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Activity of the President on January 26 – February 8, 2004
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Ministerial sessions
To evaluate the activity of various Ministries throughout 2003, a number of ministerial sessions were convened, some of them attended by the President. Vladimir Voronin reviewed ministerial activity during 2003 and set new goals for the 2004.
Ministry of Environment, Constructions and Territory Planning
During the January 27 session of the relevant Ministry, President Voronin reviewed its successes throughout 2003 especially in the field of water supply to the population and environment protection. However, President pointed that the “role of the Ministry is to co-ordinate processes, not mere projects. Co-ordinating processes commences with an assessment of the current state of affairs, with setting goals, with developing policies and action plans to enforce them, and mechanisms to pursue citizens and legal entities to abide those policies, and prevent them from violating the norms and rules”. Finally, the President indicated that “the Ministry should clearly identify its role and place within Moldovan economy, it should choose, and if necessary even develop, market mechanisms adequate to the modern social relationships so as to co-ordinate the processes in the field and influence them”. The top priorities for the Ministry in 2004 include: gas supply to localities, decentralisation of the heating and water supply system, especially in the North and South of the country.
Ministry of Education
The President was less harsh at the session of the Ministry of Education held on January 29, when he praised the Ministry for its activity in the past year. His criticism was mainly targeted at the universities and institutions, rather than at the Ministry itself. President referred in particular to the high levels of corruption and inefficiency of the private education system.
The President entrusted the following tasks: finalising the classified list of jobs, which are of paramount importance for the national economy; devising an efficient mechanism of youth placement in the labour market, as “great many of the Republic of Moldova’s institutions and universities care only for educating lawyers and economists, while the country is in desperate need of craftsmen and truck drivers”. In addition President pointed the need to improve the conditions of the secondary schools in rural areas, revive technical schools, decide on the duration of pre-university education, update school libraries, and establish a single education information system.
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance proved to be the most praiseworthy. Its greatest merit resumes to the fact that state budget for 2003 was enforced, which according to the President was an illustration to the fact that the Ministry “is promoting a right policy and strictly abides the law”. On the other hand President pointed during January 30 session that “unfortunately, our fiscal and budgetary policy does not seem to be clear-cut, consistent, nor is it viewed with good eyes by the taxpayers”. Voronin pointed to the flaws in taxation system and recommended eliminating them. As for the foreign debt, President asked the Ministry to work out procedures for restructuring it.
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