Parliament Staff: Functional Analysis and Assessment of Institutional Capacities[EN]
Aparatul Parlamentului: analiza funcţională şi evaluarea capacităţilor instituţionale[RO]
Аппарат Парламента: функциональный анализ и оценка институционального потенциала[RU]
Parliament Staff: Functional Analysis and Assessment of Institutional Capacities
Functional analysis of the Moldovan Parliament staff
and assessment of institutional capacities is an integral part of the UNDP
project Functional Analysis of the Staff of the Moldovan Parliament and Assessment
of Institutional Capacities, which aims to improve the management of the
Parliament staff. The study focuses on the analysis of functional and
institutional capacities of the Parliament staff. The study will result in the
development of the Institutional Development Plan of the Parliament staff for
2011-2014.
Key
conclusions
The Parliament exercises all the basic functions
characteristic of a legislative body:
- Legislative,
- Surveillance (parliamentary control),
- Representation, and
- Interaction and networking with civil
society, businesses and public authorities extra-parliamentary environment.
Th The social context in which the Parliament
operates offers many opportunities for interaction with similar regional and
international parliaments. This interaction is a good source of inspiration and
transfer of positive practices and tools. The challenges related to the complexity
of political and economic events and the challenges characteristic of
transition countries are difficult challenges for the Parliament. They are accompanied
by the lack of a suitable building for the Parliament to operate.
The legislative
function is one of the most consolidated, since the Parliament has
extensive experience in this regard. It should, however, be noted that this
function can be strengthened upon improving the methodology of drafting the legislation
related to the assessment or review of the ex-ante impact of draft laws; ensuring
full transparency for all stakeholders of the circulation of draft legislative
acts in all readings and examinations in standing committees; engaging consultants
with skills in economics, statistics, legislation drafting techniques, EU institutions
and policies. Currently, a number of draft laws have been adopted without
identifying the social and economic impact and without adequate participation
of stakeholders.
Th lThe legal framework is practically suitable for the
Parliament to exercise the function of
supervision of the executive and of autonomous authorities. However, the
performance of this function is poor due to it being ignored by most Members of
Parliament and due to insufficient
allocation of time by the consultants of commissions and by the Parliament
staff. The supervision of autonomous authorities is practically carried out
only partially, which is insufficient for the achievement of tangible results. The
supervision of executive authorities is more noticeable, but it is often seen
as a tool for the opposition to settle accounts with to the government of the majority
and not a continuous process of improvement of government performance. A
serious obstacle is the censoring of the supervisory function by the political
majority, whatever it may be.