Programme

13th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform

(Chişinău time)

15.00 Opening session

Welcome address by Ms Liliana Palihovici and Mr Dumitru Fornea, co-chairs of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform

Assessment of the progress made by the Republic of Moldova in the implementation of the Association Agreement and the European Commission's recommendations regarding the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union

  • Ms Cristina Gerasimov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration (tbc)
  • Ms Doina Gherman, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Co-chair of the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee
  • H.E. Janis Mazeiks, Ambassador, Head of the EU delegation to the Republic of Moldova
  • Mr Eugen Caras, Head of the European Integration Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Mr Siegfried Mureșan, Chair, Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, European Parliament
  • Mr Severin Strohal, Deputy Head of Unit - Georgia, Moldova, Economic and Investment Plan, DG NEAR, European Commission

Debate

15.50 Lunch break

16.50 Progresses and challenges in the implementation of the commitments in the implementation of the justice sector reform, fighting corruption and de-oligarchization

  • Ms Veronica Mihailov- Moraru, Minister of Justice
  • Mr Eduard Panea, Member of the Superior Council of Prosecutors
  • Mr Alexandru Postica, Member of the Superior Council of Magistracy
  • Mr Octavian Iachimovschi, Acting Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office
  • Mr Alexandr Pinzari, Director of the National Anticorruption Center
  • Mr Ilie Chirtoacă, Executive Director, Legal Resources Centre from Moldova
  • Ms Galina Bostan, President of the Center for Analysis and Prevention of Corruption

Moderator: Mr Iulian Groza, Executive Director, IPRE

18.10 Reform of the consumer protection framework and the establishment of the European Consumer Protection Centre

  • Mr Adrian Lupusor, Executive-Director, Independent Think-Tank „Expert-Grup”
  • Mr Sergiu Daranuta, Head of the State Inspectorate for non-Food Products Surveillance and Consumer Protection
  • Mr Viorel Pirvan, Expert of the Center for Analysis and prevention of Corruption
  • Ms Daniela Vidaicu, Executive Director, Soros Foundation Moldova 

19.00 Coffee break

19.15 Prospects for the creation of the Economic and Social Council in the Republic of Moldova 

  • Mr Sergiu Sainciuc, Vice-president, National Confederation of Trade Unions in Moldova or Mr Sergiu Iurcu, Deputy director - Economic & Social Protection Department, National Confederation of Trade Unions in Moldova
  • Mr Vladislav Caminschi, Executive Director, the National Confederation of Employers 

19.45 Adoption of the joint declaration