Out of 17 central public enterprises, 12 of them closed 2016 with a loss. According to internal reports on the performance of public enterprises and audit reports, these enterprises have received the following from the declaration of Independence onwards, respectively with the transfer of their management from the Kosovo Trust Agency to the Government of Kosovo.
From profitable enterprises that once filled the coffers of the state budget, they have turned into "nurseries" for the employment of party militants, for the benefit of individuals and certain interest groups, "Koha Ditore" writes today.
This has also been proven in the permanent agreements of the political parties for the governing coalition, where, in addition to the allocation of the posts of ministers and deputy ministers, it is also decided to allocate the posts in public enterprises.
Political appointments in the management boards, hiring without criteria, mismanagement, the increase in operating expenses during a whole decade, the lack of adaptation to global development trends and the lack of appropriate investments have influenced the enterprises to face a serious financial situation.
In addition to civil society, international institutions have also declared against the politicization of nepotism, which have called on institutions not to interfere in public enterprises... (read more today in "Koha Ditore")