The National Participation Council (CNP) recommends the Government to remove the bill on the privatization of state-owned companies from the agenda of the November 13 meeting. In a news conference at IPN, the Council’s head Sergiu Ostaf said the examination of the bill must be postponed as the decisional transparency conditions weren’t respected, while the hurry in which it is examined fuels suspicions.

According to Sergiu Ostaf, the deadline by which the contest for selecting independent consultants must be held wasn’t set. It’s not specified if there will be employed foreign consultants or consultants from Moldova.

The CNP recommends extending the term for drafting the bill from 60 days to 3-6 months. “We consider that 60 days is not enough for this process, especially if we speak about the electricity lines, Tutun CTC, the Circus,” said Sergiu Ostaf. The CNP believes the Competition Council should give its consent at the stage that precedes the submission of the bill to the Government for examination.

Another bill that the CNP recommends putting off is the creation of an industrial park in Straseni town. The CNP argues that the feasibility study of the future industrial park wasn’t published and wasn’t discussed publicly. The appraisal of the Competition Council is absent.

The Council also recommends reviewing the bill providing for the ratification of the framework lending agreement between Moldova and the Council of Europe Development Bank for building a penitentiary in Chisinau. Sergiu Ostaf said the bill should specify the type of the penitentiary and the total area of the construction so as not to leave room for speculation over the €44 million allocated for the purpose.