The NAC review meeting: 447 crimes detected and over 200 cases sent to court in the first half of 2026
The main subdivisions of the National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC) presented their activity reports for the first half of 2026 during the meeting of the institution's Board. The reports consisted of reporting on the activities and progress recorded by each NAC directorate in terms of the execution of the National Anti-corruption Centre's Activity Plan for the first half of 2026.
In the field of combating corruption, the NAC recorded a significant volume of activity, detecting a total of 447 crimes, of which 411 are corruption and related acts. Also, 428 criminal cases were initiated, 201 files were referred to justice, and 500 people were recognized as suspects.
The Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (CARA) seized 382 assets, worth over 236.4 million lei in the first half of the year. Other previously seized assets, worth over 221.9 million lei, were confirmed by the courts. The CARA also issued 15 orders to freeze assets, worth a total of over 22.7 million lei.
The Centre reported on the progress of the Republic of Moldova’s accession to the EU, emphasizing the achievement of the objectives of the National Accession Plan and the Reform Agenda 2025–2027. In this regard, the institution supports the integration process through three main directions: preventing and combating corruption, investigating and recovering criminal assets, and promoting anti-corruption education.
In addition, the achievements of the General Directorate for Corruption Prevention were presented. The institution has approved and assessed 616 draft normative acts, of which 538 have been subject to anti-corruption analysis. The profile activity was complemented by the assessment of institutional integrity. As a result of these checks, the NAC has developed 17 monitoring reports to verify the implementation of integrity plans. In parallel, 203 specialized trainings were held for 10,534 participants, the vast majority (9,500) being civil servants.
At the end of the meeting, the President of the NAC Board, Alexandr Pînzari, emphasized the strategic importance of each subdivision in achieving the institutional mission: "The results reported during the review meeting reflect the joint effort of the entire staff of the NAC and reconfirm that the institution consistently fulfills its mission of preventing and combating corruption, as well as recovering criminal assets. These directions remain priorities, and through the achieved performances we consolidate the rule of law and directly support the process of the Republic of Moldova's accession to the European Union".
The NAC Board exercises the collegial leadership of the Centre and meets semi-annually to evaluate the performance of the subordinate subdivisions.
