Reforms undertaken by the Government under the Roadmap for priority reforms only half implemented

Of the 69 actions monitored, 38 (55%) were completed without deficiencies, 19 (28%) with deficiencies and 12 (about 17%) were not completed. Experts focused on quality rather than deadlines. Achievements include the laws on the prosecution service, court reorganisation, the integrity package, the 2016-2020 investment and export strategy, Basel 3 alignment of banking, and a relatively transparent selection of the National Bank of Moldova Governor.

Major gaps remain: reform of the National Anticorruption Centre, a new Audiovisual Code, the slow investigation of the 2014 banking frauds, slow reform of the National Bank of Moldova, and failure to negotiate the best electricity price. The Government assessed 82 actions instead of 69 by splitting some of them, which affected its reported result. The report offers priority recommendations for end-2016 and medium-term ones.