Alexandru Munteanu

Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu will present the country’s economic prospects at the World Economic Forum in Davos and speak at a panel discussion on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s economy, Logos Press reports.

“Moldova is becoming a platform for growth, a center of digital innovation, a reliable partner in the single market and a future member state of the European Union,” Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said at the EU Enlargement Forum in Brussels on November 18, Logos Press reported.

The Moldovan Parliament has approved the government led by Alexandru Munteanu. Only 55 deputies of the ruling PAS party voted exclusively for the decision to approve the program and the vote of confidence in the government. Munteanu called the cabinet “apolitical” and focused on economic growth and EU integration, Logos Press reported.

Prime Ministerial candidate Alexandru Munteanu spoke about his first ten days after his nomination, calling them “ten days that shook my life” and outlined the key tasks of the future government. His program is focused on launching investments, developing infrastructure, preparing territorial-administrative reforms and increasing citizens’ welfare “even before joining the European Union, Logos Press reported.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has signed a decree appointing Alexandru Munteanu as a candidate for prime minister,” Logos Press reports.

The new prime minister is facing difficult tasks: to bring the economy to a new level, to carry out tough structural reforms, to synchronize with the European agenda, to maintain public confidence and to build profitable relations with partners. Dinu Plingau, who was elected to the parliament on PAS lists, said that, in particular, he wants to achieve a “thaw” in the Moldovan-American relations. Dorin Recean said that he will have to fulfill two more key tasks: ensuring security and reforming the justice system, on which a healthy economy is built.

At the last government session, acting Prime Minister Dorin Recean thanked his colleagues and the society for the support during his mandate and expressed confidence that his successor – Alexandru Munteanu – will bring “a new breath to the work of the government and to the public life”, – reported Logos Press.

The Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), which has won a majority in Moldova’s new parliament, will nominate Alexandru Munteanu for the post of prime minister, Logos Press reports.