The assessment of institutional integrity was conducted from October 2025 through June 2026. The audit revealed that in 2023–2024, the enterprise hired 33 employees without conducting open competitive selection processes. None of them were required to provide a certificate of professional integrity, even though this is required by law. The NAC also identified instances of executives being appointed through direct selection and a lack of uniform criteria for selecting candidates.
Serious concerns were raised regarding compensation. According to the center, MoldATSA’s internal regulations do not contain objective criteria for evaluating employee performance, which allows for the subjective distribution of bonuses. In some cases, compensation was paid for performing duties already specified in job descriptions, and decisions on bonuses were made by managers who were also the recipients of these payments. In addition, certain employees were granted allowances of 30% and 50% for performing functions that fell within the purview of other departments.
The audit also revealed violations in the organization of staff work. Some employees combined the duties of two or even three positions for seven to nine months without competitive selection processes to fill the vacant positions. According to the NAC’s assessment, this practice was no longer temporary and created risks of inefficient use of the company’s funds.
Some observations relate to training expenses. In the first nine months of 2025, MoldATSA allocated approximately 9 million lei for employee training. As an example, the NAC cites the payment for a beginner-level English language course in the United Kingdom costing approximately 106,000 lei, despite the availability of free or significantly cheaper programs in Moldova and through Eurocontrol.
Violations were also identified in the area of public procurement. According to the NAC, the company did not fully utilize the M-Tender electronic system, entered into contracts worth 400,000 lei—which require approval from the founding authority—and showed signs of artificially splitting procurement contracts. In particular, security systems with a total value of approximately 2 million lei were purchased through 14 separate contracts. The auditors also pointed out the risks of restricting competition and granting advantages to certain suppliers.
Based on the results of the assessment, the NAC ordered MoldATSA to rectify the identified violations, strengthen internal control mechanisms, and take additional measures to prevent corruption risks.
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