Blockada in Trust and BEC, government accused of trying to accommodate its people

The Trust has remained without Border Leader on March 1st. In the absence of the board, about 2.5 billion euros of pension savings invested in financial markets are at risk. The names of candidates for board members have been handed over to the Kosovo Central Bank on December 27th 2022, but potential candidates have still been selected. From the BQC to the finger is the minister of finance and the general audience, but these are silent. The opposition says the government is dragging this process to put its people in those positions.

The Trust's billion euros are at risk, in the absence of the Steering Board. Without the Board selected, current investments cannot be changed (shown or withdrawn), and new pension contributions cannot be invested.

The council members' mandate has ended on 28 February. Names for the new members have been handed over to the Kosovo Central Bank, but even though the documentation has been handed over two months before the Trust remains on board, no potential candidates for the new members have yet been selected.

The Demi from the Trust has told Gazeta Express that the documentation of candidates has been handed over to the CEC on December 27th, but that they do not have any information regarding the candidate screening process.

December 27, 2022 Kosovo's Pension Savings Fund has handed it over to the Central Bank of Kosovo, which is the assisting institution for the Election Commission, all documentation of candidates for members of the FKPK Steering Board, according to the competition announced on 2 December 2022 at the request and full knowledge of the Election Commission. As for the candidate screening process, we inform you that we have no information on this matter”, Demi has said.

And from the Central Bank of Kosovo, the Minister of Finance and the General Auditor, who are part of the Commission for Elections, directs the finger.

Conversion Ahmeti from the CEC has told Gazeta Express that Governor Fehmi Mehmeti had addressed them three times with requests for the process, but that s was receiving answers.

I inform you that based on legal requirements, during 2022, March 14, 2022 and October 24, 2022; and January 5, 2023, respectively Governor Mehmeti has applied to the Minister of Finance and Auditor General over the process for members of the Kosovo Pension Savings Fund Steering Board. However, so far, Governor Mehmeti has received no response from the relevant institutions regarding the candidate's selection for members of the Kosovo Pension Savings Fund's Steering Board”.

Mehmet has expired yesterday's mandate as BQK's Governor, and that is why the process in BQK is stuck, according to Paul Lekaj, who is a member of the Commission for Buzhet, Labour and Transfere.

But it says the chairman of the BECA Board has pledged that I will take over the post of Deputy Governor and that this will create legal space to unblock this process.

“is a major loss for the country and Trust, lack of Trust Board members. The process of selecting Trust members is still in the BQC and is its direct responsibility so far. The CEC has to complete the list, make the selection and send that list to the Board Commission, and we move on. The CEC has been stuck for reasons that the selection panel must also be the governor of the BQC (which so far ska Governor). The chairman of the BQA Board pledged to take over the post of Deputy Governor, which we are hoping with this legal space will enable the continuation of the choice that members of the Trust Board!”, Lekaj has declared for Express.

The breakthrough of this process, Lekaj also views it as the tendency of the Government to place its people in these positions.

The “All this toll and block the function of the Trust and the CEC, we see as the tendency of these Kosovo bodies and government to manipulate and to control people and its directives”, Lekaj said.

From the BEC have announced today that the Governor's post will be taken temporarily by Central Bank Board Chairman Bashkino Nurboro.

The Central Bank's <x0.>Bord at the meeting held on March 29th 2023, in accordance with Article 46 of the Law No.03L-209 for the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo, made the decision that the governor's post be taken temporarily by the Chairman of the Central Bank Board, while two (2) non-executive members of the Central Bank Board will receive the provisional positions of Deputy Nguver<<1>, the report said.

Norboro was LV's candidate for head of Pec in 2017 and the candidate for Kosovo Assembly MP in the 2019 elections.

In Kurti government 1, Prime Minister Albin Kurti had named Nrbaja deputy minister at the Regional Development Ministry.

The Express newspaper has asked the Kosovo Assembly for the list of those applying for members of the Trust Board, since the BQK has offered one, but the Parliament says the São Commission has still submitted lists.

“until 28.03.23 The relevant commission has not accepted the list of Trust board candidates”, the Assembly's response reported.

Hot's clash with the Mrat for the Board

The Trust Board has crashed Minister Iron Murati and LDK deputy Avdullah Hoti on Friday.

Hoti addressed criticism in the direction of Finance, Labour and Trade Minister Iron Murat on Friday at the Commission for Business, Work and Transference, on the issue,

“2 billion euros you don't have in ministerial management”, was Hoti's word to Murati referring to the lack of the Pension Trust Board.

According to him, this is a “institutional and human responsibility of minister”.

Don't grin when he speaks, let's be serious. 2.5 billion euros have no management. Please seriously discuss, don't grin during the discussion. I don't respect you at all, but you're a minister and you need to report. I've called you into institutional responsibility”, said Hoti during the incident crash.

After Hoti's speech, Murati said he is serious and the opposition MP's claims described him as propaganda.

Some statements have been made that the Trust is losing, because the finance or auditing minister cannot create the board. It is totally unacceptable this propaganda that has become”, Murati replied. /Gazza Express