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Today, the 17th of November, the European Union has launched, in Chisinau, three projects of the technical assistance for the justice reform system in the Republic of Moldova. At the launching event were present : the Head of the EU Delegation in the Republic of Moldova – Pirkka TAPIOLA; the Prime-minister of the Republic of Moldova – Iurie LEANCA; the Minister of Justice – Oleg EFRIM, an also Vladimir POPA, Head of the Central Probation Office, and Ghenadie CEBAN, Deputy – head of the analytical activity and external relations directorate from the CPO; Corneliu GURIN – General Prosecutor; Victor MICU – the head of the Superior Council of Magistrate; Mihai POALELUNGI – the head of the Superior Court of Justice, the representatives of the Department of the Penitentiary Institutions and the representatives of the National Union of the Court Enforcement.
The Ambassador Pirkka TAPIOLA , the head of the EU delegation in the Republic of Moldova, declared : ,,We expect the recently launched projects of technical assistance financed by the EUROPEAN UNION will give an extra boost to the implementation of the reform in the Justice field. A justice system more accountable, transparent and independent will have a positive impact on the everyday life of all Moldovans. It is time to implement major structural reforms in the justice sector. "
The project Support to the enforcement, probation and rehabilitation systems in Moldova aims to back up the enforcement, probation and rehabilitation systems in Moldova, especially in the context of the proposed reforms in the Strategy of the Justice Reform Sector (2011-2016) and the Action Plan, improving the legal framework and procedures for the regulatory and oversight by regulatory bodies of the court enforcement officers and of the probation officers in the matter of ethic and discipline, reforming the legal framework to facilitate the work of probation officers, improvement of punitive policies and appropriate rehabilitation and legal basis, including relevant provisions of substantive criminal law and procedure, court executors, increase in capacity of probation and prison officers who beneficiate to perform work by applying modern and effective methodologies.
The project will assist the justice sector institutions involved in the work of enforcement, probation and rehabilitation in the Republic of Moldova, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of these services within the European Union and Council of Europe standards and international obligations under the European Convention on human rights. The implementation period of the project will stay for 30 months.
The EU is the biggest international donor to Moldova focused on different sectors and different methods of delivery of aid, including technical assistance and twinning, as well as sectoral budget support. The reform of the justice sector is one of the key priorities of cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova and is the basis for successful development of the country within the framework of the Association Agreement with the EU.
