The current government coalition has a number of pluses and minuses, but the lack of communication with the people is the greatest shortcoming, ex-adviser to President Vladimir Voronin, journalist Valeriu Renita said in the program “Place for dialogue” on Radio Moldova station, IPN reports.
According to Renita, those from the power look at the ordinary people from above, while the latter are angry because the authorities do not listen to them and do not understand them. “Changes were made at the level of the local public authorities and there were brought energetic people with a new mentality, but at the central level the bureaucratic mechanism typical of the Soviet period was kept,” he stated.
The journalist noted that any government, regardless of the political orientation, must have an ideal based on the people’s wishes, but this fact is often neglected by the authorities. He gave as example the dissatisfaction of the residents of three villages, where sewerage systems are built with EU funds, for the reason that the authorities didn’t discuss the location of the water treatment stations with them.
Valeriu Renita criticized the government for lack of transparency in taking important decisions for the people. “The Government announced that they will allocate 20 million lei for compensating the fruit growers for the losses sustained as a result of the bans imposed by Russia. But there is no transparency as regards the distribution of these funds. I’m sure that the small producers with 5-10 hectares of orchards will receive nothing,” he stated.
Among the government’s accomplishments, the journalist mentioned the signing and ratification of the Association Agreement with the EU and the abolition of the visa regime with the EU, but said that the reforms were started with delay, towards the end of mandate. There are also shortcomings in such areas as justice and economic welfare. Though statistics show economic growth, the people continue to face serious problems and have a low purchasing power.
On August 8, it is 5 years of the formation of the Alliance for European Integration 1, whose successors are the AEI 2 and the current Pro-European Coalition.
