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Assessing the Impact of recent Reforms in the Tax Administration

Author(s): Adrian Lupuşor / Language(s): English

During 2014-2015, the Main State Tax Inspectorate (STS) of Moldova, supported by SIDA, as well as other donors (World Bank, IMF, USAID/BRITE and EU), implemented a series of fundamental reforms. The interventions were primarily aimed at increasing the efficiency of tax administration and stimulating the voluntary fiscal compliance by easing the communication and interaction between fiscal authorities and taxpayers. This report aims to undertake an assessment of the net impact of these reforms. The analysis will be based on econometric, statistical, as well as qualitative methods, reflecting the evolution of the fiscal system in the last couple of years, with a primary focus on tax collections and interaction with the taxpayers.

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The Cyprus Precedent, the Post-Soviet “Frozen Conflicts” and the European Agenda of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Author(s): Denis Cenusa / Language(s): English

Against the backdrop of a radical reset of the regional geopolitical context, joining the European Union (EU) is a necessity, not just a historic opportunity, for Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia in their efforts to consolidate their own statehood. In addition, embracing the European vector would make possible a future detachment from the Russian sphere of influence, provided that the reforms initiated generate order and prosperity, and depopulation is stopped.

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Four paths to Transparency in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Much of the discussion on the region is rightly focused on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The outcome of the conflict will hold weighty consequences for the state of democracy not only in the region, but on the global stage. In these uncertain times, it remains more essential than ever for the region’s leaders to commit to building strong and inclusive democracies that welcome the participation of civil society and the public in budget processes. The international community should also continue to support reformers in the region, and citizens that have demonstrated a strong commitment to advance transparency and accountability. Ensuring full and comprehensive budget transparency—and pursuing avenues to engage the public more meaningfully in public spending decisions— will remain a key pillar of strengthening democracy and open government in this region.

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Importanța vectorului european pentru dezvoltarea durabilă a Republicii Moldova: relatare în cifre

Author(s): Marina Soloviova / Language(s): English

In this article, we report on the importance of the European vector for the sustainable development of the Republic of Moldova through the lens of data on foreign trade, investments and foreign assistance. Currently, the European Union is not only the main commercial partner of the Republic of Moldova, but also the primary source of direct investments in the Moldovan economy. Also, during the year, the European Union offered the Republic of Moldova substantial financial support in the form of preferential loans and grants for the construction or renovation of social objects and infrastructure in the villages and cities of Moldova, but also for mitigating the negative economic and social impact that Moldova suffered as a result of the regional security crisis.

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De ce avem nevoie de o reformă a Agenției Naționale de Ocupare a Forței de Muncă?

Author(s): Stas Madan / Language(s): Romanian

The need to reform ANOFM is a priority both on the Government's agenda and in the strategic planning documents. This is by no means accidental considering that statistical and sociological data definitely suggest the existence of challenges and imbalances in the intermediation of labor market demand and supply, and ANOFM is the state institution mandated to ensure the correlation of labor demand with labor supply. The given analysis evaluates and argues with evidence about the need to reform ANOFM emerging from 3 perspectives i) institutional vulnerabilities, ii) the perception of unemployed beneficiaries about the interaction and services provided by ANOFM, but also iii) how the activity of ANOFM correlates with social realities - economic from the territorial units they cover. At the same time, based on the analysis of the situation carried out, recommendations are also presented for the successful and impactful implementation of the given reform.

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Start reformei companiilor de stat! Anul 2023 va marca momentul adevărului privind determinarea de a face reforme sistemice în acest sector

Author(s): Vitalie Rapcea / Language(s): Romanian

On December 21, 2022, in Ștefan Vodă, the Government crossed the Rubicon and approved the "Strategy regarding the administration of state property in the field of state enterprises and commercial companies with full or majority state capital for the years 2022-2030" (state property strategy). The document marks the achievement of an important commitment assumed as a candidate country for the EU and eliminates the biggest non-conformities reported in the reports of the World Bank (2017) and the IMF (2022) regarding the sector of state companies. Although the approval of the state ownership strategy is an important milestone, at least as relevant is the fulfillment of the commitments made in this document. In this context, the commentary focuses on the actions planned for the year 2023. The relevance of monitoring the implementation of these actions lies in the fact that they will testify to the sincerity of the Government and governance as a whole, with reference to the reform of the state companies sector and the administration of public property. This commentary explains how the planned actions, if carried out, can contribute to reducing the risks of corruption and maximizing the public benefit by: i) rationalizing the presence of the state in the economy; ii) strengthening the capacity of the state to administer public property; iii) and improving governance and transparency.

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Impact of the global financial crisis on local communities in Moldova

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

This study was commissioned to the Expert-Grup think-tank by the UNDP office in Moldova with the purpose to assess qualitatively, and to the extent possible, quantitatively, the impact of the global financial crisis and associated economic downturn on Moldovan local communities and identify possible responses that local communities can adopt to cope with the crisis. Expert-Grup has used a wide range of tools and techniques to conduct the research. Available statistical data have been analyzed quantitatively but qualitative research was important to get the quantitative analysis more “human development”-orientated.

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Poverty of the children of the Moldovan migrants

Author(s): Valeriu Prohniţchi / Language(s): English

This report focuses on the impact of migration on the situation of the Moldovan children left behind by migrating parents. It finds that the total number of these children is large and the official figures underestimate the extent of this phenomenon. According to official information around 28000 children in the academic year 2004/2005 were left by both parents and more than 68000 thousand were left by one parent. These numbers do not correlate with the large annual outflows and large total stock of the Moldovan migrants. The report makes the hypothesis that remittances which alleviate poverty of most of the children are likely to generate more income inequality among the children. While there are indirect and mostly qualitative confirmations of the hypothesis, the issue deserves further research. The education and health outcomes of the children left by migrating parents are not addressed properly in existing literature. Some of the qualitative report asserts that in most of the cases educational outcomes worsen after parents leave. Also, it is not clear if these children are more likely than others to get accustomed with unhealthy patterns of live: smocking, drinking alcohol or taking drugs. Several reports made by school directors and tutors affirm that there is such a trend, but existing statistical data and researches do not confirm nor infirm this affirmation. Also, a report finds that children living without parents are more inclined to commit crimes, but the quality of this report is not clear.

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Analiza majorării salariilor pentru Judecători: Costuri fără Beneficii?!

Author(s): Rustam Romaniuc / Language(s): Romanian

The increase in salaries is a necessary condition to overcome the accumulated significant arrears in the remuneration of judges, which causes the dissatisfaction of judges with the current "system" because, they say, the difficulties and risks related to exercising the function of a judge are not fully rewarded. At the same time, the lack of a causal relationship between the level of remuneration and the set of motivations of judges suggests to us the lack of a simple solution for solving inefficiencies in the justice sector. An approach focused on altering the elements likely to affect the behavior of judges and especially their responsibility towards society is absolutely necessary.

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ISAC’S CFSP POLICY OPINION: No 1 / September 2015

Author(s): Rebecca Harms / Language(s): English

The presentation by Ms. Rebecca Harms, Member of the European Parliament from “CFSP and Serbian Accession to the European Union” conference.

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ISAC’S CFSP POLICY OPINION: No 2 / November 2015

Author(s): Karsten D. Voigt / Language(s): English

The presentation by Mr. Karsten Voigt, Former Member of the German Bundestag, from “CFSP and Serbian Accession to the European Union” conference.

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Zašto Srbija treba da učestvuje u međunarodnim misijama podrške miru?

Author(s): Igor Novaković / Language(s): Serbian

This policy opinion offers a short overview of reasons why Serbia needs to participate in peace support operations with special focus on its interests for participating in such operations.

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Srbija i odabir „oblasti ekspertize“ za učešće u civilnim misijama podrške miru

Author(s): Igor Novaković / Language(s): Serbian

This short political opinion deals with the issue of Serbia’s selection of “area of ​​expertise” for participation in civil peacekeeping missions. It offers short overview of Serbia’s needs in that context, areas of expertise that Serbia already has, interests that Serbia achieves by selecting individual areas of expertise as well as potential costs of making these choices.

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Berlin Process and Bilateral Issues 2.0

Author(s): Igor Novaković / Language(s): English

This policy opinion deals with the Declaration on bilateral issues regarding the Berlin process and the need for a fresh impetus which should come from the EU Member States. It emphasizes the necessity for the EU to show commitment to its own policies a well as a real incentive for the Western Balkans to engage more regarding their obligations stemming from the same document.

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The impact of the content and dynamics of the Belgrade-Pristina Brussels negotiations to foreign policy alignment of Serbia with the European Union

Author(s): Not Specified Author / Language(s): English

This policy opinion deals with the potential effects of the eventual comprehensive normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina to Serbia’s obligation to alignment with the EU’s foreign policy approach.

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Last EU Membership Train Leaving for 2025 – Will Serbia be On-board?

Author(s): Natan Albahari / Language(s): English

With less than 6 years to go before Serbia’s earliest EU entry date arrives, can Serbia meet all the requirements by then? This short opinion paper takes a look at the pace of opening negotiating chapters, the messages delivered in the 2019 Serbia Progress Report and what are some urgent steps Serbia needs to take to put the accession process back on track.

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China in the Western Balkans Energy Sector

Author(s): Igor Novaković / Language(s): English

This paper gives us brief overview of the nature of China’s investments in the Western Balkans energy sector. The article was originally published on The Berlin process – information and resource centre.

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EU CIVILIAN CRISIS MANAGEMENT: A CHANCE FOR SERBIA?

Author(s): Authors Various / Language(s): English

In the past period, the security environment at the external borders of the European Union has changed significantly, and the migrant crisis and terrorist attacks have put the internal security of the Union on the agenda. Organized crime, migration, terrorism in the neighborhood and within the Union itself, pandemics, have increased the importance of civilian crisis management and influenced greater cooperation between different levels of the EU’s policies. This publication provides a brief overview of the development of the EU’s civilian crisis management system, its tasks and main shortcomings in the context of changed security circumstances. It also gives recommendations for overcoming these challenges. The paper also talks about the ways in which candidate countries can get involved and give their contribution, how to adjust the training of civilian experts to the new conditions and how Serbia can get involved and what benefits participation in missions would bring.

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CHAPTER 31: A STUMBLING BLOCK?

Author(s): Authors Various / Language(s): English

Chapter 31 deals with the Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policy of the European Union (EU). The condition for joining the EU is the acceptance of all rights and obligations on which the union is based, as well as the institutional framework which it consists of. In this paper, you can read how the process of harmonization of legislation with the European Union is going and where Serbia is on that path, what are the main obstacles for progress in the integration and harmonization process. Finally, it talks about how the European Commission’s Progress Reports assess Serbia’s readiness in terms of foreign, security and defence policy.

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CHAPTER 30: ANOTHER POLITICAL OBSTACLE?

Author(s): Authors Various / Language(s): English

Chapter 30 – External Economic Relations has been treated as “technical” by the public and the expert community in cases of accession processes, and therefore easy to close. However, in the case of Serbia, this chapter can easily become a political issue, as it relates, among other things, to the adoption of regulations concerning genetically modified organisms (GMOs), as well as economic aspects of cooperation with certain third countries, including certainly the most important Russia. In this publication, you can see what are the elements of Chapter 30 with which Serbia must comply with the European Union; a tabular presentation of the comparative analysis of the Progress Report for 2019 and 2020 and an explanation of how Serbia’s readiness for economic relations with foreign countries was assessed in these two reports. Also, they talk about the advantages of membership in the World Trade Organization, but also why the position on the issue of Serbia’s membership does not change from year to year, despite the benefits that it would bring.

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