Activity of the Government on April 16–30, 2007

Appointments. Reshuffles

Lucia Gavrilita was appointed deputy minister of social protection, family and child. Previously, Gavrilita headed the Speranta daily-attendance centre for disabled children.

Decisions

Decision approving the framework regulation on approval, projecting, installation, reception and exploitation of water and heating meters.

Decision approving the draft law on scientific-technological parks and innovation incubators.

Decisions on elaboration and approval of some concepts/programmes:

Elaboration of the complete assistance plan of Moldova (Compact) within the U.S. Millennium Challenge Account;
Concept on sanitation of Moldovan localities;
National Health policy.

Sittings. Decisions. Statements

Artificial concerns with preserving citizens

According to news agencies, the Government seeks restrictions for renunciation to Moldovan citizenship, with the purpose to reduce the number of persons who renounce the Moldovan citizenship and obtain the citizenship of other states. According to press reports, the draft law could stipulate that only the persons who have a legal domicile outside of Moldova will be allowed to renounce the citizenship. The executive wants to use possibilities offered by European Convention on Citizenship, notably by Article 8 (2), which says that “However, a State may stipulate in its legislation that individuals who are habitually residents abroad seek the renunciation of citizenship.”^[1]

Permanent reformation of social protection system

The Government is due to work out a framework plan on reorganisation of resident institutions and to make a decision on every boarding school and orphanage. The plan will be worked out on basis of findings of an assessment covering all boarding schools and orphanages in Moldova conducted by expert teams. The evaluation process began on January 18 under an order by minister of education, with experts investigating the number and status of every child from 67 resident institutions, qualification of employees, quality and costs of child care/education services, as well as real maintenance expenditures of institutions. The assessment is part of the reform of residential child care system in Moldova implemented by Government with the support of the European Union and UNICEF.

The social protection system based on information technologies will be improved in 2007. According to officials of the National Social Insurance House (CNAS), a programme on implementation of the integrated social protection information system (SI “SPAS”), which will cardinally improve the activity of CNAS, is being applied. At the same time, the state individual record register on state social insurance contributions transferred in 1999–2005 and declarations for 2006 is being completed and it will be finalised by May 31, 2007. Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev supports the ongoing reforms and considers that this sector must be more transparent and closer to citizens, while finances must go to neediest people.

Investors Association remains satisfied with dialogue with authorities

The prime minister has met representatives of the Foreign Investors Association of Moldova and discussed aspects such as improvement of investment climate, measures needed to attract more investments in national economy. Investors consider that the dialogue between central public administration and business community has been developed very much in the past years and, therefore, many problems of businessmen have been resolved. In particular, the association noted that the Government is receptive to diverse problems signalled inclusively in the precedent issue of the White Book. At the same time, investors underlined the importance of successfully finalising the second round of the regulatory reform, which aims at annulling a number of legal acts, a situation which could essentially contribute to improving the business climate and enhancing the attractiveness of Moldova in front of investors. Members of the Foreign Investors Association outlined their integral support for the recent presidential initiatives on liberalisation of economy.

Activities for Compact Proposal within Millennium Challenge Account

The committee for monitoring the process of elaboration of the Compact Proposal within the U.S. Millennium Challenge Account has held a sitting chaired by first Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida Grecianii. The committee was told the rounds of the process of elaboration of the complete assistance plan, including the conditions raised by corporation. Also, organisational measures within the process of elaborating the country proposal were proposed and an action plan for this year was approved. A broadened consultative process is planned with the participation of functionaries of central and local public institutions, representatives of private sector, academia, and civil society. The expert group pledged to conduct an economic analysis in several stages, with the purpose to identify the main restrictions and obstacles on way of economic growth at macroeconomic and sectoral levels. The findings of the analysis regarding major restrictions that affect the development of economy will be used to prepare the Compact country proposal, which will be delivered to the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

↑ ADEPT has noted in previous issues of e-journal that the number of people who renounce the Moldovan citizenship is high, exceeding tens fold the number of persons who regain the citizenship of our country.

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