The political, economic and judicial crisis in Moldova was discussed by representatives of civil society of Romania and Moldova during an event held to launch the annual analysis and forecast report EFOR 2016, which was organized by the Romanian organization “Expert Forum”. The experts debated the conditions put forward by the protesters from Chisinau to the Government headed by Pavel Filip and the reforms that must be done in the justice sector, IPN reports.
Former minister of education Maia Sandu spoke about the demands put forward by the protesters to the Government. “The budget support from Romania or other partners is a real and important tool for the Republic of Moldova. That’s why we are interested and will strictly monitor how the demands are satisfied. I think those from the government will meet only half of these conditions,” she stated.
Cristian Ghinea, EU affairs adviser to Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, said the conditions imposed by Romania on Moldova had been coordinated with the European Commission. Thus, this package of conditions will have to be fulfilled if a new tranche of money is needed also from the EU.
“Expert Forum” chairman Sorin Ionita said that Romania’s involvement in the resolution of the crisis is Moldova is necessary because Romania was the one that took Moldova to Brussels to get a European course, but this is not a top priority for Romania.
Programs director at the Legal Resources Center of Moldova Nadejda Hriptievschi spoke about juridical matters from the public agenda of Chisinau. “We think the authorities know very well what they have to do in the justice sector. We have a strategy for 2011-2016 for which the EU promised €60 million in budget support. The public agenda includes the Law on the Prosecution Service and the fight against grand corruption,” she stated, noting the importance of the legislation on integrity.
Igor Botan, executive director of the Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT), said the moral crisis in Moldova was generated by total corruption, which is endemic. “How could corruption become so deep-rooted when we have a European government? Everything started with the distribution of the institutions between parties. As the chiefs of the rule of law institutions were named according to political criteria, these could not act against those who named them. This is how the so-called ‘instruments’ work in Moldova,” he stated.
The experts also discussed the energy problem in Moldova and pleaded for the diversification of the supply sources of electric power and natural gas.
