Positions that were extinguished with a new Kosovo government decision

But these positions were extinguished with a decision by Prime Minister Albin Kurti's new government. The chairmanship of co-ordinators' positions falls in the area of reviewing many of the government's preliminary decisions, by the current government.

Radio Free Europe has contacted some of the dismissed co-ordinators, but they have refused to speak, and some have not been accessible.

Meanwhile, representatives of civil society appreciate how to shoot the government's decision, as they feel such positions have been unnecessary.

Betim Musliu of the Kosovo Institute for Justice tells Radio Free Europe that the elimination of these positions was a good decision and in the works of budgetary savings.

Kosovo's “Institute for Justice estimates that this is a fair decision, which finally gives answers to the huge bastards of numerous co-ordinators, who have been created without need but also creating huge damage and burden to Kosovo's budget. The co-ordination of many of these obligations that have had these co-ordinators in place are based on law, so the implementation of laws by officials of all institutions would make it unnecessary to create these positions”, Musliu said.

Only for the salary of a national co-ordinator has Kosovo's budget cost an average of more than 20,000 euros in one year. National co-ordinators who had been appointed to the past government did not exist as official positions in longer periods of time.

Arton Demhay from the Organisation for Democracy, Anti-Corruption and Dinjitia re, told Radio Free Europe that the dismissal of national co-ordinators will not present any obstacle to the functioning of those areas they have led.

The “is a good decision because it has not been reasonable to appoint co-ordinators and it has also been unclear why those positions should exist, so the decision to be downloaded is positive. Such positions should not be created in Kosovo because there are many institutions, independent agencies, which each can play their role and do not need to create such co-ordinators”, Demhasaj says.

Demhaja adds that the appointment and functioning of these co-ordinators is not that it has shown any positive change in society or in the functioning of institutions.

Former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, who had appointed these national co-ordinators, through a Facebook post, has reacted after the Kurti Government's decision, writing that the decision has taken on professionals.

With the recent decision, the Kurti Government has dismissed the national co-ordinator for state reform, the co-ordinator for climate change and environmental issues, the National Co-ordinator for culture, youth and sports, the national co-ordinator against violent extremism and terrorism, the national co-ordinator for integration and NATO membership, then abolished the decision to appoint leaders of the project for management and control of the wandering dogs, and has abolished the decision to establish anti-narcotic Tascopy tax on young and school safety.

Contacted by Radio Free Europe, National Co-ordinator for Culture, Youth and Sports Rexhep Hoti has declined to comment on Kurti Government's decision on his dismissal. Other coordinators, too, have been unable to contact.

The Haradinaj government was constantly criticised by civil society in Kosovo because, reportedly, the creation of numerous government posts.

The government, led by Ramush Haradinaj, had mostly ministries from all past governments. It had 21 ministries, five deputy prime ministers and over 80 deputy ministers, all of whom have employees with large numbers of political advisers, drivers and other employees.

Even in this respect, the new coalition government between the Vetevendosje Movement and the Democratic League of Kosovo have reduced the number of ministries from 21 to 15.

But, despite pledges that this reduction was positive and would spare the state budget, in the recent cabinet meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti demanded that the government decide as soon as possible on the fate of many civil servants, who now have their jobs and positions unclear, since the process of merger of ministries has already begun.