“We have a parliamentary opposition that has no courage to acknowledge that there is a war raging near us, that people are dying, that lives are being ruined and that this whole global crisis, affecting gas prices and supply chains among other things, is largely due to this war”, stated Speaker Igor Grosu during a press conference that marked one year of PAS government, in response to criticism from the opposition.
“The fact that they can protest anytime and anywhere, the fact that they have kept a part of their media conglomerate, which pour lies day and night and misinform society, the fact that they can parade anywhere and anytime, speaks of the fact that they enjoy all the freedoms we did not have. What I expect from this opposition is to be honest with the citizens and say it very clearly: fellow Moldovans, after February 24, the world saw very clearly two models of development: one of war, destruction, violation of human rights, and another - the European model”, declared Igor Grosu.
At the same time, the speaker urged the opposition “to stop being mankurts and hostages of obscure commitments and instead join the big team called citizens of the Republic of Moldova, who have shown that they want to be part of the free world, of the European Union, a project of peace, stability and predictability”.
Igor Grosu also called on the opposition to “drop the hypocrisy”, because “I don’t see them rushing to vacation destinations other than European ones. What I do see is that they send their children to schools in Western Europe, I see them investing in Europe. Because it’s where stability exists, human rights are protected, investment is protected and you have the freedom to learn, move and feel fulfilled as a personality”, said Grosu.
During the same press conference, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița said that the current government wants the justice reform to be carried out as soon as possible, “because we are sick and tired of the injustice that has been done for 30 years”. “But we can only make a reform that lasts for years and a reform that really brings us into the family of European countries only by doing it right, but by doing it at a pace that ensures consensus and long-term sustainability” said Natalia Gavrilița.
According to the prime minister, this year things have moved forward in the justice reform, some actions have been initiated at the General Prosecutor’s Office, a new anti-corruption prosecutor has been appointed, who has an impeccable reputation and previously worked as an assistant US attorney. “At the same time, we started the external evaluation of judges and prosecutors. If we look at the experience of other countries, it took a few years until the results were visible enough, because we all want more than just arrests, we want those responsible to be punished and the money to return into the budget”, said the prime minister.
Answering a question from reporters on the higher education reform, Natalia Gavrilița declared that the previous governments did not have the courage to focus on long-term reforms, because they involve certain complicated decisions in the short term. “This is exactly the case in education. Only if you show courage and are guided by the student’s best interest, the quality of studies, the interests of teachers, researchers, only then can you you achieve tangible results in education”, said the prime minister.
