Activity of the Government on May 1–15, 2007

Appointments. Reshuffles

The Government has given green light to proposals of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration seeking the appointment of certain ambassadors:

Nicolae Chirtoaca, Moldovan ambassador to the United States, was also appointed permanent representative to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Moldovan ambassador to Brazil and Mexico.
Ion Robu, Moldovan ambassador to Azerbaijan, was also assigned ambassador to Georgia.

Decisions

Decision on creation of the organisation for development of small- and medium-sized businesses. The organisation is created under the law on sustenance of small- and medium-sized businesses and it will advise the Ministry of Economy and Commerce as a successor of the fund for entrepreneurship sustenance and small business development.

Decision on activity of the State Building Inspection in 2006 – 1st quarter of 2007. It evaluates the activity of the inspection and indicates a series of shortcomings of activity, outlines tasks for the near future.

Decisions on elaboration and endorsement of some concepts/programmes:

The development strategy of civil aviation for 2007–2016;
The national programme Transfusion Security and Self-Ensuring of Country with Blood Products for 2007–2011;
The national strategy on prevention and combat of money laundering and financing of terrorism and the 2007 action plan for implementation of the strategy;

Decisions approving some draft laws:

Concerning formulation of Moldova’s statements on Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
Concerning modification of some legal acts (interdiction of dual citizenship).

Decision on allocation of finances. Although it was created a couple of months ago after a years-long delay, the executive has decided to allocate 920,000 lei to the Agency for the Protection of Competition.

Sittings. Decisions. Statements

Committee on supervision of invalid decisions

Although these amendments to legislation did not come into force yet, the Government created on May 2 a committee to supervise the monitoring of implementation of presidential initiatives on economic liberalisation. This committee will supervise the implementation of legislation in effect, will monitor processes and trends linked to fiscal amnesty and liberalisation of capital, will coordinate the drafting of normative acts by competent central public administration bodies.

Reduction of number of seats in institutions of higher learning

The Government has reduced by at least 17 percent the number of youths who will be admitted at institutions of higher learning in 2007, compared with 2006. At the same time, the number of youths who will be admitted at colleges will grow by about 10 percent compared with 2006. The executive invoked the need of personnel on labour market.

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