The 11 laws adopted by the Governemnt on its own responsibility contain many provisions that run counter to the constitutional norms. The issue was discussed in the program “Place for dialogue” on Radio Moldova station, IPN reports.

Political analyst Roman Mihaes said he doubts the correctness of these laws. “The procedure by which the Government can adopt laws on its own responsibility, provided in the Constitution, is applied in emergencies. Many of these laws arouse questions and the opposition’s intention to challenge them in the Constitutional Court is welcome,” he stated.

Communist MP Grigore Petrenco also considers that these laws contain many norms that run counter to the fundamental law. There is no emergency here as some of the laws will take effect on January 1, 2015. “On January 1, the new legislature may annul the given laws. We will dispute them in the Constitutional Court,” he stated.

The two invitees had dissenting opinions as to the solutions to the situation created following the bans imposed by Russia.

Grigore Petrenco considers the situation can be overcome by denouncing the Association Agreement with the EU. “The MPs of the coalition hurried to ratify this accord. They could have waited until the end of the harvest period. Eleven if the EU increased the import quotas on Moldovan goods, the Moldovan producers have no chance as the EU has its own producers and our products do not meet the EU requirements,” he said.

Roman Mihaes believes the bans imposed by Russia have a political subtext, while Moldova is a victim of the geopolitical war between the EU and Russia. He is optimistic that the Association Agreement will help solve the problems faced by the Moldovan fruit and vegetable growers.