The Republic of Moldova embarks on a new political cycle and the challenges that the new Government will have to deal with will be greater than ever. The main challenges of political nature are related to the fragmentation of the political “elites” that determines the fragility of the parliamentary majority with a pro-European visions and the proximity of the local elections in 2015 and of the presidential elections in 2016.

The main policy priorities that should receive strong political support from the legislative body and be compulsorily present in the next Government Program are the following: to continue the education system reform, enhance the transparency and resilience of the banking system, simplify the issuance of permissive documents for companies, increase labor market flexibility (in depth revision of the Labor Code), reform the pension system, implement the EU quality standards, upgrade the overall quality system, increase the transparency of the financial and banking sector, and last but not least - reform the legal system.

Adoption of the New Code of Education in July 2014 can be regarded as a crucial landmark in the modernization of education. The Code is focused on three main goals: improving the quality of education, ensuring access to education and improving the studies’ relevance. Special emphasis is given to autonomy of universities, while empowering academic institutions by establishing collective management and administration bodies.