Prospects for Wednesday, 31 May

1. Events in Moldova

The parliamentary commissions hold meetings at 10:00.

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The parliament’s Standing Bureau holds a meeting at 14:00.

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The Parliamentary Council for European Integration convenes at a meeting at the parliament at 15:00.

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Prime Minister Pavel Filip chairs a cabinet meeting at 15:00.

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The Court of Accounts (CCRM), at a public meeting, considers audit reports on a government’s report concerning the fulfillment of the 2016 state budget and an audit report on the management of the public sector’s debt for the same year, at the CCRM headquarters at 10:00.

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The Termoelectrica stock company, for the first time ever in the thermal and energy sector, starts an information campaign on the importance of the works on modernizing the infrastructure of thermal energy supply inside dwellings, or how to benefit from autonomous heating being connected to the centralized system. The campaign is launched at a news briefing held by the director general of the stock company Termoelectrica, Veaceslav Eni, at Termoelectrica at 11:00.  

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The World-Bank-financed Competitiveness Enhancement Project II (CEP II) invites to a roundtable on Moldovan textile products conquering foreign markets with CEP grants, at Jolly Alon hotel at 12:30.   

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The Norwegian Mission Experts of Rule of Law Advisers to Moldova (NORLAM), in cooperation with the Resource for Human Rights Group, launch an yearly conference of actors from the justice sectors in Chisinau, at Radisson Blu at 9:00.  

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The first register of hotels from the right and left banks of Dniester, setting up of the Tourist Informative Centre from Tiraspol and other progress of the partnership of development of the hotel industry, created by two organizations from the right and left banks of Dniester, are unveiled at the first forum of hotel keepers from both banks, at Radisson Blu Leogrand hotel at 9:30.   

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The Association of Sociologists and Demographers of Moldova invites to a news conference to present an opinion poll on the perception by residents of mass media’s role in the Moldovan society’s democratization, at Infotag at 11:00.   

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The Ecologist Green Party of Moldova, along with other parties and NGOs, invites to a news conference to speak about the stealing of Dniester water, the silence of the government and possible lack of water in Chisinau, at IPN at 10:00.

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The Embassy of France in Moldova invites to the first screening of documentary films  ”Pierduți in timp” (Lost in Time) by Lucia Lupu and ”Science en français” by Calin Laur, made at a contest of scenarios, launched by the Embassy and the National Centre of Cinematography.   

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The Alecu Russo State University from Balti informs about the launch, for the first time ever, of the National Folklore Festival titled „Drag mi-i cîntecul străbun” (I Like the Old Songs).

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The Antimafia People’s Movement invites to a news conference to make statements on the latest political events, at IPN at 11:00.

2. Guests and delegations in Moldova

Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland pays an official visit to Chisinau on 30 – 31 May 2017, at an invitation by the Moldovan government.

(Editor M. Jantovan)