Ministers' salary coordinators

After taking that decision by Prime Minister Haradinaj, there have been criticisms and reactions different from analysts, representatives of civil society and opposition parties say the appointment of co-ordinators is unnecessary.

But, according to the Government's Public Communications Office, pushing ahead state reforms is the reason why these co-ordinators have been appointed.

“Environment Protection is in the phase when everyone needs to react and has been left for years on the side. Another important topic for which a co-ordinator has been appointed are youth issues”, the KP's response said.

Until asked for the salaries of these co-ordinators, officials from this office have said their wage classification is at the level of ministers “will receive the same salary”. Co-ordinators on their team have the right to engage two advisers and an assistant.

Otherwise, the deputy ministers of the current executive has gone to 74 Sosh, adding to the 21 ministers here, the co-ordinators, which are extra expenses for the state safe.

The deputy minister has 1,200 euros' salary and may have an assistant with 419 euros in salary and a driver.

A co-ordinator's monthly salary will be 1270 euros, causing Kosovo to have the government with the largest number of its members in the region.

After taking that decision by Prime Minister Haradinaj, there has not been a shortage of reactions from analysts and civil society representatives, who have stressed that the appointment of co-ordinators is unnecessary.

Even the opposition and civil society are calling “co-ordinators for the loss of the” budget.

By contrast, the Haradinaj government has so far officially appointed four co-ordinators, Besnik Tahirin national co-ordinator for State Reform, Thought Rugova co-ordinator for Climate Change and Environmental Affairs Rexhep Hotin National Co-ordinator for Culture, Youth and Sports, and Avdullah Hasani National Co-ordinator for the New Generation. /Telegraphy/