Central and local institutions in Kosovo remain the most corrupted

Corruption continues to be a reality in Kosovo, mainly affecting central and local institutions, judiciary and public enterprises, said the head of the Anti-Corruption Agency, Hasan Preteni, during a debate on the subject: “Corruption in Kosovo”.

This round-table was organized by the media center in Caglavica.

Kosovo Minister for Labor and Social Welfare, Nendad Rasic, backed up the government by confirming its engagement for zero tolerance towards corruption and other negative phenomena.

Corruption is one of the most concerning phenomena’s in Kosovo. The head of the Anti-Corruption Agency, Preteni said that the energies and the activities of all should be focused in the war against corruption since it is known that this occurrence is frequent in Kosovo.

He said that his agency will be engaged maximally to become a barrier against corruption and it will direct its work towards the completion of the legislation, the fighting and preventing of corruption.

Preteni also said that the officials of the agency will be working with the officials of the government for the amendment of the law against corruption, the law for the declaration of wealth and control of ownership as well as the one for the preventing of the conflict of interest.

Kosovo Minister of Labor on the other hand said that unfortunately, for now there are no adequate legal measures against corruption since after all that the people of Balkan’s have been through, a number of people thinks that corruption is normal.

But what can be done through the government is to ratification of laws and in this direction, all the segments of the government will be engaged in the war against corruption.

Minister Rasic added that the motto of the government is zero tolerance for corruption and other negative phenomena and it will continue in the future.

On the other hand the representative of the Kosovo Democratic Institute Merita Mustafa said that some international organizations are more credible through their reports they have come to conclusions that corruption is a very serious problem.

According to the head of the Anti-Corruption Agency, Preteni, during the first six months of the previous year the agency has forwarded 68 information to the prosecution. Meanwhile the reformations which have began in the Kosovo judiciary is considered very important in favor of the war against this phenomenon.