Activity of the Government on April 1–15, 2008

Appointments. Dismissals

Former minister of finance Mihai Pop was appointed head of the Government Apparatus;
Viorel Melnic, former deputy minister of economy and commerce, was nominated director-general of the Customs Service;
Vladimir Golovatiuc, former employee of the National Bank of Moldova, was appointed chairman of the National Bureau for Statistics;
Sergiu Puscuta, former chairman of the State Fiscal Inspectorate, was assigned director of the Centre for the Struggle against Economic Crimes and Corruption;
Tatiana Loghin, former deputy chief of the State Fiscal Inspectorate of the Chisinau municipality, was appointed chief of the State Fiscal Inspectorate;
Iurie Carp, former director-general of SA Aroma, was nominated director-general of the Moldova-Vin Agency;
Ion Chicu, former deputy minister of finance, and Ruslan Focea were appointed advisors for the prime minister;
Tudor Copaci, former executive director of the Chisinau Unit for the Implementation of the Japanese Government Grant, was appointed deputy minister of economy and commerce.

Decisions

Decision approving the Government’s action plan for the 2^nd quarter of 2008. The document includes chapters on elaboration of draft normative and legal regulations, analysis of work of central public administration.

Decision on day-off in May 2008. The 2^nd of May will be a day-off and the 17^th of May will be a working day. Under this decision, ministries, central administration authorities, managers of state enterprises and organisations will ensure the efficient working of subordinated units on May 17.

Decisions approving some draft laws:

concerning declaration of the Marculesti Airport as a Free Economic Zone;
concerning modification of certain regulations on entrepreneurship (empowerment of the Fiscal Inspectorate alone to hold fiscal controls, while the CSAECC is relieved of related competences);
concerning modification and completion of certain legal acts (introduction of simplified procedures on payment of taxes which cannot be collected).

Decisions on allocation of funds:

16 million lei will be allocated to increase the registered capital of the state-owned enterprise Moldelectrica, with the view to build the 110-kW Vulcanesti-Reni power line and the 110/10-kW Giurgiulesti power station;
The Ministry of Transportation and Road Management will be allocated 15 million lei to raise the registered capital of the state-owned enterprise Portul Fluvial Ungheni, in order to build the Giurgiulesti passenger port;
The Interior Ministry will be allocated 30 million lei to construct the fire fighting and rescuing shed Giurgiulesti and ensure the technical-material endowment of the fire fighting and rescuing unit Giurgiulesti.

Sittings. Decisions. Statements

Immediate priorities

Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii has asked ministers, at the first sitting of the new Cabinet, to revise own action plans accordingly to the governing programme Progress and Integration. She noted that the governing programme fully complies with the National Development Programme (NDP) and it would be fair to update the action plan on implementation of NDS by following the ruling programme, in order to ensure the necessary monitoring.

Improving actions of Interior Ministry

New Interior Minister Valentin Mejinschi has presented a concept on improvement of the Interior Ministry’s activity, with the purpose to affirm the principle “police serving the society and not vice versa.” The following actions are recommended for this purpose:

Strengthening the discipline and order in the Interior Ministry;
Consolidating skills of human resources;
Paying a special attention to prevention and struggle of crimes;
Bringing the police closer to interests of citizens;
Modifying the police assessment system;
Building a new image of the police in society by communicating sincerely and openly with citizens and civil society, and the USSR militia will become an indicator in this respect;
Encouraging cooperation between people and the police, especially with subdivisions which are permanently in touch with people;
Developing reforms aimed at building a community police;
Consolidating the integrity of the Interior Ministry effective;
Extending cooperation with other state and international institutions;
Providing an adequate technical-material endowment.

Diplomatic meetings

Premier Zinaida Greceanii has had a meeting with representatives and delegations from other countries, including:

Slovakian Foreign Minister Jan Kubis;
The Millennium Challenge Corporation delegation led by country director Christopher Williams;
U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Michael D. Kirby;
Russian Ambassador to Moldova Valery Kuzimin;
The delegation of the Swiss Executive Committee for UNICEF;
The joint mission of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and European Investment Bank;
David Merkel, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state;
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vladimir Ogrizko.

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