Activity of the Government on September 1–30, 2011

Nominations. Dismissals

The Government approved a draft decree concerning the dismissal of Iurie Dominic as chief of staff. The decision is a response to a request by interim president, senior commander of armed forces.

Decisions

Decision approving the country reintegration action programme for 2011. The document foresees the allocation of about 9 million lei for development and modernisation of education institutions, renovation of roads, buildings and water pipes, protection of the elderly and disabled people.

Decisions concerning e-governance aspects. The Government approved:

The strategic programme on technological modernisation of governance (e-Transformation);
Measures in the area of Governance e-Transformation;
The technological governance e-transformation strategy;
The action plan concerning the implementation of the concept of the automatic information system called register of criminalist and criminological information and e-services for 2011–2012.

Decision concerning the approval of the list of legislative and normative acts to be monitored by competent central organs of public administration in the 2^nd half of 2011. The document includes 27 legislative and normative documents to be monitored, including:

The code of motor transports;
The law concerning the aeronautic security;
The law concerning the domestic trade;
The law concerning the entrepreneur’s patent;
The law concerning the state-guaranteed legal assistance;
The law concerning the authorisation of building works;
The law concerning the electronic communications;
The law concerning the functioning of languages spoken in Moldova.

Decision concerning the establishment of the governmental commission for youth policies. The commission will be made of 20 members on parity principles between representatives of central public administration organs and representatives of nongovernmental youth organisations. Representatives of civil society will be selected by the Ministry of Youth and Sport on basis of a contest. The key tasks of the commission will be to coordinate the drafting, implementation and monitoring of youth policies, to develop intersectoral cooperation and to initiate national youth programmes. As well, the commission will monitor the implementation of the national youth strategy.

Decisions approving some regulations:

The regulation concerning the conduct of the contest for selection of residents and investment projects for industrial park, as well as of the model report concerning operations within the industrial park;
The regulation concerning the activity of the Moldovan delegation to the Joint Control Commission;
The framework regulation concerning the organisation and functioning of the social service Mobile Team and minimum quality standards.

Decisions approving some draft laws:

Concerning the approval of the justice reformation strategy for 2011–2015;
Concerning the special investigative activity;
Concerning the modification of some legislative acts (protection of functionaries who denounce corruption).

Decisions concerning the allocation of funds:

More than 815,000 lei is allocated with the purpose to install and perform the configuration of equipment needed by diplomatic missions and consulates of our country to take off biometrical data and issue biometrical passports to Moldovan citizens from other countries;
An amount of 175,000 lei is allocated to cover spending related to organisation of a reception by interim president of Moldova on the 20^th anniversary of independence;
More than 113,000 lei is allocated to manufacture medals for nominates of the National Prize;
An amount of 100,000 lei is allocated to produce features about lives and works of director Emil Loteanu and actor Grigore Grigoriu.

Orders

Effects of drought

Prime minister urged competent institutions to prevent effects of the drought faced by Moldova starting August.

Giurgiulesti Port

Premier instructed the Ministry of Transportation and Road Infrastructure to provide detailed data regarding the cargo and passenger transportation at the Giurgiulesti Port, and asked the Ministry of Economy to make public the additional agreement concerning the attraction of investments in the Free International Port Giurgiulesti. Moldsilva Agency was asked to clarify the status of land fields there, including forests.

Quality of mobile telephony services

The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications is asked to check the quality of services provided by mobile telephony operators, especially in territory, and to take the actions needed to improve them.

Quality of education in motor schools

Prime minister indicated a faulty education of motor drivers, and instructed the Interior Ministry, Ministry of Transportation and Road Infrastructure and Ministry of Education to report a consolidated position concerning this issue.

Sittings. Decisions

Visit to S.A. “Tracom”

Prime minister visited the tractor manufacturer “Tracom” S.A. and collected facts regarding the state of things and privatisation plans concerning this plant, visited resident manufacturers, as well as stationing halls. He convoked a working sitting with the plant administration at the end of the visit, and indicated the patrimony of the enterprise, especially large quantities of used metal. Vlad Filat noted that intentions of so-called investors to raise profits only from sale of old lathes and equipment as scrap iron should be taken into account during privatisation. He stressed that the privatisation process will be ceased, in a move to adjust the infrastructure to exigencies of potential investors, and production surfaces will be occupied by residents willing to manufacture while intermediary residents will be removed.

Sitting with Interior Ministry staff

Prime minister greeted employees of the Interior Ministry for the way they reacted to a crime in a garden in Chisinau downtown, but noted that there are many problems related to human rights and freedoms. Filat stated that the whole world faces tragic situations, but more efforts are needed to prevent crimes. In this respect, he instructed the ministry to consider the necessity of modifying laws on bearing of arms, with the purpose to introduce bitterer sanctions for holders of illegal arms.

Sitting of Council of Social Investment Fund (FISM)

A sitting of the national council of FISM, attended by prime minister, approved a list of 117 infrastructure projects to be implemented in rural areas, as well as a list of 150 district schools to be funded in priority. The funds needed to implement the projects, about 10 million US dollars, came from foreign sources. The sitting also discussed the efficient use of free social facilities in rural areas, with the premier demanding a list of free social institutions which could be used to open community centres, domestic assistance or child assistance facilities.

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