The package of laws on integrity was subject to public debates by the parliamentary commission on appointments and immunities on June 13. In the debates, there was discussed the independence degree of the integrity inspector, regulation of concubinage, declaration of money kept at home by people, etc. The debates involved the bill authors, members of the commission and representatives of civil society, IPN reports.

Director of the National Integrity Commission Anatolie Donciu said the existence of only one integrity inspector could create the risk of this falling under the influence of particular persons. “It was good if this integrity inspector had a particular degree of independence towards other persons from the same center. It would be good if these inspectors didn’t have so many chiefs and didn’t receive instructions. They should be able to take decisions themselves,” he stated.

The participants in the debates also discussed the regulation of concubinage. According to Anatolie Donciu, this form of interpersonal relationship should be regulated by the current legislation because there are many cases when a person does not possess property, but lives in concubinage and all the property is written in the name of the concubine. The commission must identify a solution to see if the persons live in concubinage.

In another development, member of the legal commission Roman Botan said concrete mechanisms should be agreed to declare the money kept by the people at home.

Minister of Justice Vladimir Cebotari said the bill is designed to adjust the national legal framework to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. The goal of the package of laws on integrity is to remove a series of shortcomings from the current corruption prevention system.

The package of laws on integrity was passed by Parliament in the first reading on February 27.