ANRE in a public appeal called on politicians and opinion leaders to respect the independence of the energy regulator and refrain from making unfounded and manipulative statements about it.
As noted in the report of the National Energy Regulatory Agency, in particular, it monitors the consideration in parliament of the draft Law on Lustration, discussed at a meeting of the Legal Commission on Law, Appointments and Immunity. In this regard, ANRE reminded that it is an independent institution that works in strict accordance with the current legislation, based on the best European and international practice. The current members of the ANRE Administrative Council were appointed by the parliament through open and transparent competitions with the participation of officials from the Energy Community Secretariat, the EU Delegation to Moldova and other representatives of science and civil society. The annual assessments of the Energy Community Secretariat for 2019 and 2020, reflected in the corresponding reports, assess the activities of ANRE as professional with a high degree of competence. “Thus, the Agency qualifies the speculative statements and accusations made earlier in the public space as political pressure and a form of direct interference in the work of ANRE, which threaten institutional independence and threaten its functioning. In the current situation, ANRE calls on all political forces and public opinion-makers to refrain from unjustified manipulative actions or statements that contradict European laws and the national legal framework,” the ANRE statement says. // 04.03.2021 - InfoMarket.
