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Activity of the Parliament on May 1–16, 2008

Appointments. Dismissals

Unaffiliated parliamentarian Nicolae Diatovschi has rejoined the parliamentary faction representing the Our Moldova Alliance.

Legal acts

Important: Many opposition lawmakers blocked the grand stand of the Parliament on May 16, 2008 and jammed the sitting. But the parliamentary majority continued to examine some drafts included on the agenda, without any debates and consideration stipulated by the Parliament’s Regulation (Art.66–69).

Law concerning protection of witnesses and other participants in criminal cases. The law ensures security of participants in criminal cases whose lives, body integrity, freedom or property are threatened, as they held evidence and accepted to provide in order to prove grave crimes. It stipulates the following security measures: protection of identity data of the protected person; hearing of the person by using special modalities; change of domicile or workplace or education institution; change of identity, look; installation of an alarm system at home of the protected person; change of telephone number of the protected person; protection of estate.

Law declaring the public utility of national interest of building works at the Cahul-Giurgiulesti railroad. It declares public utility of national interest the building works at the Cahul-Giurgiulesti railway and declares objects of expropriation the private real estates (fields and constructions) near villages and communes of Manta, Colibasi, Brinza, Valeni, Slobozia Mare and Cislita-Prut, the district of Cahul. The parliamentary opposition has bitterly criticised the decision and actions in this area, while the local public administration and residents from villages concerned have protested against expropriation of their fields in exchange for derisory compensations.

Decision concerning the concept of the automatic state information system “Elections” and implementation of the “State register of electors”. The state register of electors is expected to ensure an operative control on the turnout of population at elections and will be implemented for the first time at the 2009 parliamentary elections. The implementation of the automatic system could build the infrastructure and mechanisms for the implementation of the electronic vote, but about 33 million lei is needed to implement the automatic system “Elections” and these sources have not been foreseen in the state and CEC budgets.

Note by ADEPT: The problem of recording electors and implementing the electronic vote was tackled more than once, but authorities have delayed the promotion of solutions in this area. For example, the new concept voted by the Parliament was elaborated in 2006, but the parliamentary majority has delayed its examination for more than a year and half, and this suspended the process of implementation, establishing and reservation of financial, technical resources, etc. In this situation, it will be actually impossible to implement the electronic vote at the 2009 parliamentary elections and thus voters who are abroad will be unable to cast their ballots.

Law on modification and completion of legal acts (pensions of military, employees of interior affairs institutions). Under amendments, a constant amount will be established for rises and supplements to pensions calculated on the basis of the minimum retirement pension. From 9.5 million lei (2008) up to 12 million lei (2010) will be additionally needed a year to implement these amendments.

Draft law approving the National Security Concept. The document approved in the first reading aims to regulate objectives of ensuring the national security, basic directions of the security policy of Moldova, general values, principles, risks and vulnerabilities in this area; international cooperation as a tool to ensure the national security, interconnection between interior and foreign policy; national security system and its reformation; perspectives to adopt the National Security Strategy. The permanent neutrality status of the country is proclaimed basic principle and headstone of the national security concept; the national security system and all actions aimed to ensure the national security will be based on this principle.

Note by ADEPT: Opposition factions and parliamentary parties (OMA, DPM, SDP, NLP, LDPM) have criticised the concept, in particular, the outlining of the neutrality of the state policy in this document, fearing that it would obstruct Moldova’s joining to Euro-Atlantic organisations. In its turn, the ruling party considers that the neutrality is the best solution for Moldova, with communists following the goal to “build a demilitarised state”.

Parliamentary control. Statements

Hearings. Motions

The parliamentary majority has turned down initiatives by the opposition:

Questions. Interpellations

OMA Deputy Ion Gutu has asked the Government and Prosecutor-General’s Office to provide details regarding the sale of a majority stock in S.A. “Moldasig” for a very low price.

Christian Democratic Deputy Iurie Rosca has asked minister of local public administration to provide information about actions taken by the ministry and Chisinau City Hall to clean up and rearrange the Valea Morilor area.

Christian Democratic Deputy Adriana Chiriac has asked minister of health and minister of local public administration to provide information about situation in Hincesti occurred after an inadequate person was appointed chief doctor of the district by force.

Communist Deputy Elena Bodnarenco has asked the Information and Security Service to check the way signatures have been collected in the district of Soroca to change the system of election of the Parliament and President of Moldova, actions held under the LDPM aegis.

Deputy Valentina Cusnir has demanded the Government to provide information about liquidation of investment funds and fate of patrimonial bonds deposited by citizens in these funds. In another interpellation, Cusnir has asked the Prosecutor-General’s Office to provide updated information regarding investigations of disappearance of Deputy Vlad Cubreacov, given recent confirmations of cooperation between Moldovan and Transnistrian law enforcement bodies.

National Liberal Deputy Vitalia Pavlicenco has asked the Prosecutor-General’s Office, Centre for the Struggle against Crimes and Corruption, Ministry of Information Development and Ministry of Construction and Territorial Development to confirm the affiliation of Voronin family to the building company “Moldconstructmarket”. In another interpellation, Pavlicenco has asked the Ministry of Finance to provide detailed information about the use of supplementary allocations for renovation of the Presidency headquarters (more than 20 million lei in 2006–2007).

Statements

The OMA faction has presented statements concerning degrading freedom of the media in Moldova and situation around the small border traffic convention with the EU.

The faction representing the Democratic Party of Moldova has released a statement concerning degrading relations of the Republic of Moldova with Ukraine and Romania.

Deputy Ion Neagu has presented the stance of the European Action Movement towards anti-Romania and anti-Europe statements by Moldovan leadership.

National Liberal Deputy Vitalia Pavlicenco has presented a declaration condemning the foreign policy promoted by the communist governance.

The parliamentary faction representing the Christian Democratic People’s Party has released a statement concerning the attitude of Christian Democrats towards manifestations of groups which try to impose abnormal sexual practices to society like something normal.

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