Republic of Moldova marks 30th anniversary of Constitution's adoption. Parliament convenes at plenary meeting

Chisinau, 29 July /MOLDPRES/ - The Republic of Moldova marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution – the Fundamental Law of the country. On this occasion, the parliament holds a solemn meeting. Also, the legislative body will host a scientific conference held jointly with the Senate of Romania.   

Moldova’s parliament convenes at a solemn meeting dedicated to the marking of the 30th anniversary of the Constitution’s adoption starting from 11:00. The solemn meeting will bring together present and former MPs, former Moldovan presidents and parliament speakers, former presidents of the Constitutional Court, members of the Commission and the working group for the elaboration of the Republic of Moldova’s Constitution, who were directly involved in the working out of the country’s Fundamental Law.    

Prime Minister Dorin Recean, senators from Romania, members of the Constitutional Court, of the Superior Council of Magistracy and Superior Council of Prosecutors, heads of state institutions and authorities, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Moldova and of the academic environment are also expected to participate in the solemn meeting, due to be moderated by Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu.    

The day’s agenda includes also, starting from 14:00, a scientific and practical conference titled, Republic of Moldova’s Constitution at 30th anniversary and the European integration, will be held. The event will be moderated by the head of the parliament’s juridical commission for appointments and immunities, Veronica Rosca and her counterpart from of Romania’s Senate Cristian-Augustin Niculescu-Țâgârlaș. The conference will bring together about 100 participants – deputies, senators from Romania, representatives of the academic environment. They will present works on scientific investigations in the field of constitutional law and aspects of the European integration. The works unveiled will be included in the collection of works of the Conference.    

Also, on these days, the parliament hosts a topic-related exhibition dedicated to marking the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Republic of Moldova’s Constitution. The exhibition contains over 150 publications selected from collections of Moldova’s National Library, Library and archive of the parliament, which turn to good account the Fundamental Law of the state – the Constitution.   

The Republic of Moldova’s Constitution was adopted on 29 July 1994 and entered into force on 27 August 1994.  The Fundamental Law stipulates that the Republic of Moldova is a sovereign, independent, unitary and indivisible state.     

The Constitution consists of eight titles, each of which is divided into chapters and sections. The preamble of the Constitution contains the century-old aspirations of the people to live in a sovereign country, aspirations to the meeting of the citizens’ interests. The preamble also highlights the aspiration to the establishment of the rule of law state, considering the civic peace, democracy, person’s dignity, his/her rights and freedoms, free development of the human personality, justice and political pluralism as supreme values, reaffirms the devotion of the lawmakers,  in their capacity of plenipotentiary representatives of Moldova’s people, for the generally human values, the wish to live in peace and good understanding with all nations of the world, according to the unanimously recognized principles and norms of the international law.          

The Constitution is the state’s fundamental law, which defines the attributes of the state, its principles of work and the principal goals. The Constitution contains the most important principles of the economic, political, social and legal life, as well as the values on which Moldova is based: separation of state powers, the  fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens, independence of justice, political pluralism, etc. The Constitution is the legal basis of the entire legislation; the entire institutional and normative ensemble is based on it.       

The Republic of Moldova’s Constitution is the document with the greatest regulatory authority in the public, political and social life of the country. A symbol of the people’s fight for freedom, democracy and human rights, the Constitution reminds to each citizen the holy duty to serve the Motherland with faith, to defend at any price the unity, sovereignty and independence of Moldova.