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PUBLIC STATEMENT of the National Platform on the Degradation of the Legislative Process and Governance in the Republic of Moldova

ActivitateMonday, 21 December 20202560 views
PUBLIC STATEMENT of the National Platform on the Degradation of the Legislative Process and Governance in the Republic of Moldova

Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.

The National Civil Society Platform of the Eastern Partnership condemns what it calls an unprecedented decline in the quality of governance in the Republic of Moldova. It blames the parliamentary majority of the Socialists, the Șor Party and the “For Moldova” group for breaching legal procedures when adopting laws on 3 and 16 December 2020.

The statement criticises several laws: the repeal of Law 235/2016, which cancels the Finance Ministry's repayment of National Bank of Moldova emergency loans and risks undercapitalising the bank; and the return to retirement ages of 57 for women and 62 for men, passed without budget calculations. Extra budget needs in 2020 alone are estimated at MDL 1.4-1.5 billion.

It also objects to the 2021 fiscal policy and budget adopted without consultation, including over MDL 350 million distributed under Annex 7, and to the tobacco, pharmaceutical and National Integrity Authority amendments. The Platform calls these actions institutional sabotage. It urges MPs to refer the laws to the Constitutional Court, obey the law and respect transparent decision-making and parliamentary oversight.

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