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Activity of the Government on March 24 – April 6, 2003

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Cabinet reshuffle

On March 26, Government appointed Mr. Andrei Cuculescu to the position of Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications, and Mr. Petru Grecu to the position of Senior Director of the National Agency for Telecommunication Regulation.

Deputy Minister of Justice, Victor Cretu, was designated ex officio as a permanent representative of the Government to the Constitutional Court. He will be in charge of keeping liaison between the two institutions, represent Government interests in the Court, coordinate the participation of central government officials to the Court sessions related to their field of activity.

In addition, Government appointed former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicolae Cernomaz, to the position of Republic of Moldova Ambassador to Ukraine.

Resolutions

On March 26, Government formed 10 commissions responsible for county liquidation and formation of rayons. Commissions will assess the inventory and patrimony of county councils and prefectures and will transfer them into the property of newly elected local public administration bodies.

On March 27 the Government approved the “List of loans and grants allocated to the Government of the Republic of Moldova” (see Official Monitor no. 60–61 (1153–1154), of April 1, 2003). Customs officials are obliged to ensure the import the goods necessary for the implementation of the said projects, without leveraging VAT and other customs fees.

Government approved the immigration quota for year 2003 allowing 2,114 persons to enter in the country. The quota represents 0.05% of the total population permanently residing in the Republic of Moldova.

Under the Plan of measures to increase the efficiency of local public administration, Ministries, Departments, local public administration institutions shall submit to the Government in the second trimester of the year regulations on their operation, functions and organizational structure. The Plan also provides for adjusting the Government structure to the Strategy on Social-Economic Development of the Republic of Moldova until 2005.

At the Government initiative a mechanism of annual pension indemnification was worked out. Indemnification coefficient shall represent the average between the inflation rate for the previous year and annual growth rate of wages per country. The minimal indemnification for 2003 shall be no less than 50 MDL, whereas minimal pension shall be 135 MDL. Pensions shall be indemnified commencing April 1, 2003.

During the April 2 session Government endorsed: National Social Program “Allocations and Credits for Housing” for 2003–2008; Concept of personnel professional training and outreach; Transitory Regulation on the functioning of Permanent Republican Commission on expertise, evaluation and sale of confiscated goods, etc. During the same session Prime Minister Tarlev requested Ministry of Economy to work out “a workplan for the social-economic development of each rayon”.

March 10–23, 2003 April 7–16, 2003