Prime Minister Pavel Filip, in the July 19 meeting of the Cabinet, expressed his satisfaction with the promulgation of the Law on the Government. He noted that he will present the new structure of the Government in Parliament by the end of the current legislative session, IPN reports.

“It is the first step in the reformation of the public administration and I’m not tired of repeating that this reform is the foundation for the other reforms that are to be implemented in the Republic of Moldova,” stated Pavel Filip.

Following the Government reform, the post of minister will remain the only political post. The post of deputy minister was excluded and the administrative duties at ministries will be fulfilled by secretaries of state, who will hold the post of minister on an interim basis, if necessary. Also, the Premier is empowered to modify the number of ministries, which is not fixed, by a simplified procedure. Earlier, Pavel Filip said the number of ministries will be decreased from 16 to nine.