Candidates for National Radio Director waiting for the deadline to submit applications

As of May 26, not a single person has submitted applications for the office of “Radio Moldova” Director, secretary of the Supervisory Board of “Teleradio-Moldova” Company Anatol Dubrovschi told Info-Prim Neo. Taking into consideration the previous experience, 80% of the applicants submitted their documents 15 minutes before the deadline, thus there is hope that applicants will eventually appear, the cited source mentioned. The deadline for submitting applications is June 1. The SB members will meet on June 8 to interview the candidates so as to subsequently select the director of “Radio Moldova”. According to the provisions of the Audiovisual Code, the director of the national radio station should comply with a series of standards: to be a professional in the field and have managerial skills; to have higher education, to be a citizen of Moldova and to know the official language. This office is not compatible with other offices such as Government member, MP, CCA member; party member; member of an administrative body or employee, partner, shareholder of a private radio station. SB confirms the radio director with the vote of at least 2/3 of the members. He/she will be appointed for a period of 5 years.