MAE suggests 10 priorities for democratic government to Premier elect

The European Action Movement (MAE) submitted a set of 10 priorities for a democratic government in Moldova to the Prime Minister designate Vlad Filat. The proposals were discussed and systematized at a roundtable meeting themed “Priorities for Moldova: Measures to Improve Living Standards” held by the MAE on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by representatives of political parties and of the civil society, Info-Prim Neo reports. The ten priorities presented by the MAE at the start of August have been placed for discussion on the party's website in the section “10 for Moldova”, where the visitors could leave their proposals and comments. The analysis of the forum discussions showed that the people address mainly sch problems as migration, the living standards and corruption. Basing on these discussions, the MAE finalized the 10 proposals and proposed them for discussion at the roundtable meeting. The priorities include economic, political and social issues such as: investigation of corruption acts, reformation of the Security and Information Service, creation of a joint inquiry commission that would probe the April 7 events, independence of the legal system, freedom of the media, depoliticization of the post of head of state. The meeting participants said they are glad that one of the priorities put forward a month ago – to lift the visa regime for Romanian travelers – was implemented after Moldova's Caretaker President Mihai Ghimpu signed a relevant decree. “We are ready to use all our resources to support the new Government. We want to democratize and modernize Moldova and to improve the living standards,” said the MAE leader Anatol Petrencu. “It seems that poverty in towns and villages is the major problem. That's why the economic matters are in the center of attention.” Valentina Buliga, MP and vice president of the Democratic Party (PDM), said that the discussed priorities deserve being included in the government program of the new executive. “Until the end of this year, we must not decrease the incomes of the people. Gradually, we will ensure economic growth so that the purchase capacity and the living conditions become better,” Valentin Buliga said. Roman Mihaies, the chairman of the League for Consumer Protection, said that the new Government does not include a consumer protection agency and this is bad. “Such an agency must exist and there should be created an arbitration tribunal for consumer disputes,” he said. “The present administration, especially the Parliament, should improve the defective laws adopted by the previous legislative body. The laws on the Audit Office, the Supervisory Board of the national public broadcaster, the Broadcasting Coordination Council and many other laws should be reviewed,” said Ion Neagu, the vice president of the MAE. The participants voiced hope that the Prime Minister elect will take into account the given proposals before forming the new government. “We expressed the views of ordinary people, who participated in the forum discussions, and formulated the proposals with the help of economists and law experts. I think the Government will be able to assess how realistic these proposals are and how quickly they can be implemented,” said Anatol Petrencu. The Premier elect Vlad Filat has recently stated that the new executive will be open for cooperation with the civil society and the real sector in decision making.