January 2015 2014 Annual Review of 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 Kapetan Misina 5a Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fesmoe.eu 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 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(at least as stated