Balance of the Wirecard U Committee Is Scholz complicit?

Status: 06/22/2021 5:00 p.m.

The Wirecard committee of inquiry presented its report one year after the accounting scandal became known. But who is politically responsible remains open. The opposition and the Union accuse Finance Minister Scholz. For years the Wirecard Group has been highly praised – an innovative business model, a fantastic sales development, the hope in the Dax. And then almost two billion euros disappeared from the balance sheet practically overnight. “It is a criminal case,” says Matthias Hauer, chairman of the Union in the committee of inquiry. And after seven months of studying the files and questioning witnesses, it is clear that the Union is primarily responsible for the bankruptcy of billions: “Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and the management of the Federal Ministry of Finance bear political responsibility for the Wirecard scandal,” said Hauer. They knowingly looked the other way when the rumors about irregularities in the Wirecard management made the rounds. Fabio de Masi from the Left puts it even more drastically: “This billions of dollars lie, this Wirecard illusion factory was only conceivable because they organized a political network to hide the fact that there wasn’t much substance under the covers. “ De Masi recalled the countless investors who would have lost a total of more than 20 billion euros in share assets due to the Wirecard bankruptcy.

Opposition demands political consequences

Florian Toncar from the FDP also thinks that someone from politics should have apologized to the injured party: “I think it is a major annoyance for many citizens that in the end there is no one in such scandals who will also stand up admits his own mistakes. ”

But back to Olaf Scholz. As a witness in the committee of inquiry, he had considerable gaps in memory, complained the spokesman for the Union and opposition parties. Lisa Paus from the Greens thinks that Olaf Scholz did not exactly recommend himself as a candidate for Chancellor: “I think that especially in these times Germany needs a leader who can also admit mistakes. And I think that is something that Olaf Scholz is not given. ” Kay Gottschalk from the AfD was the chairman of the committee of inquiry – Union and the other opposition factions attested to having carried out the office professionally and with colleagues. In the matter he also misses political consequences at a higher level. “A minister would have resigned 20 years ago. And that is a cultural change that we are experiencing here in Germany that I do not like,” said Gottschalk.

SPD defends Scholz

And the SPD? It takes its candidate for chancellor out of the political line of fire. The allegations against Scholz are just election campaign noise, says finance politician Cansel Kiziltepe: “Olaf Scholz bears no political responsibility for the Wirecard scandal. And the allegations that have been made have not been confirmed.”

On Friday there is still a Bundestag debate on the political assessment of the scandal – then the public prosecutor has the floor. She is investigating the former management of Wirecard for, among other things, embezzlement, falsification of accounts and fraud committed by gang. It is not yet possible to foresee when there will be criminal proceedings

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow is pursuing normalization of relations with Washington and called on the US to also take responsibility in these efforts. (Source: Press TV) In the context that the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will take place in a week in Geneva, Switzerland, Deputy Minister Ryabkov said: “This is really an important event in the world. international agenda. We hope this event will answer many questions.” The Russian diplomat said that he did not know after this contact whether a sustainable trend towards solving problems and normalizing relations could be guaranteed, but Russia would pursue this. . This is the crux of all the tasks Russia is trying to solve today, Ryabkov said, calling on the Biden administration to be “as responsible and capable as Moscow” to achieve it. this. The Russian Deputy Minister said that at the current stage of development of international relations, time passes faster than what the two countries have done, referring to the Treaty on the Reduction of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START). The Russian diplomat said that, despite just renewing the Treaty, “the US midterm elections are approaching and the countdown to the 5-year extension of New START is happening very quickly”, so need not waste time and focus on achieving a certain new modern paradigm of arms control. “We need not only to find a solution to the question of whether there is an opportunity to de-escalate tensions, but also to the problem of a new ‘security equation’ in relations between the two countries. Russia is also ready for this.” (according to TASS)

EUSPA headquarters in Prague. (Source: insidegnss.com) The Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Prague quoted the Czech news agency (ČTK) as saying that the European Union’s space program agency ( EUSPA ) officially operated in Prague from May 12. The EUSPA will centralize the operational management of the EU’s space programmes, while remaining responsible for managing the Galileo navigation system and other space programmes. It is the only EU agency based in the Czech Republic. In the announcement, CEO Rodrigo da Costa said: “EUSPA will play an important role in the implementation of the space program and the realization of the EU’s ambitions. This will be achieved primarily by using maximize the synergy between the various components of the program, especially navigation, Earth observation and secure communications, to stimulate innovation across multiple sectors.” In addition, EUSPA will provide European satellite navigation services, and will operate in the commercial use of data and services from Galileo, EGNOS and Copernic. Another objective of this body is to prepare the coordination of the EU satellite communications program within the public administration ( GOVSATCOM ). EUSPA, formerly the European Global Positioning Satellite System Agency, also known as GSA, has been headquartered in Prague since 2012. According to a representative of this agency, GSA has paid the Czech Republic budget nearly 130 million euros in 2020. After the expansion, the financial contribution is forecast to increase. The number of employees will increase from the current 200 to 600 employees, so the Czech Republic is looking for a new space for the agency, replacing the current headquarters on Janovského street in Holešovice of Prague which will not be enough in the future. future./.

Promote the provision of online public services According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, by the end of 2020, the average rate of level 4 service delivery nationwide is 30.86%, reaching the target of 2020. However, in order to develop e-Government towards digital government in the new phase, the provision of public services remains a top priority task. Therefore, the Ministry of Information and Communications recommends ministries continue to drastically and effectively implement solutions to achieve the goal of providing 100% of eligible public services to level 4 online in 2021. . For public services that do not qualify for online posting level 4, it is necessary to thoroughly apply technical solutions to maximize public service delivery activities on the network environment, from the submission process, receive and settle administrative procedures dossiers until the results are returned to the people and enterprises. The Ministry of Information and Communications also requested ministries and branches to assign the specialized agencies in charge of information technology of the ministries and branches to develop a plan to implement the level 4 public service delivery service, in which the following contents should be clearly shown: Target to provide 100% qualifying public services to level 4 online by 2021 month by month; A list of public services that are eligible to go online to level 4 in 2021 and a list of public services ineligible for level 4 online (with an explanation of the cause of ineligibility) should be sent to the Department. TT-TT before April 29, 2021. Every month, the ministries and branches send reports on the provision of electronic services to the Ministry of Information and Communications through the digital transformation evaluation system at: https://dti.gov.vn for synthesis. At the same time, the information collection and evaluation system and the information service (EMC System) built by the Ministry of Information and Communications when connected to the public service portal and the ministerial electronic one-door system will monitor the reality. implementation of the provision of public services by ministries and branches.

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They have invited celebrities to endorse, involving Huang Xiaoming, Lang Lang, Zhao Yazhi, Tang Yan, Wang Baoqiang, Tang Guoqiang, Zhang Tielin, Wang Han, Du Haitao, Yang Di and many other celebrities. Under the aura of celebrity endorsements, ordinary people believe in these platforms, blindly “go into the pit”, put their savings and even pension money into it, and finally have accidents one by one, and they have lost their money.

Earlier, the Financial Dispute Resolution Center of Chaoyang District, Beijing issued an announcement in which the celebrities who had endorsed P2P should do their responsibilities for their endorsements.

On April 22, in response to the problems of some financial products endorsed by celebrities, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued a reminder on being alert to the risks of celebrities endorsing financial products. The endorsements of celebrities and other public figures shall abide by laws and regulations such as the Advertising Law of the People’s Republic of China. For recommendation and certification of unused commodities or unreceived services, before accepting endorsements, it should be checked whether the endorsement agency has legal qualifications, and whether the endorsed products and services are true in content and meet regulatory requirements.

In other words, celebrities can only endorse the goods they have used or services they have received. Once celebrities do not reflect the truth to the public, they are suspected of false advertising, and they must bear joint and several liability with advertisers.

At the same time, on May 1 this year, the “Regulations on the Prevention and Treatment of Illegal Fund Raising” will be officially implemented, with special reference to the relevant responsible entities such as illegal fund-raising persons, illegal fund-raising facilitators, Internet information service providers, advertising operators and publishers. Administrative and criminal penalties. This is tantamount to intensifying the punishment of celebrity endorsement responsibilities.

Of course, no matter how you will be held accountable afterwards, for the common people, precautions are the most important, especially investment-related, we need to be cautious and then cautious.

Economic development model in net-house in Nghia Thuan commune (Thai Hoa town). Photo: Nguyen Nguyen Through reality, the members of the cooperative work with the hamlet’s cell, promoting more positive effects. Mr. Tran Huu Son – hamlet 5, Nghia Thuan commune (Thai Hoa town) Like Party member Tran Huu Son, 6 other members in the management apparatus of Nghia Thuan Agricultural Cooperative also registered to live in 5 Party branches in the locality. Every year, comments of the branches and members of the cooperative are assessed to have successfully completed their tasks, and have close ties with the local people. Through an exchange, Mr. Tran Huu Son said: “In principle, a cooperative can establish a Party cell. But in reality, the members of the cooperative work with the hamlet’s cell, promoting more positive effects. Through the Party’s activities at residence, we can grasp more information and aspirations of the people and members in economic development, then put into the daily discussion content of the management board. cooperative. On the contrary, through the activities, they also promptly coordinated with the cell in propagating the directions and development plans of the cooperative so that the party members and the people could participate. Such a “shuttle” has a practical effect “. Nghia Thuan commune Party Committee (Thai Hoa town) has 15 branches with 467 members. Currently, schools and commune people’s credit funds maintain independent branches, and all party members are civil servants, part-time workers in the commune are assigned to live in 7 village and hamlet branches. Over the years, party members who are civil servants, part-time activists of the commune actively and at all levels have actively contributed to building a clean and strong political system, improving leadership capacity and strength. fighting of the party organization. Along with that, strengthening the block of great unity, promoting economic development, ensuring national defense, security, social order and safety. Mr. Tran Huu Son – Director of Nghia Thuan Agricultural Cooperative (Thai Hoa Town) introduced the model of growing shiitake mushrooms. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen Comrade Bui Van Chinh – Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Nghia Thuan commune said that all party members who are civil servants and part-time activists of the commune have brought into play their roles and responsibilities, together with other branches. effectively implemented Party directives and resolutions at all levels, step by step improving the people’s material and spiritual life. In Vinh city, the dissolution of 25 branches in ward and commune offices is done later than districts and towns (from June 2019). Currently, there are over 520 Party members who are cadres and civil servants in wards and communes of the city living in blocks and hamlets. According to the Vinh City Party Committee’s Organizing Committee, depending on the fact, each ward and commune has appropriate ways to assign the number of party members to blocks and hamlets to promote efficiency, contributing to positive changes at the grassroots level. . Party member Nguyen Thanh Hai – Deputy Team of the Urban Order Management Team of Nghi Phu commune (Vinh city) is now taking on the title of Secretary of the Sub-ward of Hamlet 5 of the commune. The difference is that this is not the residence of Mr. Hai (his house is in hamlet 17, Nghi Phu commune). Due to the requirements of the mission, Mr. Hai and 6 other party members working in the commune were assigned to work in the Party cell in Hamlet 5, in the area where more than 85% were parishioners. Party activities and the secretary of the Party cell in other areas where he resides, so besides fulfilling his professional tasks well, Mr. Hai has to invest more time with the staff, organizations and unions. Village 5 captures the reality, discussing solutions to perform assigned tasks. Party member Nguyen Thanh Hai – Deputy Team of the Urban Order Management Team of Nghi Phu Commune, Secretary of the Sub-ward of Hamlet 5 and the Leader of the village visit difficult families in the area. Photo: Nguyen Son The important thing is that each party member in the cell is really attached to the organizations and unions, increasing meeting and talking with the people, thereby supplementing the action plan closely with reality. Performing such “dual” duties, Mr. Hai’s responsibilities are heavier than those of other cadres and civil servants. But he has arranged a suitable time, besides completing professional tasks, Mr. Hai and the “strengthening” party members have cooperated closely with the cadres and organizations and mass organizations in the neighborhood to meet remove, exchange with people, organize the implementation of many emulation movements, actively in social security work. Mr. Hai said that, with the assigned tasks, he and his colleagues and comrades tried their best to achieve the highest efficiency. The important thing is that each party member in the cell is really attached to the organizations and unions, increasing meeting and talking with the people, thereby supplementing the action plan closely with reality. Conclusion No. 134 – KL / TU of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee dated March 5, 2019, on solutions to rearranging organizational structure and restructuring the contingent of cadres and civil servants of the communal political system of Nghe province Lean, effective and efficient operation is being carried out synchronously in all localities. With regard to the re-arrangement of the contingent of officials, civil servants and part-time activists at the commune level, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee states: For other titles that are entitled to allowances according to the resolutions of the provincial People’s Council, they are not. Separately arranged that must be associated with at least 1-2 other titles, such as: Commune-level civil servant part-time, or attached to positions in the block, hamlet, village or village (secretary, village chief, chief festival…). This content has been applied by many localities, appointing party members who are cadres and civil servants to assume the title of Party Cells’ secretaries, contributing positively to improve the quality of activities of local branches. This is one of the solutions to implement the motto of building a strong political, ideological and organizational Party, focusing on improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations and party members. The whole province of Nghe An currently has 193,515 party members; Of which, more than 15,000 party members are cadres, civil servants, part-time workers in communes, wards, towns and workers in cooperatives, enterprises in districts and communes living at 5,630 branches. Block sets, hamlets, villages. A corner of Vinh city. Documentary photo: Lam Tung

Processing pangasius for export. Photo: VNA Among the three groups of business practices with responsibility for labor, environment and governance, the labor aspect is most positively responded by enterprises, while the environmental and governance aspects have not received much attention. . Less than 64% of enterprises participating in the survey fully comply with responsibilities related to environmental impacts in their business operations; Less than 68% of enterprises fully comply with legal regulations on corporate governance such as transparent procurement policy, consumer protection … A study to assess corporate perceptions and implementation of responsible business practices in Vietnam by 2020 is part of the regional project “Promoting responsible business practices through regional partnerships in Asia ”. Research in 2020 is the UNDP Vietnam’s effort to create the basis and basis for the design and implementation of responsible business promotion activities, thereby enhancing sustainable development for businesses. In the coming years, the aim of the study is to assist Vietnam in developing a national responsible business action plan by 2022. This plan will contribute to helping Vietnam achieve its sustainable development goals. firmly, bringing Vietnam’s legal framework closer to international standards.

Believing that equal responsibility is unfair, Mr. Qiao started complaining to the traffic police department while filing a lawsuit against the truck driver. On April 16, a dispute over liability for a motor vehicle accident involving Mr. Qiao and the company where the truck is located will be heard in the court of Baoshan District, Shanghai.

On November 22, 2020, a traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Changhong Road, Bixi Street, Changshu City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province: After a heavy truck ran a red light, it knocked down the owner of a motorcycle crossing the road and killed him. Afterwards, because the motorcycle did not have a license and the driver did not have a driver’s license, the Changshu traffic police determined that the truck was primarily responsible and the motorcycle was secondary.

“After the responsibility confirmation letter came out, the traffic police said that the other party wanted to give 20,000 yuan and asked me to write a letter of understanding. I did not agree.” On April 14, the motorcycle owner’s son, Mr. Qiao, spoke to Upstream News (WeChat ID: shangyounews) The reporter said that after the other party filed a reconsideration, the traffic police department changed the primary and secondary responsibility to equal responsibility.

On November 22, 2020, a large truck in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province ran a red light and knocked down the owner of the motorcycle and died. /Photo courtesy of respondents

1 The truck ran a red light and killed the motorcycle owner

On-site monitoring showed that at approximately 11:43 on November 22, 2020, Mr. Qiao’s father drove a two-wheeled motorcycle from east to west to the zebra crossing and then crossed the road. At this time, a semi-trailer truck from west to east passed through the intersection, knocked down Qiao’s father, and continued to slide forward for a while before stopping. Upstream news reporters noticed that the truck did not slow down when passing through the intersection, and vehicles in the east and west directions were parked.

According to the “Road Traffic Accident Autopsy Examination Report” issued by the Municipal Public Security Bureau on December 14, 2020, Mr. Qiao’s father’s chest collapsed and deformed, and both sides of the chest could be palpable with multiple ribs, and both feet had deformities and ankle joints. Falling off and other situations. The cause of death was compound injury.

“My father passed the green light normally, and the other party ran the red light. After the accident, the other party never contacted me.” Mr. Qiao said.

The two accident liability confirmations issued by the same traffic police department are almost identical except for the different conclusions. /Photo courtesy of respondents

2 The primary and secondary responsibilities of the refusal to sign the letter of understanding become equal

According to the “Road Traffic Accident Recognition” issued by the Traffic Police Brigade of the Changshu Public Security Bureau on December 20, 2020, after investigation, on November 22, 2020, Qiao (Mr. Qiao’s father) drove an unlicensed two-wheeled motorcycle In the non-motorized vehicle lane on the south side of National Highway 346, driving in reverse from east to west to the intersection of Changhong Road and crossing the intersection from south to north, the left side of the motorcycle collided with the front of a heavy semi-trailer that violated traffic lights, causing the accident Qiao died and the two cars were damaged to varying degrees.

The Traffic Police Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Changshu City believes that when Wan Mou drove a motor vehicle to an intersection with traffic lights, he neglected to observe the conditions of the vehicles in the intersection, and the measures were obviously improper and violated the traffic lights, which was the main cause of the accident. .

Qiao did not wear a helmet, did not hold a motor vehicle driver’s license, and drove an unlicensed motorcycle whose braking performance did not meet the requirements after an accident. When driving in a reverse direction in a non-motorized lane to the intersection of the accident, he faced the vehicles in the intersection. The lack of observation is also a cause of the accident. The police finally determined that: Wan was primarily responsible for the accident and Qiao was responsible for the secondary.

Mr. Qiao said that after the identification of responsibility was issued, the traffic police and the driver who dealt with the case found him, hoping that he would issue a letter of understanding and give him 20,000 yuan as compensation. Otherwise, the other party will apply for reconsideration, and it is likely to be deemed equally responsible.

After Mr. Qiao refused, the driver who caused the accident requested an administrative review of the liability determination.

On January 28, 2021, the traffic police detachment of the Suzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau made a review conclusion: the investigation work of the Changshu Traffic Police Brigade and the analysis of the cause of the accident were not comprehensive enough, which affected the qualitative and quantitative of the case. It should be reconsidered after supplementary investigation and the accident should be reconsidered. Identified.

On February 8 this year, the Changshu City Traffic Police Brigade re-issued the “Road Traffic Accident Recognition” and changed the primary and secondary responsibilities in the original recognition to the same responsibility.

Upstream journalists compared the two accident certifications and found that the police’s determination of the cause of the accident and the applicable laws and regulations were consistent, and only the division of responsibilities was corrected.

3 The traffic police recommends going through the judicial process

Because he believed that the second “Road Traffic Accident Recognition” was unfair, Mr. Qiao complained to the relevant department about the Changshu City Traffic Police Detachment, and he also took the truck driver and his insurance company to court.

On April 16th, a dispute over liability for a motor vehicle accident involving three parties will be heard at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai.

Regarding Mr. Qiao’s complaint, the relevant person in charge of the Suzhou Traffic Police Detachment told upstream news reporters that the police combed through the relevant evidence and found that Mr. Qiao’s father did have multiple illegal acts. From the current point of view, the second accident liability determination issued was not There is a problem. The traffic police has responded to Mr. Qiao’s complaint many times. If there are still opinions, it is recommended to solve them through judicial channels.

Original title: “A large truck ran through a red light and killed the owner of the motorcycle, and the traffic police judged that the owner of the motorcycle was half responsible.”

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The scene of a meeting of the Hanoi People’s Council. (Photo: VNA)

The National Assembly has issued Resolution No. 160/2021 / QH14 on pilot placement of titles full-time delegates of the Hanoi People’s Council.

According to the resolution, the Standing Committee of the Hanoi People’s Council consists of the Chairman of the People’s Council, 2 Vice Chairmen of the People’s Council and members who are the Head of the Committee of the City People’s Council.

The Chairman of the City People’s Council can be a full-time delegate of the People’s Council; The Vice Chairman of the City People’s Council is a full-time member of the People’s Council.

The Committee of the Hanoi People’s Council is composed of the Head, 2 Vice Heads and Members.

The chief of the municipal People’s Council may be the full-time delegate of the People’s Council; The Deputy Head of the Board of the City People’s Council is the full-time delegate of the People’s Council.

The Board of the municipal People’s Council has a full-time Commissioner.

The pilot arrangement of the title of full-time delegates of the Hanoi People’s Council has been carried out from the term 2021-2026 and during the pilot implementation of the model organization. urban government in Hanoi according to Resolution No. 97/2019 / QH14 dated November 27, 2019 of the National Assembly.

The Resolution clearly states that the Government, within the scope of its duties and powers, is responsible for directing and guiding the implementation of this Resolution; stipulate and guide the implementation of salary, allowances and other regimes and policies for the position of full-time member at the Board of the People’s Council of Hanoi.

The People’s Council and the People’s Committee of Hanoi city shall, within the ambit of their respective duties and powers, be responsible for organizing the implementation of this Resolution; balancing, arranging, and allocating personnel to ensure that it does not increase the total administrative payroll of the locality; preliminary and final review of the implementation of this Resolution together with the preliminary review and review of the implementation of Resolution No. 97/2019 / QH14 dated November 27, 2019 of the National Assembly to report to competent authorities for consideration, decision./.

Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man shares experiences (Photo Quochoi.vn)

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Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man hopes that candidates in the coming voter meeting conferences do not have too much pressure, prepare to practice from style, charisma to content of action programs, athletic skills. public confidence so that they are confident, sincere and attractive.

News from the National Assembly web portal, on April 15, in Hanoi, the Delegates Working Committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee held a meeting to exchange experiences with the National Assembly candidates. The first Congress belongs to the National Assembly’s office block.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the full-time National Assembly member was the nucleus in the activities of the National Assembly. The National Assembly has an important contribution from the full-time National Assembly deputies.

The selection of the quality assurance of the number of full-time National Assembly deputies is first of all the responsibility of the National Assembly’s Party Union, the National Assembly Standing Committee, and at the same time must have efforts in potential qualifications strengths of each candidate.

At this point, the first and second consultations are completed. Mr. Man said that the third Central Consultation Conference was convened and chaired by the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front held on April 16 to select and make a list of people. qualified to run for National Assembly deputies at central level.

For each candidate in different working positions, different ages, expertise, conditions and circumstances, the location of the candidate is different from each other; Besides, the democratic and intellectual atmosphere of the voters is increasingly raised, the wishes of local leaders and voters are increasingly specific, the expectations are higher, so the requirements for each The candidate is very large, noted the Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly.

Sharing with the pressure facing the candidates of the National Assembly, especially the first-time candidates, Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man hopes that the candidates in the next meeting with voters will not be too pressurized. force, know their own strengths.

He also noted that the candidates try to learn the local real situation, anticipate the actual situations posed to have the responsibility to communicate, communicate properly, present a brief action plan, theory dress, prepare to practice from charismatic style to action program content, mass mobilization skills so that the confidence is sincerely attractive, promoting the experience and knowledge acquired in the working environment in the country. Assembly for voters to have impressive sympathy and confidence to vote.

Regarding full-time National Assembly candidates, after the second consultation meeting, 130 full-time National Assembly candidates were introduced by central agencies. Provinces and cities have also planned and introduced 67 full-time National Assembly candidates, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An are planned to have 2 full-time members, provinces. 1 person remaining.

However, the second Consultative Conference also showed that there are still major concerns with a number of candidates introduced to be elected as full-time National Assembly deputies for the new term.

Clip: Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh shared about a special case of participating in the election for the National Assembly deputies:

As a rule, full-time National Assembly deputies must meet many conditions and standards; including age. Eligibility for re-election must be at least 1/2 of the term of office (30 months) or more as of May 2021. To better understand this issue, we had an interview with Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Representative of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee.

Sir, in the next election for deputies to the 15th National Assembly, do experts consider some cases where experts will be re-elected?

Some special cases, when considered to be included in the electoral roll, there are 2 reasons. One is special in terms of age, the other is special on-demand, specialist standards. But even if you are an expert, you must follow the regulations set forth by the Politburo.

So far, how many special cases are we still unable to assemble, but can be understood as: These special cases are by the Ethnic Council and the Committees of the Standing Committee. The National Assembly recommends, recommends for consideration and will also be forwarded to the National Election Commission.

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Representative of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly.

Are these cases being put on the list for voting, sir?

If possible, it will be put on the list, but with the condition that the comrades have submitted their application, they will face many difficulties if they have not yet submitted the application. The law requires that the application be submitted to the National Election Commission if it is a central delegate and to the Election Commission if it is a local delegate before March 14.

So any special cases must be introduced by the units, must follow the process, can not do wrong.

Sir, the thing that voters are most concerned about is the quality of the deputies. The quality of full-time delegates will greatly determine the quality of National Assembly deputies. The question is, is it because of the lack of full-time delegates, lowering the bar?

I immediately asserted: Not because of the structure, but to lower the standards and this was also affirmed by the Secretary of the Party Union, the Chairman of the National Assembly that it is not because of the lack of people but lowering the standards of delegates.

All full-time delegates must go through a carefully selected process, but it cannot be due to the lack of and disregard for the quality of the delegates.

For the introduction of deputies to the National Assembly, standards must be based on. For full-time National Assembly deputies, apart from the general standards, they must meet the requirements of National Assembly deputies, which have already been guided in writing by the Politburo and the Central Organizing Committee.

We have also concretized the writing of the National Election Commission already. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly also sent documents to localities, ministries, departments and agencies to guide the implementation.

So how much is the shortage of delegates at present, sir?

The actual quantity is now also synthesizing from the locality, from ministries, departments, and agencies and collecting dossiers. In terms of quantity, some agencies are still lacking. But the lack here is the lack of procedures.

For example, up to this point, the application must be submitted in full, but the application process still has to be supplemented. As for the number up to this moment, records have received enough.

Of the 40% full-time deputies including 138 representatives from central agencies and 67 members of the National Assembly dedicated to the local level. A total of 205 people.

Sir, there are some cases where is Deputy Director, position of Deputy Director, what is the standard?

As for the position of Deputy Director, if it is not full, the National Election Commission will certainly not approve and from now until the election day is still very long.

We also negotiated a third time and proceeded to collect voters’ opinions at the place of residence. If these candidates do not, then surely the voter residence will have an opinion.

After collecting opinions of the voters at their place of residence, those opinions will be sent to the provincial Fatherland Front, the province is gathered and brought to the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

After the 3rd consultation is completed, the official list will be released.

Thank you very much!

-PV: BRT bus route 01 Kim Ma bus station – Yen Nghia bus station has been operating for 5 years, what is your assessment?

– Mr. Khuat Viet Hung: Up to now, I still maintain the same opinion as when the first day of operation of this “BRT bus” line was that the service on this route could not meet the basic criteria of BRT service (Passenger transport system public bus-based mass public) that must have an absolute private lane, a hard separation, roughly fenced, not creating an opportunity for other vehicles to trespass, assign different levels or priority of credit. signal at the level intersection (when the BRT bus arrives, the traffic light turns green automatically);

The stop is closed and must have convenient and safe access for passengers; connecting infrastructure and ride diagrams with regular bus routes (with the function of gathering passengers), such as taxis, motorbike taxi; Major stops also include private parking. These infrastructure requirements are not yet available in Hanoi’s “BRT No. 1” line.

Mr. Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman in charge of the National Traffic Safety Committee

More importantly, the system capacity itself is too weak, the bus can accommodate 90 seats like regular buses, the peak frequency is 5 minutes / trip, while if you have reserved a separate lane, the peak hour frequency must be 1-2 minutes / trip, ensuring the service capacity from 3,000-4,500 passengers / hour / direction, confirming the higher efficiency of using the road than conventional buses and private vehicles.

Thus, the current frequency and service capacity of the current “BRT 01” line is still very far from being able to meet the requirements of a true BRT line, not to be called public passenger transport with large volume.

Thus, if compared with the above criteria, the service operating on the current “BRT 01” route in Hanoi is actually only at the level of one bus route running on a partially dedicated lane (because it is still frequent). shared by private vehicles).

-Many experts, public opinion said that “BRT 01 line is a failed test”, what is your opinion?

– When judging as success or failure, it is necessary to evaluate carefully, explicitly and fairly. If assessing the current service, it is advisable to consider only the effectiveness of a bus service with a partial priority of road use, so that the conclusions of success or failure are true and from there it can be pointed out. the real cause of the problem.

In my opinion, the first reason is the slow pace, the investment is too slow, this BRT line should have been put into operation since about 2004-2005, when there was a demand for travel, urban structure along. the route (planned to be the Nguyen Trai – Tay Son route) was suitable for a BRT line.

The current BRT bus route in Hanoi is not exactly the nature of BRT bus

However, it was not until 2017 that the service was opened and the route was adjusted to Giang Vo – Le Van Luong – To Huu. With urban density, the need to travel along the corridor in 2017 is very different, even requiring us to have urban railway.

This is a pity, if the investment was completed early in the years 2004-2005, up to now, BRT has fulfilled its mission to transition to a form of mass transit rather than road. overhead iron, urban railway. This is also a valuable lesson in transport and urban planning and implementation.

12 years behind schedule, service delivery capacity is too weak, far from meeting BRT’s basic criteria. If we had reserved a separate lane for the BRT bus, we had to provide a worthy service capacity, exploiting the full traffic capacity of the lane. At the same time, to attract passengers and create a market for the BRT, it is necessary to create favorable travel connections for passengers, keeping the right of priority for the bus when operating in the lane, when crossing intersections. …

As for now, shared infrastructure (private vehicles often violate), although there are separate lanes, types of private vehicles, other vehicles massively occupy the BRT lane, but are rarely fined, causing BRT buses ” crawling “after other types of personal vehicles during rush hour.

Besides, the station is difficult to access, the sidewalk to connect from a regular bus stop to the BRT station is encroached upon … It can be said that “BRT line 01” is like an athlete who is tied and loved. the bridge competes in the top professional competition and when he fails to win a medal, he risks being disciplined.

– So, in your opinion, how must the Hanoi transport industry deal with this BRT 01 bus route?

– It is necessary to conduct the 5-year preliminary review, point out what is the problem, must be the people who really understand, need experts who really know, enthusiastic to evaluate.

We have to accept the fact that services now need to be complete to be able to meet BRT’s criteria. Therefore, I personally would like to have a comprehensive, fair assessment, so that the service on the line is truly a BRT bus service, after 1 year, we look back and can conclude that the BRT on that line. success, or failure, as at present, the conclusion is not satisfactory.

In particular, it is necessary to clearly define “whether to prioritize the use of infrastructure for public passenger transport”, and “what is the priority, what are the priority levels”, “Type and capacity of the service is worthy of priority”.

If it is confirmed that a BRT service complete with the above mentioned criteria can help reduce traffic congestion on the route, then improve it so that it becomes complete. But if we leave it as it is now, in the psychology of the people, the functional forces and experts alike, BRT buses cause more congestion than basis.

We keep saying priority is given to public passenger transport, but the practice is very modest.

Therefore, the people, the pressing public opinion is right, because the people have not seen a true type of public transport as expected, it is the real BRT service, great service capacity, good quality, punctuality, no “crawling turtles” follow private vehicles. When public transport is given priority, whoever uses public transport will have priority, while those using private vehicles will not have priority.

-The public also said that this BRT bus route is too expensive to invest, what is your comment?

– Hanoi BRT 01 line has a total investment of about 50 million USD, this bus is expensive because we have to import all, from consultants, design, to the smallest ones to have a model. Initial picture, sometimes that is the lesson.

For now, I believe, if Hanoi wants to deploy the next BRT lines it will definitely be much cheaper. The Vietnamese have the capacity to plan, manage, design and deliver a complete BRT service at a much lower cost.

– According to the plan, Hanoi has 8 BRT fast bus routes, so how do you think it should be effectively deployed in the future?

The first thing is to turn the current BRT 01 route into a BRT fast bus as its name suggests, and then confirm whether the BRT is suitable for developing and effectively serving the travel needs of Hanoi people or not. after that, this network expansion will be considered.

Moreover, since the proposed BRT network has been put into the planning for more than a decade, there has been a huge difference in travel demand, and urban development status along the corridor has also changed. very large, even much different from the approved urban planning.

Therefore, before deciding to stop or continue with the Hanoi BRT, we need to reevaluate current practice, analyze and forecast more comprehensively to update the capital planning until 2030 and with a vision to 2050 under study and construction.