Reshuffles
Government designated Igor Corman, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Germany, to serve also as Ambassador to Denmark and Norway based in Berlin.
Decisions
- On February 16 Government endorsed a draft law on modification and completion of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova. Under the draft citizens would be entitled to appeal the rulings of the Supreme Court of Justice in Constitutional Court. Therefore, by amending articles 135 and 136 of the Constitution a national mechanism shall be set for controlling the human rights observance in the country. Constitutional Court judgements shall be considered as final. According to the Minister of Justice, Victoria Iftodi, “establishing an appeal mechanism at the national level aims at filtering domestically appeals submitted to the ECHR”. The draft law was developed by 35 deputies in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova as a follow up to the President Voronin’s initiative of June last year.
- The same day, Government approved a mechanism for bolstering labour force mobility. Unemployed persons who would be offered a job at the 50 km distance from their residence would be entitled to a single indemnity equal to an average salary per economy, while those who would chose to move to the locality where a job is offered would be entitled to a single indemnity equal to three average salaries per economy. Also, unemployed persons would be obliged to conclude a work contract for a 12 months period. If the aforesaid requirements are not met, the person employed would have to refund the indemnity received to the Agency for Labour Force.
- On February 23, the Steering Committee of the persons originating from Republic of Moldova and residing abroad was founded. It would function within the Government. Department of Interethnic Relations shall develop within 30 days the Regulation for the operation of Steering Committee. Curiously, the Steering Committee was established immediately after another Congress was held on February 19 in Moscow gathering Moldovan Diaspora in Russia. The latter was very critical of the Communist party led policies.
- Government ruled that members of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations and members of the district electoral councils, who did not suspend their position during electoral campaign, shall be entitled to a compensation worth 150 Lei. Also, members of the Central Electoral Commission shall get a 25% wage raise.