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Activity of the Government on November 1–15, 2009

Appointments. Dismissals

The Government has decided to relieve from offices some deputy ministers and heads of central institutions who were in office since the last cabinet. The executive also decided to dismiss the heads of territorial offices of the Ministry of Local Public Administration, as this ministry was dissolved.

Appointment of deputy ministers:

Appointment of heads of central institutions:

The executive has approved the members of the Board of Directors of the National Social Insurance House (CNAS), with Maria Borta continuing to run this institution.

Decisions

Decision approving the composition of the governmental Commission for European integration. The prime minister will be chairman of the Commission and Iurie Leanca, minister of foreign affairs and European integration, will be deputy chairman. The Commission will meet at least once a month or more often if needed be.

Decision concerning the organization of citizen hearings. Under the decision, prime minister will receive citizens the third Monday of the current month, deputy prime ministers without portfolios on the first and second day of the current month, and state minister on the forth Monday of the current month. The results of examination of petitions and hearings will be reported to the Government every year.

Note by ADEPT: The action program of the Filat Government concerning the “Reformation of the decision-making process” includes special regulations on “the development and implementation of systems of circulation of documents and normative acts, inclusively by introducing systems of electronic record, dissemination and monitoring of documents.., improvement of the petition management process.” The recently approved decision does not set new and better procedures and mechanisms, keeping in effect almost same regulations in the area since 2001 (GD No.461 of 15.06.2001).

Decision approving the draft law on reformation of the judicial system (dissolution of specialized law courts). It proposes that all trials to be studied by common law courts exclusively, while specialized courts (economic and military) would be dissolved.

Note by ADEPT: The action program of the Filat Government stipulates the dissolution of economic courts and takeover of their competences by common law courts specialized in colleges/divisions, depending on the case. Earlier, Minister of Justice argued the need of dissolving these courts with their inefficiency, loss of many applications to ECHR, and high corruption rate in these institutions.

Decision concerning the purchase of antiviral and medical appliances. For emergent reasons and given the pandemic influenza virus A (H1N1) faced by Moldova’s neighbors and with the purpose to prevent the flu spread, the proposal of the Health Ministry to emergently purchase antiviral drugs and medical appliances worth up to 31.2 million lei (from prevention fund) from a single source for the needs of the healthcare system was accepted. The 200,000 doses of Oseltamivir (antiviral drug) cost about 18 million lei, protection means and abstergents are worth 12 million lei, and transportation and storage-related expenses are estimated at about one million lei.

Note by ADEPT: Although the Government decision operates with the notion “in conditions of maximum transparency”, details about existing applications, purchase procedure, economic agent which sold the drugs and their quality etc., were unavailable when the decision to allocate the funds was made.

Decisions approving regulations and staffs of some institutions. The regulations concerning organization, operation and maximum personnel of the following institutions were approved:

Decision concerning the dissolution of a state enterprise. In connection with the ECHR decision on violation of property right through privatization of “Dacia” Hotel, the executive has decided to dissolve the state-run enterprise “Dacia Hotel” by applying the liquidation procedure.

Decision concerning the Curative-Sanatory and Recovery Association. Under the decision, the association and subordinated enterprises are transferred from the State Chancellery into the ownership of the Health Ministry.

Decision concerning the allocation of funds. It allocates about 1.2 million lei as compensations to victims of political repressions. The funds will be allocated to the district councils Cahul and Floresti and executive committee of Gagauzia to execute decisions of law courts concerning the recovery of estate of rehabilitated people.

Sittings. Decisions

Sitting of the extraordinary anti-epidemic Commission

The sitting discussed evolutions relating to the influenza virus A(H1N1) and underlined the need of keeping population informed, ensuring people with necessary drugs, vaccinating risky groups, ensuring the presence of doctors at border-crossing stations etc. Prime minister demanded a strict control on pharmacies in order to prevent an unjustified rise in drug prices.

Sittings of inter-ministerial strategic planning Committee

Prime Minister Vladimir Filat has chaired two sittings which discussed stipulations of the Economic Stabilization and Recovery Plan of Moldova for 2009–2011; aspects related to the agreement negotiated with the IMF Mission which seeks higher excise taxes for luxury cars, tobacco and spirits; the cost of the mandatory health insurance policy, which will be increased gradually, and by 0.1 percent only in 2010. As well, it was decided to seek a higher income tax on gambling gains, up to 18 percent; a double fee for gambling licenses; ensuring an adequate and constant inflow in the traffic fund and improving the funding system for road traffic works. The premier also demanded urgent actions to rectify the state budget law for this year and consider the state budget law for the next year.

Meeting of spokespersons

Vladimir Filat attended the meeting of spokespersons from ministries and governmental bodies, where stressed the necessity of working out a governmental communication strategy to promote a common message to the society. According to the prime minister, Government’s actions are too important “to inform citizens sporadically and even unprofessionally here and there”. Filat invited journalists not to forget their duty to tackle issues consciously, as their messages make the general image of the Government, and asked participants to permanently learn to be professional in the communication area.

Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings

Prime minister has chaired the sitting of the national committee for combating trafficking in human beings, which heard reports by interior minister, minister of labour, social protection and family, education minister and prosecutor-general. According to reports, 452 related offences were recorded in the first ten months of 2009, of which 172 relating to trafficking in human beings (by 14 percent less than in the similar period of last year); trafficking in children — 36 (-7 percent); illegal migration of children — 18 (+63 percent), procurement — 130 (-3 percent); organization of illegal migration — 96 (-5 percent). Also, 266 criminal cases were delivered to law courts for examination, of them 88 related to trafficking in human beings; 19 related to trafficking in children; 10 cases of illegal migration of children; 97 cases related to procurement charges; 52 cases related to organization of illegal migration. While addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Vladimir Filat stated that preventing and combating the trafficking in human beings is a priority of the new Government of Moldova, while “wrong approaches and policies promoted until now ranked Moldova as origin country of trafficking”. The premier ordered an analysis of obstacles in executing the plan on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and instructed competent bodies to enhance efficiency of the fight against trafficking in persons.

October 19–31, 2009 November 16–30, 2009