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5 of August of 2009Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 5 July 2009IV CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTmore
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
PRESS RELEASE
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ON AUGUST 05TH 2009
The Council of Ministers held a meeting on August 5th, 2009, in its room, in the Government Building, in Dili, and has approved:
1. The Decree-Law which approves the Judicial Regime for Staffs of Justice, Secretariat Services of the Court, the Office of Attorney General and the Office of Public Defender.
The Judicial Regime for Staffs of Justice, Secretariat Services of the Court, the Office of Attorney General and the Office of Public Defender has been approved by the members of the Government. This Decree-Law will allow to respond to the urgent needs of the Courts, Office of the Prosecutors and Public Defenders concerning the professional assignment of their staffs, as well as the regulation of materials related to the organization of the Secretariat services of these entities, by promoting their capacities of internal organization and budgeting.
2. Draft of Law which approves the Civil Code
The Council of Ministers has approved today the Draft of Law which approves the Civil Code that represents an important sign in the future on judicially-private relationship in the Country. The legal proposal translates the work of the Committee that has been established since 2004 into that purpose, which intended to collect the questions that could be the subject of adaptation or modification of Timor-Leste’s realities. Thus, the Civil Code allows the judicial actors and community in general, to have the great certainty and stability relatively the regulation of social relations in community life. The Indonesian Civil Code has been restricted to the applications in the Courts which can reduce the daily activity of Public Administration and the community and limit the development of judicial deal. The Draft of Law approved today, as a result of a period of Public Consultation that has collected relevant academic contributions, which deals with these issues, as well as from the civil society and relevant representative organizations in the Country in order to safeguard a variety of East Timor’s culture and Tradition.
The Council of Minister has also analyzed:
1. The presentation of the activities of the Installing Commission of the Coordinating Committee of Operations of Border
The State Secretariat for the Security, after being identified the difficulties faced by the agencies which undertake their jobs in the management of the Borders and after being established the installing Commission of the Coordinating Committee of Border (FCCCBC), presented in the meeting today the work schedule until October 31st. Thus, to start developing the activities of cooperation and coordination among all agencies, it is fundamental to appoint the focal points of the agencies during the 3 months period of Installing Commission. It needs also to have a plan of defining the objectives that could be accomplished at short, middle and long terms, and to define a budgetary plan to be foreseen in the budget of each agency. The FCCCBC has also fulfilled the realization of the protocols among all agencies involved in this Committee and the draft of a Decree-Law proposal to be submitted to the Council of Ministers
2. The Presentation on Timor-Leste’s participation in Shanghai 2010 World Expo
The Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry proposed mainly the structure and budgetary estimation for feasible participation of Timor-Leste in Shanghai 2010 World Expo.The Shanghai 2010 World Expo entitled “Better City, Better Life” is a world-wide Expo and, to the similarity of other kinds of this event, it is expected to host nearly 70 thousand of visitors as it is a privileged locality for economic, scientific, technological and cultural interchanges which can bring the advantages to the Country. The return of participation in an event on this extent will be always a great benefit.Timor-Leste had participated, for the first time as a Nation, in ‘98 Expo (Lisbon) and it will participate, for the second time as a Nation in Shanghai 2010 World Expo and, in this case, it is the first time as an Independent Country.As “an Invited Participant Country” of the Popular Government of China, Timor-Leste will get benefit of an offer of pavilion and a financial joint venture to use in services and necessary materials for its accomplishment. Agio Pereira was appointed by the members of the Council of Ministers, as the commissioner of Timor-Leste for Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
19 of August of 2009Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 19 August 2009IV CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTmore
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
PRESS RELEASE
Meeting of the Council of Ministers on August 19th 2009
The Council of Ministers holds a meeting this Wednesday, August 19th., 2009, in it Room, in the Government House, in Dili, and has approved:
1. The Decree-Law that approves the Remuneration Regime for the members of Anti-Corruption Commission.
The Decree-Law approved today in the meeting of Council of Ministers, has established the remuneration for the members of Anti-Corruption Commission. Therefore, the Commissioner for the Anti-Corruption Commission will gain the monthly salary of $4000 (Four Thousand American Dollars) and the Assistant Commissioners $3.500 (Three Thousand and Five Hundred American Dolars). Regarding to subsides, the Council of Ministers has decided that the members of the Commission, accomplishing the charge travel, are entitled to a food and lodgment allowance equivalent to a member of National Parliament.
2. Law Proposal for Domestic Violence
The State is entitled to establish a prevention system intended to eliminate or reduce the consequences from social or family life from which emerge from the domestic violence, to provide assistance to the families and to the peoples under risk or worry as it effect can be bounded. By this way, this Law Proposal intended to implement the effective means to prevent and promote the right and assistance, as an adequate legal protection, for the victims/survivors of domestic violence in conformity with International Human Right Conventions.
3. The resolution that approves two enterprise projects
The Council of Ministers approved the resolution which approves two enterprise projects one in Taci-Tolu and another one in Dili. For conducting the process of negotiation, it was appointed the Vice-Prime-Minister Mr. Mário Carrascalão, the Coordinator for Public Administration.- 14 of August of 2009Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 14 August 2009Soon available.more
12 of August of 2009Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 12 August 2009IV CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTmore
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
PRESS RELEASEMeeting of the Council of Ministers on August 12th.,2009
The Council of Ministers held a meeting on this Wednesday in its Room, in the Government House, in Dili, and approved:
1. The Decree-Law which approves Remuneration Regime for the members of Public Service Commission.
The Members of the Council of Ministers have approved today a Decree-Law which regulates the monthly payment and subsidy for the members of Public Service Commission. Thus, the members of the Commission will be entitled to a monthly payment, if they are appointed under regime of an exclusive dedication, or to subsidy for session of work if appointed under regime of partial dedication.
2. The resolution which approves the personnel who will be integrated in the Public Service Commission
Libório Pereira is assigned to become the president of the Commission, Abel Ximenes and Olandina Caeiro as its members. These are the names that have been approved by the Council of the Ministers to be integrated in the Public Service Commission.
The Council of Minister has analyzed:1. Proposal on the National Priorities
The Ministry of Finance has proposed, during this Meeting, the implementation of the National Priorities related to the Second Trimester. It is obviously the continuity of the progress, even though there are purposes to be achieved and they will be accomplished until the end of this year. In this perspective, some of the Priorities are well developed than others. Having in mind the National Priorities, namely: Alimentary security and Agriculture, Rural Development, Human Resources Development, social protection and social services, public security, clean and efficient government and access to justice, the next activities initiate with the identification of the two main goals and objectives in the framework of the National Priorities of 2010. It needs to take into consideration the budget and co-financing of donators, the activity to be developed in order to avoid the weaknesses and/or instability of the programs and to establish a starting point for the multiannual accomplishment of the Strategic Development Plan.
2. The resolution which approves the Preparatory Commission for the Municipalities
In its meeting today, the Council of the Ministers has discussed the possibility of establishing a National Preparatory Commission (NPC) and a District Preparatory Commission (DPC). The NPC and DPC will assist the Government, and particularly the Ministry of State Administration and Territorial Management (MSATM/MAEOT) for the establishment of the new Municipalities. The role of coordination for the implementation of the process of decentralization is under the responsibilities of the MSATM/MAEOT and it was in this point of view that this Ministry has discussed with other Government members, the possible responsibilities of each one of these Commissions to be approved later.
10 of August of 2009Statement by the Spokesperson of the IV Constitutional Government on August 10, 2009IV Constitutional Government of Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão reaches two year milestonemore
