January 2013 Annual Review 2012 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Moldova By Cornel Ciurea* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational train­ing, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * Cornel Ciurea, IDIS VIITORUL expert © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary The year 2012 was one of the most difficult years for Moldova's economy. The eco­nomic growth was very slow or even negative in 2012, being equal to-0.2 for the first nine months of 2012. The political conflict has been solved due to the election of Nico­lae Timofti in the capacity of the President of Moldova. At the same time, the internal political conflicts inside the Alliance for European Integration didn’t stop, the political parties trying to advance their own agenda at any cost.