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Activity of the President on April 12–25, 2004
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e-journal #29 |
Fighting corruption
President Vladimir Voronin met Holly Wiseman, American expert on fighting corruption that coaches the Centre for Fighting Economic Crime and Corruption (CFECC) in its restructuring efforts. Also present at the meeting was US Ambassador Heather M. Hodges. At issue were ways of making the Department’s activity more efficient. President Voronin underlined that fighting corruption was topping authorities agenda and he asked for expertise of the National Strategy of Preventing and Fighting Corruption and Action Plan to enforce it. Noteworthy, the two documents were adopted during the recent session of the Supreme Security Council. Their aim is to put an end to corruption, which according to President Voronin “impedes social-economic development of our country, undermines any reform in the Republic of Moldova, and has become a real issue for state security”.
President reiterated his harsh position towards CFECC on April 23. During the Centre’s session President Voronin severely criticized CFECC for falling short of the very purpose it had been established for. To eliminate the flaws President recommended streamlining Centre’s activity, its active participation in improving the legal framework so as to eliminate sources generating corruption, concentrating on analytical work and preventing corruption, and closer co-operation with law-enforcement forces.
Top priority of the Republic of Moldova’s home and foreign policy
President Voronin took part in the graduation ceremony of the European integration courses by 35 public officers working in various ministries and state departments. On this occasion President once again reiterated European integration as a top priority of Moldova’s home and foreign policy, which is quite opposite from what he stated on February 21 during a Government session called to prioritize tasks for 2004. Back then President outlined “social modernisation of the state” as a top priority. As for European integration, it ranked the second among the Government’s priorities together with “modernizing economy” followed by “country reintegration and state security”. At the end of that session President said “members of the Government should solve the problems outlined by being accountable and committed as a statesman should be, understanding that there are no insignificant details in exercising power” (Moldova suverana, #29 (20431), 24 February 2004).
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