Igor Dodon on March 3 signed a decree to create the Economic Council under the President. The Head of State announced that over 40 personalities, managers, owners of companies operating in different sectors of the economy, heads of professional associations and experts were accepted as members. The Council will be headed by President Igor Dodon, while presidential advisers Elena Gorelova and Ion Perju will act as deputy heads, IPN reports.
The first meeting of the Council was held also today. “I noted that together with the creation of this Council, all the bills of an economic character that will be submitted for promulgation will be examined by the Council. On the other hand, the socioeconomic development program that is being worked out by the presidential administration and the legislative initiatives that will be presented in the future will also be initially debated by the Economic Council. We called on the members to formulate themselves proposals for developing the economic sectors of the country,” said Igor Dodon.
The Council includes: Vitalie Gorincioi, of the Association of Fruit Producers and Exporters “Moldova-Fruct”, ex-Premier Vasile Tarlev, who represents the National Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Moldova, ex-governor of the National Bank of Moldova Leonid Talmaci, and Stefan Golubciuc, of the Association of Can Producers “Speranta-Con”. Among the members are also Socialist MP Vladimir Golovatiuc, Iurie Carp, of SA “Cricova”, Tamara Lukian, of SA “Ionel”, Feiruz Isaev of “Lukoil-Moldova” SRL, Iolanta Mura, of ICS “Bemol Retail” SRL, Olga Burtseva, of “Uzina Topaz” SA and others.
The Economic Council will meet at least once a month.
