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Establishment of working bodies and Investment of the Government

Parliament held an extraordinary session on January 11–14, 2011, during which it completed the establishment of working bodies, appointing members of the Permanent Bureau and of the standing committees. This session also has accepted the resignation of the Government established in September 2009.

The extraordinary session ended on January 14, and the Parliament shall meet again in the ordinary session in February 2011.

Appointments

Composition of the Parliamentary Standing Bureau includes 13 members as follows:

• Marian Lupu — Speaker of Parliament (PDM faction);
• Vladimir Plahotniuc — Deputy Speaker of Parliament (PDM faction);
• Liliana Palihovici — Deputy Speaker of Parliament (PLDM faction);
• Iurie Muntean — PCRM;
• Maria Postoico — PCRM;
• Vladimir Vitiuc — PCRM faction;
• Irina Vlah — PCRM;
• Mihai Godea — PLDM faction;
• Valeriu Strelet — PLDM faction;
• Ion Balan — PLDM faction;
• Dumitru Diacov — PDM faction;
• Ion Hadarca — PL faction.

Another member of the Permanent Bureau will be nominated when PCRM will appoint a Deputy Speaker of Parliament, a position which remained vacant until the ordinary session of Parliament, scheduled to begin in February.

Ten Standing Committees were formed in Parliament, which are headed by representatives of all parliamentary factions:

• Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities — Victor Popa (PL);
• Committee on Economy, Budget and Finances — Veaceslav Ionita (PLDM);
• Committee on National Security, Defense and Public Order — Alexandr Stoianoglo (PDM);
• Committee on External Policy and European Integration — Igor Corman (PDM);
• Committee on Human Rights and Interethnic Relations — Vadim Misin (PCRM);
• Committee on Public Administration and Regional Development — Eduard Musuc (PCRM);
• Committee on Culture, Education, Research, Youth, Sports and Media — Mihail Sleahtitchi (PLDM);
• Committe on Agriculture and Food Industry — Gheorghe Popa (PCRM);
• Committee on Social Protection, Health and Family — Vladimir Hotineanu (PLDM);
• Committee on Environment and Climate Change — Violeta Ivanov (PCRM).

Legislative acts

Law on amending the Law on Government. The amendments concern:

• Renaming of two ministries: the “Ministry of Construction and Regional Development” will be called the “Ministry of Regional Development and Construction”, and the “Ministry of Informational Technologies and Communications” will be called the “Ministry of Information Technology and Communications”;
• Establishing the procedure for examining the agenda of meetings of Government upon the proposals by the Presidium of Government;
• Direct stipulation of the obligation to adopt decisions and orders with the majority vote of the members of Government;
• Operation of the Governmental Presidium: it will consist of Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers; it will coordinate the internal activity of the Government; it will develop and approve the draft agenda of Governmental meetings. The meetings of presidium will be deliberative if attended by all Presidium members, and in absence a Deputy Prime Minister, s/he shall delegate for full-fledged participation in the meeting another member of the Government. Decisions within the Presidium of Government shall be adopted by consensus.

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