British Embassy Withdraws Support For Recruitment of ERO

The British embassy has withdrawn its support for the recruitment of the chief of the board of the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO).

The embassy said in a statement it was disappointed that Kosovo MPs failed to appoint to this position one of the candidates proposed through the embassy’s recruitment project. The embassy further said that its experts would not support another recruitment process for the position.

“The British Embassy exercises a high degree of vigilance when spending British taxpayers’ money. We will not provide funding for extra recruitment processes, when there is no reason to repeat the recruitment process except a lack of will to appoint qualified candidates,” the British Embassy announced.

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According to the statement the recommended candidates were selected through a well-structured, professional and meritocratic process. They had met all the relevant criteria and demonstrated the competences necessary to exercise the position of Head of ERO Board. Despite this transparent recruitment process, Members of the Assembly did not vote for any of the recommended candidates. The failure to appoint one of the recommended candidates contravenes the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Assembly and the Government of Kosovo. This decision also calls into question the intention and political will of the Members of the Assembly of Kosovo to ensure professional appointments in senior positions in independent institutions in sectors of vital importance to Kosovo’s resources and economy,” the statement noted.