discussion and an introductory training in Chisinau aimed at strengthening Moldova’s whistleblower protection system, with a particular focus on the security and justice sectors.

The OSCE, in partnership with the National Anticorruption Center of Moldova, hosted the second edition of the Anti-Corruption Café, an interactive dialogue platform boosting youth engagement in anti-corruption efforts in Chișinău on 12 December. This iteration built on the success of the Café held in September, continuing to strengthen trust between institutions and citizens and promoting a culture of integrity and transparency.

Young participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova explored how to strengthen youth engagement in anti-corruption efforts during a study visit to the OSCE and the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) respective headquarters in Vienna and Laxenburg on International Anti-Corruption Day on 10 December. 

On 15 September, the OSCE, in partnership with the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) of Moldova, organized the newest edition of the “Anti-Corruption Café” – an open dialogue platform aimed at promoting integrity and transparency in Moldova. The event brought together representatives of the Ministry of Education, NAC, and forty-five anti-corruption volunteers and young people for a discussion on how to enhance integrity within the education system. Young attendees actively contributed by posing questions and sharing their views with institutional representatives.

The OSCE organized a study visit that brought together Italian, Moldovan and Romanian anti-corruption practitioners in Bucharest, Romania, from 26 to 28 March. The participants shared good practices in combating corruption and the misuse of virtual assets, highlighting the significance of interinstitutional and international co-operation in this area.

From 12 to 14 November, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) organized a study visit to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GdF) and the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority for 21 Moldovan law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners.

On 4 and 5 July, the OSCE facilitated a training course to enhance the knowledge and skills of criminal justice practitioners from Moldova on investigative techniques in corruption cases. The training course was jointly delivered by practitioners from Guardia di Finanza – Italy’s economic and financial police, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office of Moldova, and the Romanian National Anti-Corruption Directorate, allowing participants to learn about different models, legal bases and mechanisms in investigating corruption. Special focus was put on Guardia di Finanza’s “follow-the-money” approach, which traces the movement of funds to determine the source and destination of potentially illicit funds.