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Activity of the Parliament on July 1–15, 2011

Nominations

The Parliament nominated following members of the Chamber of Auditors upon an initiative by the court chairperson:

Note by ADEPT: At least two members of the Court of Auditors, Valeriu Chitan and Gheorghe Trocin, were cited in reports by this institution as persons who failed to administrate financial resources and public materials.

Upon an initiative by its speaker, the Parliament nominated members of the Management Board of the National Commission for Financial Market (CNPF):

Note by ADEPT: Media outlets have earlier reported that the CNPF would be the god-father of Speaker Marian Lupu, while Artur Gherman is a relative (son-in-law) of former Moldovan president Mircea Snegur.

Dismissals

The Parliament ascertained the vacancy of deputy of Vasile Panciuc, who was elected mayor of Balti municipality.

A parliamentary decision ascertained the vacancy of member of the media watchdog Audiovisual Coordinating Council fulfilled by Gheorghe Gorincioi who got retired.

Legislative acts

(New) law concerning the protection of personal data. The new law sets up the legal framework needed to enforce Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. The law aims to protect the rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, particularly to the protection of rights to inviolability of private, intimate and family life.

Law concerning the annulment of the office of head of the Chisinau Municipal Council. Upon an initiative of Liberal Party MPs, the voted amendments cancelled the permanent nature of the office of head of the Chisinau Municipal Council that existed in 2007–2011 and run by PL, PCRM and PLDM representatives. Developers of this draft law invoked “unclearness related to the local public administration process in Chisinau municipality” and excessive politicisation of the office of council head. At the same time, the inefficiency of this function was explained “in the light of cooperation with the head of local public administration, the mayor-general.”

Note by ADEPT: Regulations of the law on decision-making transparency, law on legislative acts and law on administrative decentralisation were breached when this draft law was presented and considered. The document was not consulted with civil society, contrary to the concept adopted by Parliament in this respect, and it was not considered by local authorities concerned, contrary to the European Charter of Local Self-Government. The draft law was considered several days before the constitution sitting of the Chisinau Municipal Council and its urgent promotion with violation of legislation revealed the conjuncture and political nature of amendments, with the parliamentary majority giving more freedom of action to mayor-general of the capital and weakening the administrative functions of the communist majority in the local council.

Acts on ratification (adhesion) of some international documents:

Decision approving the National Security Strategy. The document is regarded as a primordial element of the legal framework needed to reform the security sector of Moldova and develops the objectives of the May 22, 2008 National Security Concept, sets up the goals of the national security system, identifies ways and means to ensure national security. The National Security Strategy will be a ground to work out the National Military Strategy and other related strategies in the national security sector. The strategy will be implemented by central administration authorities and other public institutions accordingly to their competences and budgetary funds allocated to each of them for this purpose.

Statements

PLDM and PL factions released statements at the July 14 sitting to approach issues related to the functioning of the Alliance for European Integration, call for collegiality, dialogue and mutual support for some legislative initiatives.

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