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Reshuffles

On November 12 the Government passed several decisions on the diplomatic corps of the Republic of Moldova. Andrei Neguta Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Parliament was appointed as the Republic of Moldova Ambassador to France. Mihai Laur, Republic of Moldova Ambassador to Hungary was appointed also as Ambassador to Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whereas Vasile Sturza Republic of Moldova Ambassador to Bulgaria was also appointed to Albania.

Decisions

The Government endorsed the approval of the Additional Agreement on the children’s non-involvement in armed conflicts to the Convention on children’s rights signed on February 8, 2002. Under the Agreement the member-states undertake not to involve children under 18 in armed conflicts, as well as not to recruit them in military against their will.

Under the amendments to the Government Resolution “On raising the salary of state employees in the social sector” heads of the state funded institutions shall be able to use up to 50% of the extra-budget revenues to pay the wages and provide financial assistance to their employees.

As the owners of petrol stations of the Republic of Moldova failed to install cash registers (fiscal memory) due to delays in rendering those services by the domestic suppliers, the Government decided to extend the deadline until April 30, 2004. At the same time Government indicated that this was the last extension and unless the petrol stations complied with the regulations by the set deadline, they would be closed.

On November 5, Government extended the deadline for submitting applications on deposits indemnification for years 2004–2005. For year 2004 applications shall be collected from October 1, 2003 to March 1, 2004, whereas for 2005 from March 1, 2004 to August 1, 2005. So far, Ministry of Finance allotted 25 million MDL, out of which 22.1 million Lei were spent for indemnifying 34.5 thousands deposits. Noteworthy, the total number of applications reached 60.6 million, which would require a total of 38.7 million Lei.

Of particular interest is the Government Resolution on approving a draft law providing that the Information and Security Service shall verify all candidates to public positions. According to Ion Ursu, Head of the Information and Security Service the law was a necessary tool in “fighting corruption, defending public interest, and ensure state security”. Under the draft a candidate shall be checked by ISS only if he/she agrees to. If the candidate refuses to be checked, to submit an income statement, or submits false data, he/she would not be able to take a public office.

At the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government simplified the entry into the Republic of Moldova of the citizens of EU, US, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Israel and EU candidate countries, holders of diplomatic or service passports for a 90 days period. Citizens of the said countries in possession of regular passports would no longer need invitations in order to apply for a visa of up to 90 days. Government believes those modifications would contribute to fruitful and long-lasting relationships with the said countries, would bring additional revenue to the state budget, and improve the country’s image abroad.

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