Activity of the Parliament on November 1–15, 2008

Appointments. Dismissals

Marian Pocaznoi (appointed on behalf of the National Confederation of Trade Unions) and Ignat Vasilache (nominated on behalf of the Peasants’ Cartel St. George) were appointed as members of the Audiovisual Coordinating Council (CCA).

Vitalie Panis was assigned director of the National Centre for the protection of personal data for a five-year term. Previously, Mr. Panis served in the Information and Security Service (ISS); he holds the ranking of ISS lieutenant colonel.

Svetlana Caitaz was appointed deputy chairwoman of the economic college of the Supreme Court of Justice for a four-year term.

Legislative acts

Law concerning the civil control on respect for human rights in detention institutions. The draft was submitted by president of the republic and has the declared purpose “to build an efficient and independent mechanism for monitoring detention facilities.” Civil society representatives will monitor detention facilities and they will be organised into territorial permanent commissions.

Law on modification of some legislative acts (on judges elected to the Judicial Inspection). Under the law, a judge selected as member of the judicial inspection advising the Supreme Council of Magistracy shall be detached from the office for the 5-year mandate. A judge may serve as judicial inspector until 65 years old.

Law on modification and completion of the law on restructuring debts of energy enterprises. By following the declared goal “to improve the economic-financial situation,” the law annuls debts of energy enterprises towards:

S.A. Moldova-Gaz, an amount of 547.3 million lei;
I.S. Moldtranselectro, 294.8 million lei.

Note by ADEPT: Independent surveys on this draft law have signalled shortcomings and imperfect regulations, the lack of adequate public information and discordance with basic principles of the legislation concerned^[1].

Law on transparency of the decision-making process. The document was insistently promoted by civil society organisations and it aims to enhance the transparency and cooperation of public authorities and non-governmental sector in drafting and promoting normative and public policy documents. However, independent experts fear that the mechanism is imperfect and the new regulation will be ineffective, so that a supplementary legislative and normative intervention is required.

Parliamentary control. Statements

Questions. Interpellations

Legislator Valentina Cusnir has asked the Prosecutor-General’s Office to report actions taken against violations discovered following the post-privatisation activity of state enterprises after 2001 and breaches in managing the public patrimony of the State Enterprise Moldelectrica.

Legislator Vitalia Pavlicenco has asked the Ministry of Education and Youth to provide information about viability of institutions of higher learning should education fees be cancelled.

OMA Deputy Gheorghe Susarenco has asked the Government to provide information about legality of documents signed with the Chisinau Municipal Council concerning the credit to cover debts of the municipality towards S.A. Termocom and S.A. Moldova-Gaz.

Statements

The parliamentary faction representing the Moldova Noastra Alliance (AMN) has released statements concerning:

The degrading condition of the education sector;
The violation by governance of constitutional norms on separation of powers and responsibility of the Government in front of the Parliament;

Legislator Vladimir Braga has read a statement by the Ecological Party of Moldova “Alianta Verde (Green Alliance)”, which disagrees with selling land to foreigners.

Legislator Ion Neagu has presented a statement on joint participation of the European Action Movement (MAE) and National Liberal Party (PNL) in the 2009 parliamentary elections.

In connection with the summit of CIS heads of government held in Chisinau, many opposition parliamentary parties have asked the Parliament to adopt an appeal in order to demand the withdrawal of the Russian armed forces from Moldova. PCRM and PPCD lawmakers have turned down this initiative.

↑ See also Report # 344 on corruption proofing expertise of the draft law # 2767 from 24.09.2008 at www.capc.md

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