Olesea Stamate asks SIS, CNA and prosecutors to explain Yandex activity
Former MP Olesea Stamate demands answers from three bodies after media reports that Yandex receives over 7 million euros a year from Moldova.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
The Government will check Yandex's ownership structure, its real beneficiaries and how your personal data is processed. No deadline or result for these checks has been announced yet. Stamate asks authorities to explain why these issues were not clarified earlier.
What happened
Former MP Olesea Stamate, founder of the project „Construim incredere”, asks the SIS, the CNA and the Prosecutor General's Office to explain Yandex's activity in Moldova. Her reaction follows media reports on October 13 that the platform receives over 7 million euros a year from Moldova. The Government has announced checks on the company's owners and on how citizens' personal data is processed.
In short
- Yandex receives over 7 million euros a year from the Republic of Moldova, the reports say.
- Between 2023 and 2025, the Competition Council asked Yandex for information at least four times.
- The company reportedly replied that the requested data had been deleted, and the fine was about 39 thousand euros.
- Stamate compares the fine with the company's annual revenue and says it is less than half a percent of that revenue, without giving the revenue figure.
- The information appeared in the media on October 13, and the authorities announced checks three days later.
Original sources
- Stamate: Yandex primește din Moldova 7 milioane de euro, iar autoritățile au aflat despre acest lucru din mass-media · in RomanianRead it on Point.md
- Стамате: Yandex получает из Молдовы 7 млн евро, а власти узнали об этом из СМИ · in RussianRead it on Point.md
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