Activity of the Parliament on February 15–28, 2010

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Appointments. Dismissals

Several MPs who held positions in Government declared they resign their parliamentary seats:

Vladimir FILAT
Valeriu LAZAR
Marcel RADUCAN
Valentina BULIGA
Leonid BUJOR

Changes within the composition of the Parliament’s Permanent Bureau:

Veaceslav UNTILA is excluded from the composition of the Permanent Bureau, being replaced by Vasile BALAN, AMN MP;
Vladimir TURCAN upon PCRM request was expelled from the composition of the Permanent Bureau, being replaced by Galina BALMOS, PCRM MP.

Reshuffles among the members of PDM faction:

Marian Lupu was appointed as a member of the Commission for National Security, Defence and Public Order;
Dumitru Diacov was appointed as a member of the Commission for Foreign Policy and European Integration;
Oleg Sirbu was included into the Commission for Public Administration, Environment and Regional Development.

Legislative acts

Law on social compensations within cold season. Social compensations are allotted to disadvantaged individuals and families for the period between November 1 and March 31 and are granted to: • disadvantaged families who obtained the right to social assistance; • the budget sector employees who fall within I-VII wage categories of the Single Tariff Network; • beneficiaries of pensions or social allocations less than 700 lei, since the age of 65. Compensations will be paid through the National Social Insurance House, according to the amount set by the RM Government.

Law amending and supplementing the Article 139 of the Electoral Code. According to the amendments, when arises one of the circumstances leading to new elections, the local public authority is required to inform the Central Electoral Commission in writing within 10 days after the occurrence of such circumstances. The date for new elections shall be determined by the Central Electoral Commission within 30 days after finding out about those circumstances, at least 60 days before the Election Day.

Laws on ratification of some international acts:

Agreement on cooperation in forestry and farm forestry (signed in Moscow on September 11, 1998);
Decision of the Council of CIS Heads of State on common jubilee medal “65 years since the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”.

The Decision to supplement the Parliamentary Decision on holidays and free days in the Republic of Moldova. The adopted document established the Commemorative Day — Remembrance Day (March 2) to commemorate those who died in armed conflict in 1992 defending the integrity and independence of Moldova and the victims of this conflict.

The draft law amending and supplementing the Law on Civil Associations. This document proposes improved rules on:

criteria of providing the public utility status;
special requirements for organizations that want to obtain the public utility status;
requirements regarding the structure of the management and audit bodies;
requirements on avoiding the conflict of interests;
explicit grounds of refusal to grant the status of public utility;
opportunities to check the activity of the public utility associations and its compliance with legal requirements;
requirements regarding the transparency of the activity of public utility associations etc.

It is also proposed to regulate the forms to support the public utility associations by the state and public authorities of various levels.

Parliamentary control. Statements

Hearings

On February 26, 2010 the Parliament held hearings on the enforcement of the Decision regarding the hearings on the decisions on Moldova taken by the European Court of Human Rights, their enforcement and preventing the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Parliament has heard the reports presented by the Chairman of the Superior Council of Magistrates, the Government Agent to the ECHR, the Chairman of the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor General. The debates involved the speeches by the Speaker and MPs representing the factions of AMN, PLDM and PCRM.

Statements

Valeriu Nemerenco, PL MP, has presented a statement rendering homage to Coroban Vasile, writer and literary critic.

PCRM MPs have read some statements on:

possible harmful effects of the A(H1N1) influenza vaccine produced in Romania and donated to Moldovan authorities;
flights made by RM Prime Minister with charter and leased aircrafts.

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