Moldovan pensioners start government picketing marathon
About 150 pensioners – members and supporters of the Salvgardare Organization for Defending Citizens’ Rights – gathered in front of the Government Building in the Chisinau central square on Wednesday morning, and stated they were launching a time-unlimited action of protest against forbiddingly high new tariffs on centralized heating, natural gas, electricity and water.
The protesters unfolded posters reading “Give gas, electricity, heating and water back to people!”, “Workers, unemployed, pensioners, youth – unite!’, “Pensions, salaries, tariffs and prices are our death!” and the like.
Organization leader Maya Laguta has long been demanding a “popular control” over the activities of main utility service providers – the Union Fenosa electricity distribution company, Moldovagaz, Apa-Canal municipal water company, Termocom heating/hot-water distribution company, so as to subsequently unite them in one mighty energy corporation.
This very energetic woman is convinced it is the only possible way to reducing the energy tariffs “which have been excessively overrated”.
“We are also demanding that the subsistence minimum must be raised up to 3 thousand lei a month. And salaries and pensions must be made higher than this figure”, Laguta stated.
Salvgardare leaders stated the action of protest shall continue until the pensioners’ demands have been met.
Infotag’s dossier: Starting from this past January 19, energy rates have been pushed up by 14-30%, mostly because of a new higher tariff Russia had set on its natural gas for 1Q2010.
Infotag, Moldovan news agency
- Moldova wants to gain NATO’s support
- Moldova, closer to have a visa-free travel regime with EU
- Moldova’s Liberal Party has three nominations for presidency
- Never on trial, but already justified
- STRATFOR: “Moldova's small size and strategic location is a main factor in the weakness of the state and its ability to balance between external powers”
- Transnistrian conflict discussed in Bucharest
- Leader of Transnistria changed his mind
- Moldova and the United States assess their 20 years of diplomatic relations
- Romanian Premier Emil Boc has resigned
- Dirk Schuebel: “Visa liberalisation does neither concern long term stays nor employment”
- 10 most important world events of 2005
- The rise and fall of Saddam Hussein
- Iraq: Saddam Hussein and another ex-senior officials sentenced to death by hanging
- Analysis: Black Sea Rivalry
- Report: Saddam Hussein has been executed
- On 31 August Moldova celebrates the Language Day
- Sexual humiliation and torture of female protesters reported
- Saddam Hussein handed over to Iraqi authorities, say lawyers
- Saddam Hussein's execution could be within next 48-36 hours
- Deadly blast at checkpoint near Peshawar