Activity of the President on March 17–31, 2009

Decrees

The Order Gloria Muncii (Labour Glory) was awarded to:

Serghei Latanovschi, president of the real estate exchange Lara Ltd. for prodigious work;
Anatolie Ghilas, member of the Chamber of Auditors, for monitoring the process of renovation of the institution building;
Piotr Codreanu, head of the Public Institution “Capitania Portului Giurgiulesti”.

The Civic Merit Medal was awarded to some heads who participated in the building of the Giurgiulesti Passenger Port, some employees of public services.

Honorific titles (Artist of People, Master of Art, Emeritus Man, and Emeritus Artist) were awarded to a group of artists.

Sittings. Decisions. Statements

Praising Government’s activity

The chief of state attended the governmental sitting on March 31, 2009 and said that the work of Greceanii’s team was professional and allowed the implementation of all planned projects. According to the president, the Government succeeded to handle many crisis situations and maintain stability. In particular, he stressed the rise of wages and pensions, continuation of national gasification, water providing programs, renovation of road segments, consolidation of farm land, opening of the Cahul-Giurgiulesti railway, etc. Vladimir Voronin believes that the Government has fulfilled all provisions of the Moldova-EU Action Plan. The next Government will have to do its best in order to maintain macroeconomic stability, increase the employment rate and honour all social commitments of the country. The bureaucracy shall be reduced, while the participation and real support for investment processes shall be increased.

Activity of popular guards

Moldova’s president has participated in a summing-up meeting on operation of popular guards, stressing the merit of popular guards in combating crimes and maintaining the rule of law. According to the Interior Ministry, very grave crimes and those relating to domestic relations and street offences were successfully combated due to the relationship between police bodies and popular guards. There are 1,220 popular guard teams in Moldova which have 16,000 members; in 2008 they helped hold red-handed more than 100 offenders, discover about 800 offences, hold 100 wanted persons and participated in the documentation of 15,000 offenders.

Concerns with financial-bank situation

Moldova’s president has convoked a sitting to discuss latest evolutions on monetary-currency market and execution of the state budget. According to the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) accounts, the domestic currency has maintained its stability versus main reference currencies, while the domestic banking system is very resistant, with the current liquidity indicator counting for 30.1 percent on average, compared with the minimum prudence rate of 20 percent. Currency inflows and outflows are more balanced than in 2008, so that the macroeconomic situation in terms of currency inflows is better than last year and fluctuations on currency market do not have an objective ground but are related to pressures exerted on people via the media. The chief of state stressed the importance of permanently monitoring the financial-bank evolutions with the view to maintain positive macroeconomic conditions. It was noted during talks on execution of state budget that budgetary incomes raised from internal taxes and fees are on the rise compared with 2008, positive dynamics being observed for revenues administrated by the Customs Service: the imports have increased by 3.7 percent and the exports by 4.2 percent, so that the customs collections to the state budget have grown by 5 percent. The current state budget incomes allows a rhythmical coverage of priority expenses, inclusively wages, pensions and other social indemnities, external payments.

Increased attention for state decorations during service term

Moldova’s president has awarded decorations to a group of people and said in a greeting speech that in 8 years of rule as chief of state he has attended many ceremonies on awarding state distinctions and awarding decorations to 1950 persons out of 4,350 cases was accepted. The chief of state stressed the necessity of awarding state distinctions after a period of hard and assiduous work in diverse areas, which stabilized the social-political situation and consolidated the society. The high number of persons who were awarded orders, medals and honorific distinctions in eight years is a proof of positive developments in all areas of life of society, the president assured.

First graduation from National Institute of Justice

The president of Moldova has attended a ceremony on awarding diplomas to the first graduation from the National Institute of Justice, saying that an efficient judiciary will be available only if ensuring a strong professional education and attracting persons with an irreproachable moral probity in doing the job of prosecutors and judges. Vladimir Voronin recalled that most of people’s discontentment envisages the work of the judiciary, who is also the topic of many applications submitted by Moldovan citizens to the ECHR.

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